How much spacing ..?

Stonycar · Feb 24, 2005

Yeah I was concidering the 16x8 rubicon wheels on 33s or 35s anybrand, on a 5,5 or 6 inch lift but i'm not sure about the backspacing of those wheels. I know i'll need spacing but how much? and will it be the same if i use 33s first than 35s later?? Thnaks guys

Stonycar · Feb 24, 2005

Come on... no one knows how much BS they have and and how much spacing i would need !!!?!?

jeeppowermj · Feb 24, 2005

The backspacing won't change when you go from a 33 to a 35. The search button will answer your other questions.

DaffyXJ · Feb 24, 2005

Sorry, I don't know what back spacing stock rubicon wheels are. Should be on the web someplace.
I do know that in order to keep my 32x11's and 33x10.5's inside the wheel wells I ran 4.5 inch BS.
When I went to 35x12.5, I think I'm using 3.75 BS now, gave up keppin the rubber inside and just cut more.

Stonycar · Feb 25, 2005

Ok... Let's say the tj rubicon wheels (moab wheels) have 5" of BS. My xj is lifted 5,5 to 6 inches. If i use a 1.25" aluminum spacer, will that mean the wheels are now equivalent to a 3,75" BS set of wheel? Would that be enough or should I use more spacing or just go with another set of wheels with like 3,25" BS ????????? Thanks again...

Starboard M · Feb 25, 2005

FYI, the Rubbicon wheels arnt 16x8. They are 15x8. There are very few 33 and 35'' tires that use a 16'' wheel.

dbxj · Feb 25, 2005

Rubicon wheels are 16x8 with the same back spacing as other stock Jeep wheels. There are several choices when it comes to 33" and 35" tires for a 16" wheel. TrXus comes to mind, I'm sure you can MTR's in those sizes as well.

Stonycar · Feb 25, 2005

for the 35s i tought the maxxis creepy crawler would be a good choice but for 33s; 305/70-16 would be great. And rubicon wheels are definetly 16x8.

DaffyXJ · Feb 25, 2005

I checked the rims, I am running 4" BS rims 15x8 with 35x12.5 TrXus rubber.
This however places about 4 inches of the tire outside the fenderwell. (more on the front, have a wider axle in front)
Point is, if you havent cut the fenders yet, you'll most likely contact the fenders with 3.75 BS rims.

BillR · Feb 25, 2005

Starboard M said:
FYI, the Rubbicon wheels arnt 16x8. They are 15x8. There are very few 33 and 35'' tires that use a 16'' wheel.

:wierd: Rubie wheels ARE 16".

Yucca-Man · Feb 25, 2005

BillR said:
:wierd: Rubie wheels ARE 16".

Yup, 16x8, with 5" backspacing. For comparison, all other XJ and TJ wheels I know of had 5.25" BS.

dbxj · Feb 25, 2005

Yucca-Man said:
For comparison, all other XJ and TJ wheels I know of had 5.25" BS.

I thought Rubi's were 5.25" as well, I stand corrected.

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