10 fizzle

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In this war of lines, so many have been crossed. Where will it all stop?

2006 Deep Beryl Green CRD Sport *SOLD 1/22/12*
Provent, V6 Airbox, Fumoto, Samcos, GDE ECO & TCM Tune, Euro JK TC, Magnaflow Catback
245/70/16 Destination A/T's
Boiler's Radiator Skid Plate
Jeepin' By Al 2.5 inch Adjust-A-Strut Lift, JBA Gen 4.5 UCA's (6/5/10)

Well I decided to go with the Duratrac in the 245/75... less issues to think about with my limited free time and Goodyear lists on the web site that they fit 8" wheels, so in my mind, they should work just as well otherwise they would say 7.5" max.

Anyways, I like the extra slick pavement traction that they should give considering that about 98% of my driving is on pavement in the rainy northwest.

If I want something a bit bigger/heavier, I'll have time to think about it and decide on regearing or adding a wee bit more lift later on.

The tires should be here shortly. I have to wait on the moabs getting painted to mount them though. Skipped powder coating due to cost and the difficulty and cost associated with repairing the coating.

All in all it should be done in a week or two.

So, I've gotten my Duratracs mounted on some Moabs and have them on the jeep now. The are definitely rubbing. Just had another alignment done before getting them mounted because the alignment I had gotten after putting the lift on was anything other than an alignment... it was more of a misalignment.

Anyways, the tires (245/75 r16) rub slightly on the front bumper a wee bit on the pinch weld cover and a bit on the passenger side of the front swaybar... Haven't taken it off road yet so haven't had a chance to really see what it will do with some flex on it. I do have the double hockey puck bump stop in the rear and the terraflex extended bump stops in the front.

Currently running a Frankenlift Premium with one extra iso in the rear. Looking to put a second iso in the rear pretty soon. It looks like the back end is slightly lower.

Here's the thing about TJ Moab wheels... First of all, they weight about 30 lbs. each. That's insane. Steel wheels don't even weight that much. Second, they are 8" wide and 5" BS. That means that right off the bat you are sticking out 1" farther at the outer lip than you were with the factory KJ wheel. So yeah...that's going to rub.

Then you have the whole issue with 245 series tires. YES..245s did come as factory equipment on the Moabs...but Jeep realized their mistake after numerous complaints about them and so if you look at the Rubicon models of the past 5 years...none of them run 245s from the factory.

245s are doable on 8" wheels...but you're definitely pushing it. 245s only have 7" of tread width, and you're putting that on a 8" wheel width. Not only is it going to look a little less than perfect, but it's going to work a little less than perfect on the highway, and it's going to expose your wheels to curb rash and trail damage too. I personally would run 265s minimum on an 8" wheel.

Good luck. They do look good on KJs though.

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2005 Stone White KJ Limited CRD 4x4
Off-Road Pkg
Trac-Lok
Emu 790s/948s
Skyjacker H7088s rear/Bilsteins front
15x7 Black Rock Lobos/31x10.50 Firestones
GDE HOT Tune + TCM Tune
Euro TC
CB radio
Thrush Turbo muffler
AEM DryFlow filter