Just a note on wheels. I remeber when I bought a set of chromes
for my '93 2WD. The place I purchased them from mentioned to avoid
most cheap wheels. The 6 bolt logs and large hubs left a small amount
of steel between them. He had seen some that had cracked around the
lugs.
Amer. Racings were the wheels he recommended in my price range.
I ran them for 3 years with no problems. Don't know if the '98 4x4
are exaclty the same or not.
Scott May
Somewhere in the Catskills of NY State
Trevor Pontbriand wrote:
>
> Skeptic X wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know if 31X10.5s will fit on the 7" five-spoke aluminum
> > wheels?
> >
>
> I've got a '98 4x4 which I bought with the 235 Wrangler's on it. It didn't
> take me long to realize that I should have sprung for the Wheel and Tire
> Package, the 31" tires just look so much better.
> So last week I went to Town Fair Tire (a huge discount tire chain in the RI,
> Mass area. I sold them the stock 235's, which had 11,000 miles on them at
> the time, for $50 each. I bought 31" BFGoodrich All-Terrain's and had them
> slap 'em on. Not only do they look terrific, but they fit fine on the 7"
> rims. I have not noticed any problems yet, but it's only been a week.
> So to answer your question, any 31" tire should fit on the 7" rims fine. I
> checked with Goodyear and BFGoodrich specifically, but it should be true
> with all brands. 7" rims are the smallest on which you can install 31"
> tires.
> I also checked with my dealer about buying the stock 8" rims. $330 EACH!!!!
> Holy %^&* ! So much for that option. There is not much out there in the 8"
> rim dept. for Dak's. Few wheel companies (that I have found) have much to
> choose from with the Dak's bolt circle and back-spacing in an 8" width. The
> one's they do have, are, in my opinion, ugly.
> So stick with the stock wheels, get the 31's, and have fun!
> If you've got any more questions, you can mail me (cadex_3@ids.net).
>
> -Trevor
> '98 Dakota Sport 4x4
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