i have a 3 inch rustys lift on my 96 cherokee with 31 inch wrangler A/T tires on 15x8 soft 8s. the tires are rubbing on the LCAs at full lock. i tried to adjust my steerings stops but the bolts are so rusted on they wont come off. (even after days of being sprayed with PB blaster)

is the only way to stop this from happening is buy new wheels with more backspacing?

and any suggestions of getting the bolts out?

thanks,
joma

 

there are few fixes to that.

1 - steering stops
2 - buy rims with a better suited backspacing
3 - wheel spacers
4 - deal with it

What is your backspacing on your current wheels?

 

I have this same issue with my 31s and stock rims... for now I am just dealing with it but going to look into spacers unless I find a good/cheap set of rims

 

Thats crazy you have rubbing. I have the same lift with 31 inch km2s Cragers soft 8s 15x7 with 4 back spacing and no problems

 

I would highly recommend wheels over spacers.

 

i did a quick measurement today and i got 4 inch backspacing. i wanna do a for sure measurement one of these days to make sure. would installing wj LCAs help? i feel the bend in them would be perfect

 

you could try them. but it could be wasted effort. depends on how bad they rub and how much more Clearance you need.

 

some people run 12.50's on 4" back spacing without issues.

 

I've got 11.50's on 4" backspacing, with no rubbing issues. So im pretty confident a 12.50 would fit fine

 

i thinking of buying some used WJ lca's. putting them in and if they still rub i will just have to not turn as far and leave it alone

 

Do you have stock lca's in it now?

 

yes i do

 

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...gory_Code=ARMS

i have a pair of rough country fixed lca's that i will be selling in a few weeks. bushings could use replacing though.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Jeep-Gr...#ht_653wt_1037

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Jeep-Gr...#ht_653wt_1037


if i got them i wouldnt wanna spend over $100. offer the guy $10-15 for each and see what he says

 

This is happening to me as well...I posted this awhile back and they all said better rims with more backspacing or spacers...But alot said spacers are a no go so....