Is anyone running 16" or 17" Alloy wheels and skinny 33's?

[1997 ZJ]

Im running a 285/75R16 Firestone Destination M/T on 16" Moabs. There a little louder than I like and, wider. How is the noise with the KM2's in the 255/85 size?

 

[Beowulf]

I'm running these 34/10.5/r16 bias-ply LTBs on 16x8 Moab wheels

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Despite being a '34', actual measurement mounted new was 33.5. They do awesome off-road, and clean out very well. The narrowness gives a little more bite than the 12.50 tires. Never aired them down on the trail though(no OBA). They run well at highway speeds (70+ mph), and are actually quieter than the Nokian M/Ts they replaced. Out of my set of 5, 4 took minimal weights for proper balance, and the spare took quite a bit, but did balance out. Only downside is the soft compound makes them wear pretty quickly on the pavement. Two summers of DD use and mine will be pretty bald.

Goul6891,
I like to see more pics of you running those tires if you have them.

 

[Hilldweller]

Bill, did you consider getting them siped? We'll be using a set of 255/80-17's on the new JKUR, and they will have the center lugs siped by Discount tire just to avoid the traction problems you describe.

I thought about it --- after I got rid of them.
For the money, I'd just rather buy tires that work right and don't need tinkering though. Coopers all the way.

 

[CRJeepin]

16" stock MOAB rims and 255/85 km2's, really works well and very happy with the setup. Had 35's before and like this much better for a mix of highway and offroad!

 

[UNI]

I prefer the skinny look as well, we have 18" wheels w/ P255/70R18 - 32.1 Tall x 10 Wide Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2 Tires

 

[Dan Grec]

16" stock MOAB rims and 255/85 km2's, really works well and very happy with the setup. Had 35's before and like this much better for a mix of highway and offroad!

Nice. Looks great.

Do you have a lift to accommodate those 255/85's ?

Thanks,
-Dan

 

[Jim K in PA]

Hey - Rock Creek at Rausch, yes? How are the KM2s in the rain?

16" stock MOAB rims and 255/85 km2's, really works well and very happy with the setup. Had 35's before and like this much better for a mix of highway and offroad!