grabbers

i am looking at some general grabbers but 4wp said thay will not fit on my jk stock wut wheel are my opt. i was thanking 15in or 16in wheels 33x1250r15 or 315/75r16 wut would be my best bet i will be driving in sand and mud

Without trying to sound like a smart a$$, let me first say that it's hard to understand your post. No punctuation makes it hard for me to know exactly what you're asking.

Are you asking what are your optional wheels that are already on your JK? Or are you buying new wheels and you need to know what options are available? Are you buying wheels and tires together?

Regarding wheel size, it really depends on what your long term plans are. I know a guy running 15" wheels and they fit fine. He has a small lift and running 35's on the 15" wheels. If you're going to run something like a 37, well, you really need to step up to at least a 17" wheel so you can have better tire choices especially if you need radials. If you do run a 15" or 16" wheel, I've heard that some people have issues with some aftermarket front axle components. Tires for 15" wheels are certainly cheaper than say tires for 17" wheels.

For the record, I've heard that you can run 35"s on a fairly stock JK. It takes fender trimming and maybe a small body lift IIRC or a leveling kit. I never really investigated that route but some searching around can probably find you the answer if you're not going to add any lift.

Regarding the General Grabbers, I think that Mr. RG was running some Generals. I think by all accounts he really likes them. I'm running MTRs with Kevlar and I used to have Dick Cepek FC II's. The MTRs are popular and they seem to perform well. The DC's did very well and were a great all around tire.

I hope I didn't sound like a jerk at the beginning. It was just hard to understand what you were asking. If you need to order some wheels/tires, let me know. I have a friend who opened a new e-commerce Jeep store and he has access to some great prices on tires and wheels. I can get you in touch with him.

i would like to stay stock wheels and maybe just add spacers. i just dont know if i can run that on the street and not have probs. my stocks are 255/70r17 and 4wp said that 33x1250r17 will rub. all help is welecome

If 4wp told you that you can't run 33s or 35s on stock rims, they are trying to you. Many ppl run 35s on stock wheels. You will need wheel spacer. Those you can usually pick up used for a decent price. Or you could go with some Cragar soft 8s. I got 4 - 17x8s delivered for about $292.00 from summit racing. They have about 4.75" backspacing IIRC. But they should work fine. JohnnyJK is running 37s on them.

The stock rims are 17x7.5 (i think it's the same width on the 16s). The problem you will have with 33s and up on stock wheels is the 5.5" backspacing. Hence, the need for 1-1.5" wheel spacers.

wut backspacing do i need to run 33x1250r17 or how do i tell

sbfirekid wrote:

wut backspacing do i need to run 33x1250r17 or how do i tell

4.5" or less. so you need 1" - 1.5" wheel spacers for stock rims.

thanks guys i thank i am going with this http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRR-3655850/?rtype=10

Renee is running 33x1250x15s with a lift. You might want to ask her. Without a lift they might work around town, but maybe not so well on the trail. More will chime in I am sure.

As far as using the spacers on the road. Use locktite on the spacers, torque the nuts and check them when you have the tires off and you will be fine. Myself and many of these other guys are using them, and with no problems.

My experience with 4wp is they want to sell stuff.....I don't have a problem with that, but if you ask a question you should get a straight answer. I know they are in buisiness to make money---to get my buisiness give me the info I ask for.


Tim is a jerk.....everybody saw that, he admitted it.......hahaha

potlickinpirate wrote:

Tim is a jerk.....hahaha

You know he could sue you for slander.

thanks randy

Hijack on--

I felt kinda bad calling my friend a jerk. Then I read in another thread and I quote "Mr Hemiboy"

"Nevermind Randy. He's our resident retard."

This coming from the one who has a extensive comic book collection and wears a helmet to take a shower. At least thats what I understand.

Hijack off---


We just trimmed Tim's fenders and that might be a clearance option that is cheap. He took some photos and I'm sure he will post up...hint hint.

Those are 35x12.5R15s on 15x8 Cragar Soft 8s with 4" of BS. It doesn't rub anywhere but was rubbing on the inner fenders so I chopped them down. I will post a thread about my new fender chop once it is sunny out again. It looks pretty good.

My wife's ride has 285/70/17s on stock 17" wheels, no spacers. It rubs a little at full lock but nothing terrible. I even ran 35x12.5R17 KM2s on her ride without spacers for a while. I would NOT take it offroad like that, way too close to way too many things!

Let me know if you have any questions about either.

Here's my fender chop. This is a 4" Rough Country lift (probably like 3" now) with 37's.

Are those Ferrari wheels? LOL

Just wait until you see my new red jacket.


We picked up a 1999 360 Spider. I had some decals from that so I put them on my wheels. Pretty slick, eh?

Stop messing with people who aren't familiar with the off-road world, Tim