I had 35's with Alloys and the Jeep drove so well hardly noticed the difference but since changing to series 97 pro comps yesterday now I realize why people need gears, the added weight has slowed it down and it feels a lot heavier taking off just from that combo plus fuel economy has shrunk, oh well looks sweet!

 

Thanks for posting this, I've been tempted to go to steel, since I've torn up a few alloys over the years. What diameter are they? I was hoping going from a 17 alloy to a 15 steel might not be that big of a difference in weight.

 

Mine are 17x8 so quite heavy, fifteens might be comparable to seventeen inch alloys. They should be able to tell you weight of the rims, its on the box.

 

Glad I'm not the only one that noticed this, mine weigh 47lbs a piece

I like steelies for there durability...mine have taken a beating in the rocks, and keep coming back for more...and for the fact that they are somewhat inexpensive.

That being said I will be going with alloys when I get my next set of tires.

 

I always go alloy for this reason alone, even with replacing one rim it's still worth it in the long run for the lighter weight.

 

Not all 15” steel wheels fit over the JK’s breaks. In fact I only heard of one that does.

 

This is the first 4x4 where I started with alloys and went to Steelies so never noticed, my next set will be alloy pro comps light and tough! Or just get more power and better gearing so I wouldn't noticed either way!

 

i have 15 steelies and feel no difference. maybe a bad wheel

 

That's weird.

I guess it's not quite an apples to apples comparison, but I just went from the stock 16" x 7" steelies with P225 75 R16s (29" tire) to 15" x 8" steelies with 33" x 12.50" MTs, which equals a HUGE increase in weight on each hub. Way more than just going from alloy to steel with the same tires I imagine, and I hardly notice a difference power wise.



Jason

 

Which steel wheel is that?