Topic: 15" or 17" rims??

[ra2234]

i will be running 39.5 or 40 tires is 15" rim okay or should i run 17"
pro's/cons??

[Yota-Freak]

id roll with 17

Pros-You can still air down alot and refill is quicker (less tire)
they make alot of sick 17in rims

Cons-Your tires will cost about 50+ dollars per tire vs 15in rims

[REG535]

15s more rubber in the dirt

[Joey88RUNR]

If money is no issue Id go with 17s and might as well beadlock them....
 If money is tight, id go 15 with the biggest tire possible

Im pretty sure a 15 will hold a bead better than a 17 also....non beadlocks ofcourse

[pumkin toy]

I say seventeens for sure.  I got 17x9's with my 40" MTR's and love the stance.  seventeens will help make your rig feel a little more stable too.  Taller rim means your sidewalls wont squish to the side so much when you are off camber.  They cost a bit more, but I would recommend them, plus i think anything over a 37 on 15" rims just looks funny!

[87pickup]

I say seventeens for sure.  I got 17x9's with my 40" MTR's and love the stance.  seventeens will help make your rig feel a little more stable too.  Taller rim means your sidewalls wont squish to the side so much when you are off camber.  They cost a bit more, but I would recommend them, plus i think anything over a 37 on 15" rims just looks funny!

X2, Big tires with 15's seem to want to bounce more as well which is harder on parts.

[-Jake-]

go with the 17s for the bling factor   

[slabcs]

17's are the new 15's.

[ra2234 [OP]]

thanks for the info i went ahead and ordered 17" rims   

[1990GT50]

What size tire should start recieving a 17" rim? for example is it advantageous on 35's or 37's or.....

[pumkin toy]

thanks for the info i went ahead and ordered 17" rims   

good choice!

[pumkin toy]

What size tire should start recieving a 17" rim? for example is it advantageous on 35's or 37's or.....

i would say anything 35 and up would be fine with a 17.  you dont really want to run a 17 on anything smaller cuz then you start to get the low pro tire effect. When you air down, the sidewalls still dont want to flex because they are so short.  my dad is runnin 34" trxus tires on 16s and they do pretty good.

[flyin hawaiian]

i have both 15's on 35 and 17's on 37. is that wrong

[Volcom]

I say seventeens for sure.  I got 17x9's with my 40" MTR's and love the stance.  seventeens will help make your rig feel a little more stable too.  Taller rim means your sidewalls wont squish to the side so much when you are off camber.  They cost a bit more, but I would recommend them, plus i think anything over a 37 on 15" rims just looks funny!

I run 39.5" Iroks on 15" wheels.  I agree with everything pumkin toy has said.  I wish I had 17's running that big of a tire.

[pumkin toy]

I run 39.5" Iroks on 15" wheels.  I agree with everything pumkin toy has said.  I wish I had 17's running that big of a tire.

thanks Volcom!