Wheel/Tire Upgrade Photos

[anand]

I'm curious, would you guys recommend an offset compared to the stock wheel? To be fair offset still confused me and apparently the lower or higher the number, the more poke you have? I'd be ideally running a 33 inch pizza cutter of some kind. Don't want bigger than that.

It all depends on the amount of poke you want; I wanted none, and thus went with a Method 703 (7.5" wide wheel, ET50) with a 255/80/17.

As the number gets lower (either to zero, or negative) the wheel moves further outward. A great visual aid to compare this is www.WillTheyFit.com where you can put in the factory wheel/tire specs and the aftermarket option and it will show you where the new setup will sit in relation to everything

 

[Texas Grenadier]

When you say custom made by Braid, was the shaving off of the hub to your spec done at Braid factory in Spain or done by the reseller Stateside?

No- made in Spain with my specifications.

 

[abbeyroad]

So I had mine custom made by Braid (made in Spain) to an offset of et40 - so a 40 offset. When I originally put these wheels on I went with 285-70-17 BFG Ko3 tires and I got about a quarter inch of poke. No with 315 and a 2.5” lift I get about an inch from the fender flare. Perfect stance.

I'm curious if your custom made set is what's now listed on this site as standard now?

I'm leaning toward 17x8, ET35 as I want a bit more poke than ET40. Invaluable insight. Gracias.

 

[Green Gren]

Switched to 17” steelies (Alcar 9007 built to OEM spec and TÜV certified) and Yokohama X-AT, 255/80r17. Took off the 18” steelies with Yokohama AT4, 275/70r18. The 18” steelies/AT4’s will become my winter/snow setup since they are 3-peak rated and the 17” steelies/X-AT’s are not.

Both are 33.3” diameter, but the 18” setup weighed 93lbs per wheel, the 17” weighs 83lbs. Saving me 10lbs per wheel of rotating and unsprung mass. I also wanted more sidewall and more aggressive tread for my trip to Moab in October.

Also, my Leitner roof rack came in handy when I had to take 5 33+” wheels/tires back from the tire shop.