225/75 16's with OME lift, look terrible?

Mountainman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2016 3:29 pm

I ended up with a new set of almost new 5 BFG TKO's, stock size (circa $1300), and I was wondering if I should just run them, especially since cash it tight these days. But, I don't want it to look ridiculous. I can't get a good idea of how they are going to look unless I paid to mount them to other wheels... Any input?
Next time I buy a set they will be 245/75 Duratracs, but that's another story.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2016 7:37 pm

I have that setup on my KK, but have wheel spacers as well. I get told all the time it looks great.

lfhoward · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2016 7:55 pm

I ran stock size A/T's with my lift until they wore out and I got larger Duratracs. I think they looked fine at the time.

andrew.wenmoth · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:57 pm

Ill dig around for a pic. I had stocks on ome lift for a few months, but like gageraid i has spacers too. I think it looked fine, my wheels were also plastidipped black so it all kind of flowed at a glance. Between the black wheels/tires/inner wheel well/flares and body all being black, you almost had to look to see what was what. I know ihave some pics somewhere ill post up here

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Mountainman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:48 pm

sweet, thanks! I'm going to move them over to some 4.5" BS wheels, and since you all have made me confident, I might as well run them. I had two sets of the gen 1's a long time ago, and my 4runner did great in the snow and mud with them. I'll just have to hold out for the BA Duratracs for a few years

Mountainman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:51 pm

now I just need to decide on wheels. here's what I'm thinking http://jbaoffroad.com/index.php/jeep/li ... black.html

Opinions?

Edit: oh dang, I can't run these on 8" wheels. I guess I'll have to run some spacers until it's Duratrac time. But, I still wonder what you guys think of those Baja wheels :rockon:

lfhoward · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:51 am

Those are cool looking rims. If you'd rather have the Duratracs than the Baja's right now because you only have money for one or the other, the 245/75/16 Duratracs do work well on the stock rims if you're lifted. That's what I'm running right now. Then you could replace the stock rims later if you want.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:37 am

Mountainman wrote:

now I just need to decide on wheels. here's what I'm thinking http://jbaoffroad.com/index.php/jeep/li ... black.html

Opinions?

Edit: oh dang, I can't run these on 8" wheels. I guess I'll have to run some spacers until it's Duratrac time. But, I still wonder what you guys think of those Baja wheels :rockon:

Those wheels do look good, BUT if running them then instead of 245-75-16s someday go with 265-70-16s, same height as the 245-75s but wider and sit on an 8 inch wide wheel so much better
and no those are too wide for a 225-75-16 :wink:

Another thing to look at on thsoe is the backspacing, with an 8 inch wide 5 inch is perfect, 4.5 inch backspacing not so much

Mountainman · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:49 am

Alright, thanks again fellas. So that's why I don't see people running the ones from JBA? I guess I'll go look and see if JBA has any 5 inch BS wheels. Moabs seem to be about as common as albino unicorns where I'm at. I REALLY should have robbed the one set off a jeep I had, but I needed to sell it, and didn't want to buy new wheels for it :banghead:

Tom, So, those wheels would stick out an extra 1/2" and probably hit the fender at full stuff? Back to craigslist to check for Moabs is turning into a weekly venture, but I only see 17" ers, lots of em.

loosvelt · **Posted:** Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:46 pm

I would love to see some pics too, especially if someone was running the soft 8s with 4 " of backspace

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:48 am

loosvelt wrote:

I would love to see some pics too, especially if someone was running the soft 8s with 4 " of backspace

Pictures of what , stock tires and lifted?
If so I just posted abunch on JEEPKJ couple of days ago, I can throw them on here as well

andrew.wenmoth · **Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2016 1:31 pm

Found em. Here ya go!

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andrew.wenmoth · **Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2016 1:33 pm

Thats with ome 926/948. No clevis or added isolators. Also just days after lifting so it was at its highest. Definately settled down a touch since then. Doing a clevis and isolator on my day off probably, or when the jba arms get ordered

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