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Technical Advice and Questions / wheels/tires please help

« on: April 22, 2013, 10:20:58 pm »

I have no help from my local tire dealerships so I really need to rely on those of you with much more experience then me.  Like everyone I want bigger tires.  I am also changing wheels; going with 18x9.  My question:  what is the widest tire I can go with on a 18x9 with 5.0BS or 5.5BS?  I initially wanted to go with 5.5 to keep the tire under the fender as much as possible but I'm worried that a wider tire will have clearance issues.  I have a 2011 Rubicon.  Any suggestions / thoughts / ideas will be greatly appreciated.  I am going crazy trying to figure this @%$# out!

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: tire question versus PA law

« on: March 16, 2013, 08:39:22 am »

thanks for the suggestions.  I would still be interested in your opinions to my question concerning 285 or 275 tres.  Is there something I can do with wheel spacing to help me out?  For example, will 285 with 4.75 backspacing stick out?  Is there some other combination that will work better?

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: tire question versus PA law

« on: March 14, 2013, 09:28:48 pm »

thanks for the replies.  Just curious what wheel/tire sizes you are running.  Do you have any stick out?  I see jeeps (and other vehicles) all the time with tires beyond the fender.  Just wondering how they get away with it.  I will be pissed to spend big $$ only to get harassed during inspection or by the local PD.  Would 275 or 285 be too wide or do I have to stick with 255?  Thanks for the tip about taking the jeep to someone who specializes in 4x4.  I just got back from Florida yesterday and they have no inspections.  The guy at the jeep shop I visited laughed when I told him about the PA requirements.  He said he installs 305s all day long.  Maybe I need to move to Florida

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Introductions / Re: Hello from Chambersburg

« on: March 14, 2013, 09:14:22 pm »

Thanks for the warm welcome and your appreciation for the military.  I just read about the show in July, can't wait to go and check it out.

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: tire question versus PA law

« on: March 13, 2013, 10:50:23 pm »

sorry, guess I should have said that my jeep is a 2011 Rubicon

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Introductions / Hello from Chambersburg

« on: March 13, 2013, 10:25:21 pm »

Hi Jeep lovers.  My name is Gene and I recently moved to Chambersburg after a 21 year militay career.  I have a 2011 Rubicon and look forward to communicating with you all and relying on your jeep expertise.  Thanks for having me PA Jeeps!

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Technical Advice and Questions / tire question versus PA law

« on: March 13, 2013, 09:56:15 pm »

I am happy to find a forum composed of PA jeep owners.  I am fairly new to the jeep world and have some questions concerning PA law.  My understanding is the fender has to cover the tire tread completely.  I want bigger tires and new wheels.  My question is how much bigger can I go and still be in compliance with the law?  285? 275? Is there anything I can do with wheel offset to give the tire a wider look but still have no rubbing issues and the tire under the fender?  What if I go with 18 inch wheels?  Please help!