Neto95

Hello all,

I just picked up a set of Rubicon wheels and tires (255/75/17 BFG ) to replace my stock 16" steelies. As far as I know, the TPMS sensors were included. The seller stated that they have around 5000 miles on them. Before I bolt them on, should I go the cautious route and take them to a tire shop for balancing?

Also, the seller said that they came off a 2011 Rubicon. Do I need to do anything special to make my Jeep "recognize" the TPMS sensors? I plan on ordering a procal today to take care of the speedo calibration.

Thanks for any help!

airforce26yrs

What year is your Jeep? Probably do not need to balance, put them on and see if you have any issues.

Neto95

Thanks for your reply!

My Jeep is a 2010 4-door Sport, automatic, 3.73 gears.

onebadrc

No need to balance. Your computer should recognize the new TPMS after ten minutes of driving. When I put my Rubi wheels on the computer recognized the TPMS with the key on run / engine off after the same 10 minutes without having to drive at all.

lowendrider

Agree with the above..put them on and if you have any vibrations, have them balance. Otherwise, enjoy.

Neto95

Thanks all for the replies!

Now I am off to look up lug nut torque specs

Tripletsi

95ft lbs on stock wheels per the owners manual.

Neto95

Cool, thanks again everyone.

I bolted on the new wheels / tires today, and man, what a difference. Not just in looks, but feel, too. I guess I got used to those tiny passenger tires. These things are so much louder!

I also get to order some new lug nuts, as about 30% of the stock ones had the cover-sleeves come off.

Anyway, after mounting them I drove about 50 miles and noticed that the TPMS light was on. I got home and checked the pressure and all of them were fine. I did read a thread here about different years maybe having different sensors. If my jeep is a 2010 and the wheels (and sensors) are from a 2011, could that be why the light is on? Will the Procal I just ordered "reset" the sensors, or do I only have the option of turning that feature off?

Also, here's a pic showing the size difference, just for fun:

xerofall

I had my sensors swapped to my new wheels at Discount Tire. Can't you just have a local tire place swap the sensors from your 16s to the new Rubis? Seems to be easier than buying a programmer and running without them.

Ryan0260

I would just install them. You will know pretty quickly if they need to be balanced, and could do it later.