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Good Morning All,I am in the process of buying a new set of wheels for my '75 CJ5.  I thinkI'm gonna get the Mickey Thompson Classic II.  I have 31" 10.50's.  I don'tknow whether to get the 8" wheel or the 10"?  I currently have 8" wheels.  Ilike to go off-road, but the Jeep is a daily driver.  If anyone has a set ofthese do you like them?  Or would you all recommend something different?Please send opinions.Paul'75 CJ5 258Vail, CO

L.W.(ßill) · Accepted Answer

Tens. Some will suggest eight inch, but they have no experiencewill Real Jeep narrow tracks.         God Bless America, ßill O|||||||Omailto:      Brogren wrote:

Paul Brogren · Answer

Good Morning All,I am in the process of buying a new set of wheels for my '75 CJ5.  I thinkI'm gonna get the Mickey Thompson Classic II.  I have 31" 10.50's.  I don'tknow whether to get the 8" wheel or the 10"?  I currently have 8" wheels.  Ilike to go off-road, but the Jeep is a daily driver.  If anyone has a set ofthese do you like them?  Or would you all recommend something different?Please send opinions.Paul'75 CJ5 258Vail, CO

Paul Brogren · Answer

My other choice is the American Eagle Series 589's.  Please send advice.Thanks Again.

Drink · Answer

Just to sum up, would you say that 10" rims are best with the 31x10.5"tires so long as the tires have a "sidebiter"-type tread to give sidewallprotection?  I'm probably a little ignorant on this one but I just envisionthe sidewall being more exposed with the 10".  I'm not disagreeing with youat all.  I'm just looking at my 33x12.5" on my narrower rims and wonderingwhat it'd look like.                                 o_o_o_o  Best Regards,      /| ,[_____],    Jim, WP3JQ  |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-                        ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)EM60qk         30.447439N 086.628959W

L.W.(ßill) · Answer

Your question reminds me I originally used what I had, in '68 760 X15 on ten inch welded reverse rims, so a lot of traction came from theside walls, pictured hooked to the trailer: Later Gates began to make these 10X 15 were the biggest tire we could buy

Blueshirts · Answer

I just had a set mounted on my Jeep last week.  So far so good.  I gotthe 8" wheels.  Would the 10" wheels add unecessary additional weightconsidering the main use of the vehicle is a daily driver?  One of thereasons I bought the MT's over cheaper AR-767's was because they werelighter.  Take a look, let me know if you have trouble with the link.:

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