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Difference between these 2 size tires

Old Feb 28, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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I'm running 09 2 door Sahara... will be putting 1" body lift and 2.5" Suspension lift... Anyway, I plan on keeping the stock 18" rims and I have the 1.5 backspacers.... I like the procomp, but wonder what is the difference between these two? Will one fit better than the other regarding width??? SO they are both Pro Comp Xtreme All Terrain Radial... I know the width ends up being a small bit difference but is that it:
1. 325/65R-18, Pro Comp Xtreme All Terrain Radial
2. 35x12.50R-18, Pro Comp Xtreme All Terrain Radial

Thanks for any help or direction on this choice.

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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sheetszone
I'm running 09 2 door Sahara... will be putting 1" body lift and 2.5" Suspension lift... Anyway, I plan on keeping the stock 18" rims and I have the 1.5 backspacers.... I like the procomp, but wonder what is the difference between these two? Will one fit better than the other regarding width??? SO they are both Pro Comp Xtreme All Terrain Radial... I know the width ends up being a small bit difference but is that it:
1. 325/65R-18, Pro Comp Xtreme All Terrain Radial
2. 35x12.50R-18, Pro Comp Xtreme All Terrain Radial

Thanks for any help or direction on this choice.

Randy
1. 325/65R-18 = 34.5" x 13" tire ...I don't own a Sahara, so I'm not sure on the width of the stock rim, but you need between a 9" or 10" wide rim for those to fit properly.

2. 35x12.50R-18 = 315/70R18 tire ... require 8.5" to 10" wide rim to fit.

Again, not sure on the width of the stock Sahara rim, so just check that out.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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Just did some quick digging, and I think the stock Sahara rims are 7.5" wide ... you may need to look into other rims, or tires that aren't so wide.

Where you are trying to match tires to your rims, it really limits what you can find. It's always easier to look at combos instead (just more expensive).

-Gunner
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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a 315/70/18 will fit fine on your wheel thats what i was running before my steelies and had no problems at all. Just need to get some spacer to push the wheel out a more
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Welcome to the forum!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:11 AM
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So they will run on the rim w/ no problem?? I have spacers. I was just wondering why they have these 2 tire sizes that seem to be exactly the same.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:16 AM
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you can run both on the OEM sahara wheels.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:28 AM
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http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos
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