BrianJ2004KJ wrote:
I'm wanting to run steel wheels on a budget and ultimately want to run as tall a tire as I can fit. I've got a 2004 KJ Sport with a Frankenlift 2 premium with an extra inch of spacers in the rear as it get's wheeled hard loaded down with gear. The tires now are 245/70 16 BFG TAKO's and they rub the sway bar bad and also the fog light door area. I also see they are rubbing the inside of the wheel well in the back when stuffed. The Jeep also looks odd with the wheel sitting that far into the wheel wells. I'm looking at pounding the pinch weld and taking other measures to make room for bigger tires. I'd be running the 245/70 16's for a while since they are very fresh tires and then adding 4.10's when I get a taller tire down the road. It's got the factory Jeep steel wheels on it now.
Here is what I'm considering: Soft 8's in either a 16x7 4" BS, 16x8 5" BS, or run the stock wheels with a 1" or 1.25" spacer for 4.25 or 4.5" backspacing. I like the idea of not running a spacer and like the looks of the soft 8's but I'm concerned that to much backspacing would be an issue running the big tires. I've also heard that the 245/70 tire would be a bad match for an 8" wide rim. Can anyone give me some real world input on this combination and recommendations on what would work best overall now and long term? Thanks.
IF you are rubbing on the fog light door etc already then it must of sagged quite a bit already or something esp. with the 245-70s on there currently.
What do you measure center of wheel to bottom of flare in the front?
Stock wheels with spacers is one route but not the best
Soft 8s or any wheel like that with 4 inch BS and 7 inches wide works great
8 inch wide wheel is too wide for 245-70s and even 235-85 etc , stick with a 7 inch wide wheel