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Old 04-22-2011, 01:56 PM
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I jus tput some 33 12.50 15 mud tires on some stock 15x7 jeep wheels and now one is rubbing the leaf springs barely any way to prevent this?
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either you can get new wheels that have more of an offset or you can get a set of wheel spacers
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I have wheels but have my street tires on them now balanced and everything.
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Guess ill have to do that
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the only thing to do is replace the rims, or get spacers. but make suse to get quailty ones! dont skimp!
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get deep dish rims or spacers
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i should also bring this up wheel spacers can be illegal in some states like utah so check to see. and yes dont go cheap i have the spidertrax wheel spacers and love them and their really good quality
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are your street tires on stock rims also
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are your street tires on stock rims also
No cragar soft 8's. I'm gonna get some after bullet hole wheels from fellow CF member.
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I too have the spidertrax, qualtity stuff, 15X7 stock jeep rims, 1 1/4 inch spacers, ordered Quadratech and was delivered next week for $150 cdn for set of 4 , 60000km with no problems, on and off for wheel and axles service, etc, holding up excellent, use anti seize on threads, torque at 100 ft lb.
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