Will a 15 inch wheel fit on a JK? How muchback spacing do I need?

 

sometimes they fit sometimes they don't. search the forum and you'll find stories of both. sometimes it requires a little grinding to make it work.

 

One of the guys in our group has 15's. They will fit with at least 3 3/4" of backspacing on the wheels. No problems with his.

 

I have 15" wheels on my 07 JK X .

They are Procomp 8179 with 3.75 BS. No issues no grinding. I purchased mine for $100.00 at Discount Tire. Hope this helps you out with your decision. Signature note: I also ride a touring bike.

 

The ones I have an opertunity to buy have a 4 inch back space. I can get 5 of them for 100 dollars. I just wanted to make sue they would fit!

 

They may not clear the brake calipers. With 3 3/4" backspace, evidently they definitely will, that 1/4" may be critical.

 

I just had 15" Crager soft 8's with 4" backspacing delivered, I'm trying them tomorrow to check the fit. I'll post my results on weather I have to grind to make them work or if they go right onwithout problems.

 

Well I did a test fit of one rim and it was close, but no grinding needed. I have the dana 30 in the front if that matters.

 

my wheels fit 4.5" of backspacing...

 

i'm also interested in this because i would like to get 15's, it would be nice to have a list of brand/model/backspaceing/grind? as a sticky, nothing would suck more then ordering in a wheel and finding out it doesn't work, some of us don't want to grind the caliper!