Modern tire sizes and your opinion Please !

What sizes of modern, non military street tires will fit on stock steel?
( currently has 700 x 16 )
Next question after alot of sanding and priming I am almost ready to spray. I want to go with a low gloss red with black steel,black windshield frame and black lettering/stencil. I have been told that red will make all the imperfections stand out and that I should go with a light grey or white. Since I can not afford to make this project pristine anyway should I go with the color scheme I want or do diffrent colors in the hopes of hiding a few character marks???? What do you think?

 

235/85r16 has about the same proportions.

 

Jeeps this old weren't perfect from the assembly line. Paint it, drive it and enjoy it. Anyone that gives you a hard time about paint work isn't a true JEEPER anyways.
X3 on tires.

 

It's your Jeep, paint it the way you want it to be.

 

Paint it red. If you are using an enamel it wont be super wet gloss anyway. Once you have everything one color the spot welds, dings dents will add character.
Tom

 

Painting ? : IMHO- paint it to suit your use and environment. Aesthetic perfection only works if you intend to keep it in the garage. if you intend to use it on the rock or otherwise, I'd paint it where it can readily be touched up easily ie; matte black out of a rattle can!! heck, the army used to brush paint on the field (I think its the 10/10 rule; looks good from 10 ft @ 10 MPH).

Tires ? : I got 235/85 -16 on my M170. this is prob max for a safe seating on the stock narrow wheels and turning w/ fender bump is not an issue on black tops with the occasional crater or speed bump.
offroad : your articulation clearance is affected on the rocks. larger tires will require some changes in your stock springs and/or bodymount configuration among other aspects ..... thats for sure.

I have to agree with the above comments. in short: nothing wrong with a pretty jeep that likes it rough. whatever helps satisfy one's own sense of vanity R)

 

exactly!
i used a roller and tractor paint .
yesterday at a stoplight some guy told me i had a beautiful jeep.R)

 

and no.
i dont know if he needs glasses.......

 

Paint?, what is paint, battle scars are what JEEPS are all about, It is so nice to have a stunning paint job until you roll by a low hanging bush or tree and you hear the branches ripping into and under the prime coat...
Just make it the way you want, something to be proud of no matter what you got.
Cheers
Al :hurrican:

 

Rustoleum is 8 bucks a qt at Walmart and sprays on very easily in a warm garage. Best part is that a little touchup can be done with a rattle can of the same color.

 

Isn't that less expensive? R)

 

Don't ask us to do math too.

 

This is one of the reasons I like my Jeep. No pressure to get it just right. I've built street trucks, Volkswagens, old motorcycles, and a couple old tractors, and my CJ is more fun than any of the others.

 

jeeze
i feel like donald trump.
i spent the ungodly amount of (are you sitting down?)
56 big ones for a gallon of john deere.
yep money is no object at my pad.
hi roller bill they call me....

 

R)