[QUOTE=Coley;1726810]It's as simple as changing a tire.... but some tire shops won't touch spacers and will claim it's a liability issue.

yeah around here they wont touch them because they are "illegal" a local shop near me wouldnt even sell me a pair

 

I ran Spidertrax on my TJ for at least 3 years without any issues. I plan to get them again for my TJ when it's time for new tires & I go to 33's.

 

I already got the wheels....when I got them I was told they fit 2010 wrangler

 

Measure your Backspace, if your less than 5" you'll probably be good.

 

I see. Go for the spidertrax set. I know a few guys runnning them and none of them have any issues.

 

Ok silly question 5in from where? will I be ok?

 

 

Ok so inside of the tire to the wheel well is where I'll need the 5in......(where it says back space)...Right?

 

For the backspacing, if you have the wheels but they're not mounted, lay one on a flat surface (garage floor....or if you're a po'folk like me, your living room floor) with the outer part of the wheel facing up (as if the wheel was mounted to the floor) and use a ruler or measuring tape through one of the open spaces in the wheel to measure from the floor to the mounting surface (the flat part inside the wheel that will be resting up against your axle). This is your backspacing. The more backspacing you have, the further into your vehicle your wheel will sit which MAY make it hit things like spring perches, etc. If you have too little, your wheels will stick out real far which is ok sometimes and bad sometimes too. I used to live in Hawaii and all these guys would run around with tires about 8-10 inches out past their wheel-well. Slingin' rocks and mud at everyone behind them. That's nice if you're trying to widen your track width up but it's hell on your axles and is illegal in a lot of places (Hawaii included). Anyhow, hope that clears it up a little.

On the spacers, I ran 2" spidertracks for 6 years on my TJ with no problems. I did locktite them which I preferred but some folks try not to do that on wheels. Worked fine for me but I used Blue so it made them tough to get off...not "near impossible" like red would do. Just made me feel better because you could tighten your lugs down and not know that your spacers were getting loose....one day....Ooops, is that my wheel driving down the road in front of me? Not highly likely but possible so it's a good idea to pull your wheels and torque your spacers every so often if you run them..

 

From the wheel mounting surface (where it bolts onto the axle) to the outer lip of the wheel (the part that holds the tire bead on) on the inside of the wheel.