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This isn't an issue is it?
- Thread starter Vanquish
- Start date
99xj4x4
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bakersfield/ Chico
Ya thats an issue if Ive ever seen one LOL
mudslinger4x4
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Connecticut
mine was like that before i had aftermarket rims. your leaf spring might start scraping rubber off the tire if it's that close. what bs do you have?
Hellbent
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- san diego, california
Whatever backspacing stock TJ canyon rims have lol.
also what PSI are mt/r's safe to run down to? I've had them down to 20...
depends on rim width and tire size, i suppose. 20 psi is nothin'. i ran mine as low as 10 psi in the sand quite often, never lost a bead.
- Location
- Columbus, In
you might think about getting wheel spacers for that thing!
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
I've been that close before, it never became a problem but it has all the potential to be a problem.
tbburg
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Scottsdale AZ
The problem starts when you air down. At street pressure(27-36 PSIish) the sidewall will stand away from the spring, and maybe just rub a little going around corners. Lower to trail pressure(say the 10-20PSI range), and every time you side load the tire, the whole tire moves over(not just the contact patch) and rubs the spring. Too much side load, the spring starts chunking the sidewall.
'Looks like it's time for the 1.25" wheel spacers.
'Looks like it's time for the 1.25" wheel spacers.
POLAR_JEEP_04
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ohio
is it rubbing? if not I wouldn't be too worried
- Location
- Roanoke VA
You need spacers! I had this same issue on my last trail rig so I ran some 1" spacers that did very well. On my new rig I just went with Cragers so it wouldn't be an issue.
POLAR_JEEP_04
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ohio
air them down and look at them before driving it. if they touch air back up
benXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
YOU DO NOT NEED SPACERS. i ran the exact same wheel and tire combo for years and never had an issue. had just as much clearance (.5 inch) as you do. while aired down, and when side loading the tire, only the part of the tire contacting the road deflects, once it rotates back up toward the leaf spring, the tire is it's normal shape.
tbburg
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Scottsdale AZ
There you have it! Conflicting advice! We're good at that here
'Guess you'll just have to air down, wheel, and keep an eye on the sidewalls. If they start showing wear, spacer time. If it works out for you,... you can come back and tell us we were full of it.
'Guess you'll just have to air down, wheel, and keep an eye on the sidewalls. If they start showing wear, spacer time. If it works out for you,... you can come back and tell us we were full of it.
B.RAIDER
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Central Texas
Well.....half of em anyways..........LOL :twak: :laugh3:
You "choose".....................
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benXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
yea..it really has. but if you just think about it (the OP) if you are running those tires and they aren't touching anything, and you don't see rub marks on the tires, then you have no problem. rockcrawlers are built with very tight tolerances all the time. the worst that will happen is you have slight tire rub that most likely won't hurt anything at all, but if you don't like it, there are tons of options to deal with it, spacers, new wheels, new tires, new car...and the list goes on.