What should I do to prevent my tires from rubbing against my control arms when I turn? They start rubbing at an almost full turn. Stock OEM control arms.

 

How much lift do you have? you can adjust the steering lock bumpstop things to keep it from being able to turn far enough to rub...or just don't turn all the way to full lock(thats what I do)

 

3" lift

 

Yeah, they're gonna rub unless you adjust the steering bumpstops(I forget the technical name for them) or get backspaced wheels.

 

or put on lcas off of a grand cherokee they will let your tires clear

 

yeah but if you're gonna go2 all that trouble you might as well just drop the dough for aftermarket adjustable LCAs....cause let me tell you swapping control arms is a PITA

 

t0 much trouble? they are like $30 at a jy, and take 20 minutes to change

 

It takes alot more than 20 minutes to change them from my experience, not to mention if you undo the stock bolts you'd be smart to replace them with brand new grade 8 hardware.

 

I had the same rub with the same tire and lift and I followed this:
http://www.4x4xplor.com/steerstop.html

Took a couple of minutes and the rubbing is gone.


Sean

 

The more expensive, but worth while route is to by new wheels like crager soft 8's. Get proper backspacing (4.5) and you will retain the tight turning radius that the cherokee has! Also these wheels balence out great! Way better than my stock steelies! What I thought was minor driveline vibes turned out to be the stock steels.. Cragers should be about $40 + shipping. IMHO way worth the upgrade if you plan on keeping you jeep around for a while!

 

Ya go with new wheels 4wheelparts.com sales procomp crawler 98s 4.75-BS 15x8 for like $32 a piece!!! & if u have a local store (like me) u won't pay shipping...

 

You could try wheel spacers.
These 1" should do it. 120 for all four with free shipping. It's an idea, I've had to do it before to clear tires while turing. BTW, I've swapped out control arm bushing many times on older cherokees, and it's super easy if you do it right, thats the great thing about cherokees nothing on them is rocket science to fix.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-Wheel-Spacers-Adapters-1-Jeep-Wrangler-Cherokee-TJ_W0QQitemZ370238893158QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_ Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5633f52c66

 

Don't turn the steering wheel all the way to the end.

 

rusty's offroad has some sweet steelies on sale for 44. all black

 

What about wheels with 3 5/16 backspacing? I am getting ready to buy some MT sidebiters with that backspacing and am gonna go with 31 X 10.5 as well. Will I have any issues with rubbing? It doesn't sound like it