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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 09:47 AM
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Ive been living with tire rubbing on the LCA's when close to full turning lock for the past 2 years since my lift and 31's

I dont want to lose turning radius so what are some things i can do to prevent this problem.

side note: Does anybody make control arms to alleviate this?
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by thehighlander123
Ive been living with tire rubbing on the LCA's when close to full turning lock for the past 2 years since my lift and 31's

I dont want to lose turning radius so what are some things i can do to prevent this problem.

side note: Does anybody make control arms to alleviate this?
The true fix is to buy wheels with "better" backspacing. Stock rims have 5" backspacing (on most stock jeep rims). Id recommend going with some wheels that have 4.25 or 4 inch backspacing. To my knowledge there arent any lca's that will prevent it, the design in some may help it but wont prevent it. You could also buy some quality spacers but personally im not a fan of em. Those are your 2 options without loosing turning radius.
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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x2

just in case you didnt trust him
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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I reading your signature and it says you have a 3" lift. The easiest fix is wheel spacers or wheels with bigger backspacing as the other people stated.
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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You have a few options-
1. New wheels with less backspacing
2. Wheel spacers
3. New lower control arms, such as these from Rustys Offroad... http://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-su...eels-pair.html
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 11:58 PM
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Agree with the suggestion of adjustable LCAs. They will push your axle a bit forward and center them better in the wheel well.

Spacer is the other option and cheaper to do...
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 12:52 AM
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you could also run factory wj control arms
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by yarom
Agree with the suggestion of adjustable LCAs. They will push your axle a bit forward and center them better in the wheel well.

Spacer is the other option and cheaper to do...
The cool thing about the Rustys LCAs is you can get in a normal straight arm, or they also make LCAs designed to use stock wheels and fit a 33x12.50 tire!! The link I posted is for the LCAs for stock wheels
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