So bare with me here as this is my first jeep. I bought a stock base model no frill Wrangler X 2dr in october. They come with the 16x7 steelies. I was wondering what's the biggest tire I can fit on that without problems when I lower the pressure. I don't plan on voiding my warranty for the next couple of years with a lift kit. So I don't really want to invest in new rims that won't fit the jeep. I figured instead I could get a slightly larger tire, and the money I save on not getting rims can be put into something else in the mean time.

Hope everyone here follows my logic!

 

Check out the sticky at the top of this forum.

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...274#post211274

I've seen / head JK's running up to 33x12.50R16 without a lift.

 

Yea I know I can fit up to a 32" w/o rubbing. I was wondering what I could fit onto my 16x7 rim though. I'm not that great with tires, and don't want to buy something that's 10" wide to find out that it was a mistake.

 

i have the stock 16" steelies with 32 x 10.5 tires.
Plenty of room.

 

You won't have any issues with width. You could fit a 7" tire on a 7" rim if you wanted as long as you get the bead to seat. Nothing some gum cutter and fire won't do.

As far as over width, I try to stay under 5". i.e. 38x13.50 tire on no less than a ??x8.50 rim or 30x10.50 no less then ??x5.50 rim

 

Nitto has a reference guide on their website. Tells you what rrim widths are recommended for each size tire they sell.

 

Why would the lift void your warranty? I bought mine already with a 2.5 lift installed by the dealer, and it's warranty is still intact for 100K. Maybe if you go over the 2.5 lift it might void it , just curious.

 

There's a massive thread in the forums on here regarding lift kits and voiding the warranty. I refuse to the take the risk till it's paid off in 2.5 more years.

 

You can run a 12.5 tire without problems as long as you invest in wheel spacers. You can run 35's with flat fender and bumpstop extensions.