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Old 11-23-2012, 03:44 PM
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Don't mean to pollute the board with this simple question, but I just want to make sure that these: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-84-5765 are going to fit my 2001 Cherokee without any offset or backspacing problems. Thanks for the help!
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depends on tire you use and how you plan on using the Jeep... small enough tire will not pose much of a problem, but just beware that ANY decent amount of flex will lead to tire-fender/flare contact...
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what size tire are you going to run? stock backspacing is a little bigger than 5 inches i think so the 3.75 backspacing will stick out about 1.5 inches more
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Close, stock is 5.5" right? So you will have closer to 1.75" wider track. This could result in some fender rub when flexin. Best bet, trim fenders and/or extend bump stops.

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Thanks for the replies! I am mounting some 225/75/R15 tires on them, so I don't think rubbing is going to be an issue. They have an offset of -6mm, and I believe the stock wheels that are on there have a positive offset. I was looking into some -10mm offset wheels (same backspacing), and it just said that there "may or may not" be rubbing with those. I am thinking these will be fine, but I wanted to be sure before I pulled the trigger. I was also worried about the stock wheels being hubcentric and these not. I don't know if I am going to run into any problems with that or not. Thanks again for the input. I know it's a simple thing, but I just want to make sure I have it all figured out before I buy these.

Oh, and this is just my daily driver. That's why I am trying to stay somewhat conservative when it comes to tires/wheels.
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Just in case anyone runs across this and wonders what happened, they fit just fine:



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Thank you for the follow up.
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