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Mike S
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ADRIAN I don't think a 25% overdrive and 7.00 X 16 TYRES will be too much for the 5.38 gearing. Try the 'rubber overdrive' first and go from there. Who knows, you might reach 50 MPH - 80.4672 KPH to you!
Based on responses here I think I'll go with 7.00s or minimum 6.50.
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Adrian
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I will try and get a set of 700-16s sometime in the near future, I also need eleven 7.50-20s for the GMC so I will have to talk nicely to the house manager first. I will hopefully get the Jeep on the road later this year and once its mobile I will load a few photos onto the page. We have a 100 kmh limit on the roads here, it would be nice to do 80 kmh, the 70 kmh that it will do with the 600s will make a few people grumpy if they get stuck behind you. Thanks for all the info to you and the guys, I want to stay away from an Overdrive if I can as I would like to leave the PTO free to drive a few things, but I still have to find a nice PTO to fit to it anyway... Adrian
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windyhill
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I like the 6:50 x16's best, they look really good and fill the wheel wells better then the 6:00x16's. 7:00's work as well, but you do feel a loss of power a bit, and they look best with 1" of lift.
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ovrlnd
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I have 7.00x16 with a 1" rancho replacement springs and it is a nice setup.
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jpet
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Here is some information that you may or may not find useful. Some of it pertains to overdrives and some pertains to tire sizes:
http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/speedometer-problems_topic4406_post185854.html#185854 http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/cj2a-overdrive_topic18551_post157848.html#157848 http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/cj2a-overdrive_topic18551_post157671.html#157671 axle ratios and driveability |
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Mike S
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Thank you all.
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NCtoy
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I also have the 700 16s, with a 1" rancho spring and it looks about right. I think they tend to look a little tall for a stock height or old saggy springed Jeep though. Maybe I should start another thread, but as a related question, aside from the NDTs, and the STA super traxions, what other options are there for a set of tires? I'm about to get a new set and those seem to be the only things I can find. I think even a small set of super swampers would look good, but they don't make a size I think will fit on the stock rim.
I've been asking around tire stores and nobody seems to be able to get anything. I have had several offer to mount some modern radials on my rims, but they all have highway tread patterns.
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BillF
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Look at the cooper st tire in 215/85 r16. They look great on the jeep and have an aggressive tread. I will post photos of my m38 with them at some point.
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BENSH
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I have 700 mud & snows on what I think are stock 16" Willy's steels wheels for my 49 Cj2a and there is not much clearance, I do get some rub running on steep slopes.n One thing has confused me since I started this project two years ago though is why the guy has 5 flat washers on each front stud for spacers?
Makes me think later steel wheels with to wide a tire he was trying to push out for clearance space?
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Daniel_Buck
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Mike, the 31x9.5 super swampers I have on my willys with the 15x6 wheels (3.75" backspacing) I ran them with stock springs for a while before I put the taller springs on that you saw this weekend. I think it looked pretty good at that height :)
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Mike S
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I have 15" TSLs on wagon wheels on the Willys now -- looking to move to 16" and a 'stock' look. You have a nice Jeep (actually, TWO), Daniel.
Got your bell housing yet?
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Daniel_Buck
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Was more for the overall diameter, 31" :-)
No, not sure what day it'll arrive. Don't think we got mail today. Even though I had to work.
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Mike S
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I will go with 30" or 31" - i am replacing all the springs and putting them UNDER the axle where they belong... then I'll eyeball it and decide.
Edited by Mike S - 28 May 2013 at 2:56am |
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Daniel_Buck
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that will look SWEET :D
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Hello...Im running stock 15 inch rims on my cj2a. I need some tires. A fella on Market has some super swampers. Im told 225 75 15s will fit stock rims but what other tires will fit and not rub on the stock 15s?
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