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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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I'm looking into some rims and now I have 4.5 lift. I'm planning on getting 33x12.50's but I don't know how to decide on the wheel. What backspacing? Offset? I don't know.
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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Get rims with a backspacing of 4" or 3.75" and you'll have plenty wide of a stance.
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 10:33 PM
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i have 15x10s with 3.75" back space and 4.5" with 33x12.5

i love being a picture ho...lol. not the best quality; i know.
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 11:06 PM
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Mine with 33x12.50 tires and 3.75" backspacing. Mine of course has fender flares, so it will compare to poster above:


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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 12:33 AM
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OEJ how do you like the 15x10's?
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 08:48 AM
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Thatxjguy....nice choice in tires...lol.

i lovem. these wheels and 33's seem to waigh as much as my 235 duratracs and soft8s did. when i did the lift ,tires and wheels, i didn't really seem to loose too much acceleration. its almost like it was off set.

Now i'm sure that the weight difference just "SEEMS" to be the same but damn close.
Now keep in mind that my ride is just a snow and mall crawler. so i like my rims to stay nice. but she rides great and still handles the curves like stock. best 102. bucks a rim i ever spent.

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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by OEJ
i have 15x10s with 3.75" back space and 4.5" with 33x12.5

i love being a picture ho...lol. not the best quality; i know.

You down by AC? Think i spotted your rig and took a pic from rear when i went down and picked up a WJ 4.0L last summer (2011).
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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You down by AC? Think i spotted your rig and took a pic from rear when i went down and picked up a WJ 4.0L last summer (2011).
Yeah i am...lol. but i was at stock height then with trimmed fenders and silver soft8s. post the pic if you still have it. i'm down that way all the time.. also @ that time i worked @ Harrahs in chester pa.
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 09:35 AM
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OK, wasnt you then.

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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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Fellow jeepers near galloway you say?
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by conker
Fellow jeepers near galloway you say?

I used to live in Galloway on great creek rd. but i moved back to my home town of Vineland. but yeah still only about 30 min. from Galloway.
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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wheel width has a lot to do with it, not just backspacing guys, might be nice to post that info too...

backspacing is the distance from the wheel mounting surface to the inner bead.

if you get a wider wheel, the width all goes towards the outer bead.

for example a 10" wide wheel will have the tire stick out an inch further than an 8" wide wheel with the same backspacing.
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
wheel width has a lot to do with it, not just backspacing guys, might be nice to post that info too...

backspacing is the distance from the wheel mounting surface to the inner bead.

if you get a wider wheel, the width all goes towards the outer bead.

for example a 10" wide wheel will have the tire stick out an inch further than an 8" wide wheel with the same backspacing.
Last I figured, 10-8=2.



Maybe I read it wrong. lol

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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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^^^^^^^^^
TRU DAT...

...here's to my 1000th post....YEAH...ME...
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by OEJ
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...here's to my 1000th post....YEAH...ME...
Says 991 for your post count on my screen.
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