jkshavoc

whats up guys i needed some help with wheel selection. im planning on buying cragar soft 8s for my 89 cherokee but i wanted the wheel to stick out slightly pass or to be the same as the fender flare and seeing as most of you guys have these kind of wheels i was hoping you guys could help me get the right size rim.

okcjeeper

15x8 rim with either 4 inches of backspacing is what I would go with...

XJ?2010

Thats what im going to get when i get new wheels

jkshavoc

so less backspacing means wheel sticks out more?

XJ?2010

yes

muddeprived

15x7 4" backspacing crager soft-8



They stick out approx 1/2" from the fender, barely noticeable. The tread is under the fender but the sidewall is what sticks out.

okcjeeper

less numerically yes...the lower the number the more backspacing you have...

okcjeeper

Mud I am doing the exact same thing 15x7 w/4" of BS on Cragar Soft 8's..going to order them today...hopefully install them this week..

Irongrave

if you want them to stick out more cut the fenders

15x7s 4in BS with 9.5 wide TSLs

muddeprived

I now run 15x8 3.75" pro comp steelies and they rub when turning. I wish my crager set was a good set and i wouldn't have had to trim. The crager set i got had two out of round wheels (from summit racing). I didn't want to take any more chances so i got the stronger pro comp wheels instead but they only had 3.75" backspacing. Oh well....it sticks out about an inch or so but not too bad.

BlueXJ

Mudd where are they rubbing? Control arms or bumper or ???

muddeprived

Front lower portion of the bumper and rear lower part of inside fender.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/showth...?t=2905&page=2

scroll down for the pictures of where i had to cut.