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Old 03-12-2012, 01:13 AM
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I have a 95 cherokee sport and I want cragar soft 8 wheels. I know the stock size wheel is 15 x 7 and I can get a 15 x 7 cragar but the only difference is the backspacing. I have heard that stock is 5 or maybe 5.25 inches and the cragar is 4 inches. My question is, in buying these wheels, will I have to buy new lugs or lug nuts? Because I want to buy these wheels and just have my tires transfered onto them. If I cannot do this, how much more would it cost me to be able to use these wheels, or do you know a similar wheel with the stock backspaceing. Thank you in advance!
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Anyone have any thoughts? At all?
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I have a 95 cherokee sport and I want cragar soft 8 wheels. I know the stock size wheel is 15 x 7 and I can get a 15 x 7 cragar but the only difference is the backspacing. I have heard that stock is 5 or maybe 5.25 inches and the cragar is 4 inches. My question is, in buying these wheels, will I have to buy new lugs or lug nuts? Because I want to buy these wheels and just have my tires transfered onto them. If I cannot do this, how much more would it cost me to be able to use these wheels, or do you know a similar wheel with the stock backspaceing. Thank you in advance!
3.75-4" backspacing is perfect. As for the lug nuts they should be fine but dude, they're like $1.50 a piece buy new ones if they don't.
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3.75-4" backspacing is perfect. As for the lug nuts they should be fine but dude, they're like $1.50 a piece buy new ones if they don't.
Yeah im not worried about buying new lug nuts, but the actual lugs would be a problem because it looks like replaceing lugs is an in depth process haha. I just want to make sure that the 4" backspacing is ok with stock lugs if the stock backspacing is 5". Anyone else have any thoughts?
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Yeah im not worried about buying new lug nuts, but the actual lugs would be a problem because it looks like replaceing lugs is an in depth process haha. I just want to make sure that the 4" backspacing is ok with stock lugs if the stock backspacing is 5". Anyone else have any thoughts?
You will not have to replace any lugs and they will be fine. Mine are at 3.75 bs and I have the factory lugs. Just bolt them on. People are running spacers on here and even those rarely break.
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im thinking about doing the same thing. but with the stock lift, how much or would the tires rub at all on the fender when offroad? my fender flares are ripped off but they arent cut..
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