i have a 96 cherokee and have 235 75 15 cooper mud tires on it with
stock rims. im looking to get new rims. for now just getting some cheap ones on craigslist. they are 5x4.5 bolt pattern which will fit my jeep but has 4.25 backspacing will this rub? please help me out thanks!!

 

they will fit fine
stock wheel has a 5.75 backspacing
so thenew one will stick out a little more

 

right i know they will fit the tire fine what im worried about is rubbing on my leaf springs and lower control arms. i read this earlier is this true or no? thansk for the help

No matter what width rim you are running. You want one with 4" or 3.75" back spacing. Any more than 4 and your tires will rub your leaf springs and Lower Control Arms. This is also based on a 11.50 to 12.50 wide tire. If your tires are wider then you'll want even less back spacing.

 

well how big are you planing on going
if you are ruining stock rims now
and plan on running the same tire on the new rimes they will fit fine
if you plan on something different you should post your plans
so you can get the best response

 

I was running 33s on a 15x8 rim with 4.5 backspacing and had no issues with the leaf springs. I did rub the LCAs when the steering wheel was fully turned. You should have no issues at all with that tire and rim set up.

 

ok thanks for all the help guys. im not planning on doing anything to it right now just leaving it with the mud tires and the rims im looking at right now. i just dont want there to be any rubbing

 

one other question about backspacing you said stock wheel has 5.75 backspacing and the ones im lookin at are 4.25 and will stick out more? so the lower the back spacing more they stick out then? sorry im new to all of this and still learning. thanks for the info

 

Correct

 

read this it will help you understand the terminology
and how to measure a rim correctly

https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html