Jeep Rims?

Tweak338 · Feb 21, 2009

I'm thinking of picking up a set of Jeep rims craigslist. But only if they will work.
I'm tired of the crappy 14" stock rim, its kinda a pain to find used tires.

I know that Jeeps use the same bolt pattern (5 x 4.5)
But will they fit and work fine on a Ranger? (Backspacing, offset?)

chvlfrk · Feb 21, 2009

Yes & No

Tweak338 said:
I'm thinking of picking up a set of Jeep rims craigslist. But only if they will work.
I'm tired of the crappy 14" stock rim, its kinda a pain to find used tires.
I know that Jeeps use the same bolt pattern (5 x 4.5)
But will they fit and work fine on a Ranger? (Backspacing, offset?)

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If they are aftermarket wheels that fit a 5 on 4.5 pattern, no problem....but if they are factory Jeep wheels, they will have to bored out for push-through centers to clear the Ranger front hub/rotor assy.

Look at the pics of my 94 in my sig, you will see the Jeep Canyon wheels I have on mine.

Post pics when ya get a chance also.................

Sasquatch_Ryda · Feb 21, 2009

chvlfrk said:
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If they are aftermarket wheels that fit a 5 on 4.5 pattern, no problem....but if they are factory Jeep wheels, they will have to bored out for push-through centers to clear the Ranger front hub/rotor assy.

Look at the pics of my 94 in my sig, you will see the Jeep Canyon wheels I have on mine.

Post pics when ya get a chance also.................

Hmmm it was the other way around when I put the stock aluminum wheels off of my 91 ranger onto my gf's 94 grand cherokee. I had to grind the hub center out to fit over the jeeps hub.

chvlfrk · Feb 22, 2009

Well...............

I've got a set of Jeep Canyon/Wrangler wheels at the machine shop now bein bored out for my 94 RatRanger project..........

Not sure why you had to bore out Ranger wheels............here's pic of my wheels:
BEFORE..............

AFTER without center cap...............

With center cap................

AKBroncoII · Feb 22, 2009

What did it cost you to have them machined?

chvlfrk · Feb 23, 2009

AKBroncoII said:
What did it cost you to have them machined?

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I've got a friend that works at a machine shop (not one that bores blocks or does heads)...........$10 each

JohnnyO · Feb 23, 2009

You only need to bore them out to fit over the 4x4's front hub. Tweak338 has 14" wheels which only came on 4x2 trucks. The Jeep wheels will fit, no problem, just don't go too big on the tires or they will rub on the inside because Jeep wheels have more backspace.
It's more of an issue on 4x4's with bigger tires.
Any 15" or 16" Ranger or Explorer wheel will fit also.

Tweak338 · Feb 23, 2009

JohnnyO said:
You only need to bore them out to fit over the 4x4's front hub. Tweak338 has 14" wheels which only came on 4x2 trucks. The Jeep wheels will fit, no problem, just don't go too big on the tires or they will rub on the inside because Jeep wheels have more backspace.
It's more of an issue on 4x4's with bigger tires.
Any 15" or 16" Ranger or Explorer wheel will fit also.

Thanks for the info.
So my only issue is backspace. (Jeeps are 5.5" IIRC)
I haven't begun lifting it, So no huge tires yet.

I will definitely pick up a set of Exploder or Ranger rims if I come across them.

I was just looking for a cheap way of getting bigger rims and better tire selection. Most guys on CL throw up their stock rims and tires, So I would be killing 2birds with one stone.

chvlfrk · Mar 1, 2009

Fyi>>>

Here's pic of the ones I just had done last week:

Bored out to 2.95" for push-through centers

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