The wheels and tires showed up earlier this week. Bought some valve stems at the local Auto Zone and took the whole assembly to Sprockets auto skills center for mount/balance. It's $4/tire if you DIY.
I went with new wheels for the backspacing. Really liked the look of the Ravine rims and would have even been ok with the OEM steelies. Either option would require wheel spacers to keep from rubbing on the inside. Good wheel spacers cost nearly as much as cheap steel wheels making this an easy decision.
Parts for this project:
-33x10.50R15, Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 purchased from www.4WD.com ($716 after discounts)
-Pro Comp Steel Wheels Series 97 Wheel with Gloss Black Finish (15x8"/5x4.5") from Amazon.com ($260)
-Slime 2080-A Rubber Tire Valve Stems, 1-1/4" TR 413 from Auto Zone ($3)
Received a crash course on using the tire mounting and balancing equipment then went to work. Took me awhile but part of this project is learning new skills as I go along. The combo is freaking heavy. I hope the 4.0L mated to factory 3.55 gearing is enough as new gears/lockers are still way down on the to-do list.
Next up - making space to fit the new wheel/tire combo. Let's get to cutting!
Project Cost: $1,023
Total Build Cost: $3,555
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