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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Too much tire showing?
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<blockquote data-quote="J SWIL" data-source="post: 432365" data-attributes="member: 20442"><p>I'll try to keep this as short as I can. We are getting ready to upgrade from the stock wheels and tires on our JKU, 2010. I have a 2.5" lift to install and we are planning on 285/70R17's on 17x9 rims with a 5" backspace, 0 offset. can also go with a 17x8 that would have a 4.89 backspace so I'd like your opinions on that. The recommendation is that we have a 4.5 or less backspace so that is a little bit of a problem with these rims (Mama really likes these wheels and it's her toy too) and as a result, I went ahead and did what I said that I wasn't going to do and bought 1.5" wheel spacers. Keep in mind that I don't have the wheels and tires yet, today I went ahead and installed the wheel spacers according to directions and then put my stocks back on thinking that in a couple weeks when I tackle the lift, I will check the torque on the spacers and then again when I get the new wheels and tires. The spacers made a nice improvement to the looks of a mostly stock Rubicon as it pushed the tires (255/75R17 Firestone) right out to the edge of the fenders. Now I am worrying that if I go forward with the original plan that my new setup will probably have the tires pushing out about 2 1/2" past the fenders. Not sure if that's going to look right, your opinions please? Pics too if you have a similar setup. Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J SWIL, post: 432365, member: 20442"] I'll try to keep this as short as I can. We are getting ready to upgrade from the stock wheels and tires on our JKU, 2010. I have a 2.5" lift to install and we are planning on 285/70R17's on 17x9 rims with a 5" backspace, 0 offset. can also go with a 17x8 that would have a 4.89 backspace so I'd like your opinions on that. The recommendation is that we have a 4.5 or less backspace so that is a little bit of a problem with these rims (Mama really likes these wheels and it's her toy too) and as a result, I went ahead and did what I said that I wasn't going to do and bought 1.5" wheel spacers. Keep in mind that I don't have the wheels and tires yet, today I went ahead and installed the wheel spacers according to directions and then put my stocks back on thinking that in a couple weeks when I tackle the lift, I will check the torque on the spacers and then again when I get the new wheels and tires. The spacers made a nice improvement to the looks of a mostly stock Rubicon as it pushed the tires (255/75R17 Firestone) right out to the edge of the fenders. Now I am worrying that if I go forward with the original plan that my new setup will probably have the tires pushing out about 2 1/2" past the fenders. Not sure if that's going to look right, your opinions please? Pics too if you have a similar setup. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Too much tire showing?
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