Need Help w/ Tire Size
09-04-2012, 06:46 PM
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Yeah a friend of mine has them and he does very little off roading. He loves them. They seem to wear very good as well. His JK is an everyday to and from work jeep and they fit his needs great.
09-04-2012, 08:08 PM
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For the record, you can run 285/70 R17 on stock rims (17") and stock suspension with the only downside being rubbing on the swaybar before full steering lock.
So parking lots and extreme turns are your only concern and 1.5" wheel spacers or bumpstop adjustment fixes that problem.
So parking lots and extreme turns are your only concern and 1.5" wheel spacers or bumpstop adjustment fixes that problem.
09-05-2012, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by whiskey_golf
For the record, you can run 285/70 R17 on stock rims (17") and stock suspension with the only downside being rubbing on the swaybar before full steering lock.
So parking lots and extreme turns are your only concern and 1.5" wheel spacers or bumpstop adjustment fixes that problem.
So parking lots and extreme turns are your only concern and 1.5" wheel spacers or bumpstop adjustment fixes that problem.
09-05-2012, 04:19 AM
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Certainly want to stay away from rubbing, I'll go with the 265s to prevent the rubbing that one would get with the 285s as mentioned above.
Any other tires/ideas I should look at?
Any other tires/ideas I should look at?
09-05-2012, 06:55 AM
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Nitto makes the trail grappler in a 265/70/17r. They are a little $$$ but look and ride great. It's a blend of the mud grappler (off road) and the terra grappler (pavement) tires. Guys at the shop I take my EEP to have them on their jeeps.
09-05-2012, 07:15 AM
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09-05-2012, 08:47 AM
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How about with AEV Savegre rims? The have 5.2" backspacing, a little more than an inch less than the stock wheels. This is what I am considering and wonder if there would be any rubbing without spacers or washers. This is what they installed on the Inside Line long term 2012 Wrangler. They never did comment about potential rubbing. And then a month or so later they lifted it. I am not interested in a lift.
09-05-2012, 12:11 PM
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The 1.5” spacers effectively subtract 1.5” from the wheels backspacing. I am not certain if 5.2” backspacing is enough to avoid rubbing with 285s as I have not run anything but stock wheels so far. It might be enough since most of the discussions I’ve seen about adding spacers deal with 35x12.5 and 4.5” backspacing is considered the maximum to avoid rubbing on those tires, which are an inch wider than 285/70 R17.
I never did measure the gap at full lock after I installed the spacers. I’ll measure it when I get home in an hour or so and update.
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The gap is right at 2" between the edge of the tire and the mark on the swaybar where it used to rub. My guess (and it is only a guess) is that 5.2" backspacing will leave approx an inch of clearance between tire (285/70 R17) and swaybar at stock height.
I never did measure the gap at full lock after I installed the spacers. I’ll measure it when I get home in an hour or so and update.
Edit:
The gap is right at 2" between the edge of the tire and the mark on the swaybar where it used to rub. My guess (and it is only a guess) is that 5.2" backspacing will leave approx an inch of clearance between tire (285/70 R17) and swaybar at stock height.
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09-06-2012, 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by whiskey_golf
The 1.5" spacers effectively subtract 1.5" from the wheels backspacing. I am not certain if 5.2" backspacing is enough to avoid rubbing with 285s as I have not run anything but stock wheels so far. It might be enough since most of the discussions I've seen about adding spacers deal with 35x12.5 and 4.5" backspacing is considered the maximum to avoid rubbing on those tires, which are an inch wider than 285/70 R17.
I never did measure the gap at full lock after I installed the spacers. I'll measure it when I get home in an hour or so and update.
Edit:
The gap is right at 2" between the edge of the tire and the mark on the swaybar where it used to rub. My guess (and it is only a guess) is that 5.2" backspacing will leave approx an inch of clearance between tire (285/70 R17) and swaybar at stock height.
I never did measure the gap at full lock after I installed the spacers. I'll measure it when I get home in an hour or so and update.
Edit:
The gap is right at 2" between the edge of the tire and the mark on the swaybar where it used to rub. My guess (and it is only a guess) is that 5.2" backspacing will leave approx an inch of clearance between tire (285/70 R17) and swaybar at stock height.
09-07-2012, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by shake n bake
I am about to put these on mine as well but I'm trying to decide if I should go with the 265 or the 285 in the duratracs. I don't want any rubbing so I'm taking my time trying to figure out what tire size I should go with while using the savegre wheels.