jugghead23
New member
Hey all, haven't been on here in a while.
Picked up a nice, well maintained 98 SE with only 40k miles last May mostly for driving to/from the beach...in fact, the toughest conditions its ever going to see is the occasional snow storm and maybe a little sand at the beach. It's totally stock in every way. The only Anyway, I wanted to spend a little to improve it this spring...appearence and power maybe.
My wife just asked me if I'd like wheels/tires for my birthday in March (currently has super-stock SE style rims, even had a donut spare until I threw a cheapie full size just before winter)
So my question is, what are the biggest tires and wheels that I can put on a stock non-lifted SE WITHOUT adding a lift or needing to re-gear. And please speak in lamens terms if you could
I really like the look of the black wheels either by Cragar or AR but I also wanted to put a beefier, tougher looking tire. I plan on replacing the top as well and getting the tinted windows in the back...I think it'll look very good Chili-Pepper red, tinted windows and black rims.
Also, being that this little 4-banger barely has much get up and go as it is, I'd like to improve this a little if I can. I understand one of the quickest, cheapest means of improving power is adding a after market cold air intake.. Is there anything else I can do?
My basic goal for this jeep is to have a fun second car that is nice to look at as well pull it up on the beach once in a while. One of the reasons I don't really want to lift or re-gear is because I'm thinking I'll only have this jeep until spring of 2005 and I might start looking for a 6-cyl sport or sahara.
Thanks in advance for any help!
-Geoff
Picked up a nice, well maintained 98 SE with only 40k miles last May mostly for driving to/from the beach...in fact, the toughest conditions its ever going to see is the occasional snow storm and maybe a little sand at the beach. It's totally stock in every way. The only Anyway, I wanted to spend a little to improve it this spring...appearence and power maybe.
My wife just asked me if I'd like wheels/tires for my birthday in March (currently has super-stock SE style rims, even had a donut spare until I threw a cheapie full size just before winter)
So my question is, what are the biggest tires and wheels that I can put on a stock non-lifted SE WITHOUT adding a lift or needing to re-gear. And please speak in lamens terms if you could
I really like the look of the black wheels either by Cragar or AR but I also wanted to put a beefier, tougher looking tire. I plan on replacing the top as well and getting the tinted windows in the back...I think it'll look very good Chili-Pepper red, tinted windows and black rims.
Also, being that this little 4-banger barely has much get up and go as it is, I'd like to improve this a little if I can. I understand one of the quickest, cheapest means of improving power is adding a after market cold air intake.. Is there anything else I can do?
My basic goal for this jeep is to have a fun second car that is nice to look at as well pull it up on the beach once in a while. One of the reasons I don't really want to lift or re-gear is because I'm thinking I'll only have this jeep until spring of 2005 and I might start looking for a 6-cyl sport or sahara.
Thanks in advance for any help!
-Geoff