91XJMudMan

I'm about to buy new wheels and I am wondering what backspacing i should get? I want my tires to stick out as far as possible so I dont have any rubbing issues on the control arms or inner fenders. I've seen people running stock, 4.00'', and 3.75'', but i just found out that Procomp sells wheels with 2.5''!! I also want them sticking out really far so I can throw more mud to the sky

98 JeepJeep

your asking for tickets and heat from the cops....

i used 15x8 with 4"bs and 35x12.50 tires they stick out a few inches but only caught the corner of the bumper.

troy fritz

I went with 15x8 with 4in back spacing. The further you go out the faster your hub bearings will go. Thats alot more stress on them.

98 JeepJeep

this is true......

91XJMudMan

I'm not really worried about tire coverage. I have a lot of friends here in Florida that have like 12'' of tire sticking outside the body. None of them have ever been stopped for it, or asked about it when they get a speeding ticket

xj_maniac_newb

its not just the backspacing that determines how far your wheels stick out, like mine have 4 1/2 backspacing and a -12 offset, and they stick out a good 2 inches including my fender flares. So, look for some wheels with a offset, which basically gives the same effect as a wheel spacer except its the wheel that does the spacing, so check the offset on some of these wheels

91XJMudMan

Well this jeep is going to be a trailer truck pretty soon so I'm not scared of the hubs wearing out too fast

91XJMudMan

Hmmm... Offset? I dont exactly know what that is. What does the "-12" measure?

96liftedXJ

I am running cragar soft 8's 15x8 with a 4in bs with 33x12.5 and my tires stick out about 5in in the front and 2.5 in the rear. I dont have any rubbing issues now that i trimmed a little bit of my fenders, but soon to be cutting more to be able to flex more.

91XJMudMan

WOW!! You have 5" of tire hanging out w/4'' BS!?! And I'm thinking about running a 13.50'' tire on a 15x10 riim w/2.5'' BS. If my math is right that would put about 7" of tire outside of the body!!!

LiFteDLiFe97

that is not true.. 3.75 is not nearly anything to be worried about.. its off center just by a little. and if your comparing from 4" to 3.75" its minor diff and will barely see it in the rim much more in tire selction..

zeep99xj

How much tire will i have hanging out running 31"s on 15" x 8" rims with 3.58" bs and a -30mm offset?

LiFteDLiFe97

-30 mm offset is not what im use to ... there are alot of oics just google exactly what you want to see.

but as for 31's on 15x8 with a standard backspacing of 3.75(never heard of 3.58) you will be about an 1.5" out further then you are now. give or take. i can tell you this the tire width will determine looks alot so consider 10.5 vs 11.5 vs 12.5. depends what you want . if you want 10.5 wide tires to stick out noticably go with 3.75. if you want more suddle go with 4.5. im goin with 3.75 cus its the look factor for me..