15X7 Cragar soft 8's

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:34 pm

Well, I have 5 rims ordered……………

The wife was cool with the chrome, but she’s seriously questioning why I have 3 sets of wheels/tires (Moabs and my Factory rims). :shock:

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:29 pm

I got this message directly from Cragar.

"I'm sorry that wheel is not a good fit for your vehicle. Your liberty
needs a wheel with a +20 to +40 offset, and those steel wheels are not
available in those offsets. If you want to buy them anyway and make
them work, you can order it from www.jegs.com
or www.summitracing.com

So is that offset thing a big deal to worry about. it shows the offset at 0.00 for the 16X7 5 X 4.5 ????

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:05 pm

16x7 with 4-4.5" BS will work just fine. Not sure what that BS translates to in offset numbers off the top of my head.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:13 pm

Like any tire or wheel manufacture, they are not suppose to recommend a wheel/tire that is not close to a factory replacement. However, that doesn’t mean that the wheel/tire is unsafe or unsuitable for your application. :wink:

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:11 pm

i talked to the guys at 4wd.com (four wheel drive hardware) and they said i would need 16's instead of 15's because of the 4 wheel disk brakes on my 06? anyone have experience with this?

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:50 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

i talked to the guys at 4wd.com (four wheel drive hardware) and they said i would need 16's instead of 15's because of the 4 wheel disk brakes on my 06? anyone have experience with this?

There are a few guys on the forum running the 15" rims, so I'm not sure how yours would be any different. Ask long_tall_Texan or INC, they both are running 15's.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:53 pm

dieselenthusiast wrote:

2006 KJ wrote:

i talked to the guys at 4wd.com (four wheel drive hardware) and they said i would need 16's instead of 15's because of the 4 wheel disk brakes on my 06? anyone have experience with this?

There are a few guys on the forum running the 15" rims, so I'm not sure how yours would be any different. Ask long_tall_Texan or INC, they both are running 15's.

true.. INC's in a 05 renny and texans is an 07 sport i think? both would have all disk's.. not sure why they said they wouldnt work.. if i get them eventually i'm going to go with 15's

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:47 am

Yes. I have an 07 Sport with 4 wheel disk. The steel 15" Cragar's (Soft 8, Black D's, or V5's) will all work just fine. However, I don't think anyone has found a 15" aluminum wheel that has enough clearance on the backside for the calipers. If you want aluminum rims, go 16. I went with 15's because it is less expensive. Wheels are less, and tires are less too. Plus I like the look and ride of more rubber and less wheel.

asianliberty · **Joined:** Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:10 pm **Posts:** 1

I am looking at putting the 15x7 Cragars on my 02 sport. So, I would need to go with a 4.5" BS right? Also, does anyone know what the best tire size would fit? It's not lifted. I was looking at a 30x9.5x15, would that work?

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:07 pm

02 with sagged suspension more than likely
4 inch back space will more than likely cause rubbing issues, need to stick close to original back spacing unlifted
30 inch tire will be pushing it as well, 29 inch has some rub

15X7 Cragar soft 8's

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