I have a 2007 JK 2 door...i have 245/75/16 on there right mow..i am thinking about 265 or 275...i am not going to offroad or anything, but just a road warrior as i have a rhino for that...i am curious as to which you all think would be the better fit..i am also looking at some wheel spacers...any thoughts on them?

 

Rubicon's and Sahara's come with 255's stock and I have seen 285 installed on them with only minor rubbing at a full turn and full stuff. So, I would go as big as you can as it will help fill in your wheel wells nicely. As far as wheel spacers go, so long as you get something high quality like Spidertrax makes, they will serve you well.

 

i was wanting to get 265's is there any rubbing

 

255's clear stock...a 265 is only 10 millimeter wider total, so it only sticks out another 5 mm...285's fit stock, and sometimes rub a little at full lock...but not enough for most to care, especially as a little turn out of the turnstops fixes it anyway.

A 285 mm section width is similar to an 11.5" section width tire...maybe ~ one and a quarter inches wider than the 255's....that's where the rub starts it seems.

For a 12.5 -13" section width tire....around a 1.5" spacer seems to work, etc....and that's with 35 - 37" diameter tires, which swing through a wider arc than the stock size tires when you turn, etc.

A 285/75/16 is only about 32" in diameter....the same stock diameter as the 255/75/17 tire option, including the Rubi, etc.

Hope that helps a bit.

 

I still have not decided...big decision:
not sure what i will do...as far s height difference...and width...need american measurements..i am not going to lit it...just a litttle more aggresive look...

 

here... this should help with your "american measurements" :

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

 

Thanks..i am not real strong in math....
anybody have a preference between the two...i sthere a gas problem between the two?

 

No problem with the site. I think wider is probably nice looking. The real question is what do you like?

Fuel economy will likely go down in either case.