Lucky8 18’ off-road rims and tpms

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Jimmy Brooks

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I went with these https://www.tuffantusa.com/ to avoid spacers. i also live in phx so was really simple.

Wow I really dig the dark grey rims they fit my style, my car better, they come in a set of 5, and their cheaper! Just what I needed! And you said you didn't have to fit spacers or grind down the brake caliper at all? Also what was your solution to the TPMS system because I noticed those rims don’t come With them either?
 
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@Jimmy Brooks I did not do spacers or grind anything. The wheels fit perfectly without issue. They look good and seem to work great. I have ko2s 265/65.

I planned to not have tpms and remove with gap tool. I noticed today that discount tire put a tpms on My wheels. I will send Pic tomorrow.
 

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Wow I really dig the dark grey rims they fit my style, my car better, they come in a set of 5, and their cheaper! Just what I needed! And you said you didn't have to fit spacers or grind down the brake caliper at all? Also what was your solution to the TPMS system because I noticed those rims don’t come With them either?

Here's a pic of the TuffAnts (brand new and on the trail) with 265/65/18 ko2s. I did not install tpms but disabled them using the GAP Tool.

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@kenk did you get a spare tire as well? If so, how much did you have to air down for it to fit? I wanted to go with the 265/65/18 TuffAnts as well but their website says you'll need to air down to get it to fit.
 

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Just installed the Tiffant 265/65/18 w/ KO2. Had to completely air down the spare.
 

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@kenk did you get a spare tire as well? If so, how much did you have to air down for it to fit? I wanted to go with the 265/65/18 TuffAnts as well but their website says you'll need to air down to get it to fit.

I did get the full-size spare and had to deflate it almost completely (I never measured the psi) and used a floor jack to help wedge it in there. Others online mention not having as much trouble as I seemingly did (like not having to deflate so much or mention using a jack to help squeeze it in) while some others had more and removed the plastic shield to make it work. I carry an air compressor to inflate the tire, although it's primary use is re-inflate tires after airing down for off-roading.
 

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I've been running 33" tires on Lucky8 18" wheels and spacers (both Terrafirma I believe) for about two years. I've put ~37,000 miles on the wheels and spacers, with a lot of overloading and off-roading from Kentucky to California mixed in and I've never had any issues while driving...the one thing I noticed a few months back was one of my spacer's wheel studs was a bit shorter (between ~1/8" & 3/16") than the other studs. I went ahead and bought another set for spares. Otherwise, they are extremely tough as I've definitely put them through their paces. I hammered one of the wheel edges back into place after a few rough trails in Moab. They've been great for me, no complaints.

I'd prefer to not run spacers as I try to limit the number of components that could fail on me when I'm wheeling in the middle of nowhere, but at the time I purchased mine, Lucky8 and Compomotives were the only two options I remember and Compos were ~$400/tire.
 

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