??265/70 on cragar soft 8s

KTM87 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:05 pm

Ok i have been reading and searching all over this forum and the internet for about a month now,and just cant get some sort of straight answer. So since it about time to be making the purchase figured it would be a good time to make a post, and if it has been talk about or gone over before my sincerest apologies. But this is what i got

Now i have 245/70 on the stock renny wheels, with a 2.5" lift

I want to go with 265/70 and get Cragar soft 8 16x7 w/ 4" bs

Now does anyone have this set up or know of anyone, and perhaps what kind of issue they or you might have had
Or would i be better off staying with the stock rims or are 265/70 be to big for the stock rims as far as rubbing issues
The main reason for wanting to switch rims to is later on down the road i would be redoing my lift over to a franky style instead of my daystar and a little bit for looks too.
:juggle:

Cause i figured if i end up staying with the stock rims, i would then go with 245/75 cause the 245/70 on my stock rims before i was lifted i had little to no rubbing at all

Basically i what would you do if you were in my predicament :banghead:

, any info or advise would be much appreciated

irollgen4s · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:23 pm

I have 265-70-16's on stock size rims and they fit fine. With the 265's it rubbed on the upper control arm, so i ordered 1.25 spacers for each hub and that brought it out plenty to avoid any rubbing... on the control arm :ROTFL:

. After they were spaced out, naturally it hit the pinch weld and the fog light door. pounded pinch and a cut out foglight door later, only VERY slight rubbing when the suspension is under articulation(or compressed for ifs?).

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:08 pm

Decent set of 245-75-16s on the stock wheels and be done, no problems
will be money saved
unless you have to have the Soft 8 look

KTM87 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:11 pm

tommudd wrote:

Decent set of 245-75-16s on the stock wheels and be done, no problems
will be money saved
unless you have to have the Soft 8 look

Tom i think i going to take your advise with going with the 245-75-R16
But if i did go with the cragars for that size tire with the 4'' bs, due you think i would have many problems there cause i do plan on cutting my stock bumper first and willing to trim to a certain amount in the rear meaning not too ridiculous :ROTFL:

irollgen4s, i just think im trying to go a route with out using spacers if i can and if not well i cross that bridge when i get there :5SHOTS:

By then ill be thinking bigger lift :jester:

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:21 pm

go with a 16 x 7 4 inch back spacing and you may have some rub but its workable
( depending of course how much you springs have settled )

Lima.Charlie · **Joined:** Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:02 am **Posts:** 374

I run 265/70s on stock rims with spacers and get no rubbing at all. Just pound the pinch weld.

KTM87 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:30 am

tommudd wrote:

go with a 16 x 7 4 inch back spacing and you may have some rub but its workable
( depending of course how much you springs have settled )

Thanks Tom, Defiantly taking your advise now just have to wait on thee ole tax return

Lima.Charlie again thanks for letting me know what you got going on but trying not to use spacers, just not the biggest fan

??265/70 on cragar soft 8s

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