Scout has said 17's won't fit because of the brakes.
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Pretty sure SM stated 18’s will be the smallest they offer
The Lightning is also officially only 18s and larger.
However.
And to be clear, I’m not recommending this; I’m just reporting this.
You CAN put 17s on the Lightning. IF you get a large negative offset wheel or wheel spacers.
However.
And to be clear, I’m not recommending this; I’m just reporting this.
You CAN put 17s on the Lightning. IF you get a large negative offset wheel or wheel spacers.
But then won’t you get a wobble? I had to do that with my Jeep. Im
Running 285s on a -12 offset wheel and I get the Jeep death wobble.
I’ll run 18s so I don’t have to deal with that in my Scout.
I love my Wrangler but she’s a typical Wrangler. Death wobble, and various squeals, creeks and wind noise. Im hoping to avoid all of that in my Scout.
Jeeps get the death wobble for a dozen or so reasons. When adding taller and wider tires, or changing the stance of the vehicle, the suspension needs to be adjusted so all the proper angles are maintained; that’ll be true of the Scouts as well. That’s rarely done.
Jeeps also wobble because the factory suspension tries to be a one-size-fits-all solution and ends up being a no-good solution for most uses. Any changes, wear, or other adjustments to it can make it fail pretty quickly. The first thing I would do if I owned a Jeep is replace the suspension with something specific to my use-case.
Also:
I briefly considered putting 17s on my Lightning and then pulled my head out of the sand to better consider the consequences and the work required to make the proper accommodations. There are essentially zero benefits and a lot of negatives in my use-cases.
