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Author:  KKomodo [ Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:00 pm ]
Post subject:  15" Alloy's
I've seen and heard of a few of the kk's with 15x7 cragar soft 8's with 3.75 backspacing. Im looking at getting a set myself that way i can run some general grabbers. I came across a set of 15x7 3.75 method standards that i am really wanting. Has anyone had any luck running 15' alloy rims? I can see where an alloy would have a thicker wall than the steel wheel which can make all the difference in clearance.
Author:  DirtyKK [ Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 15" Alloy's
I tried to put some 15" alloys off a wrangler on mine. They wouldn't come close to fitting. You would have to have a thick spacer which would push your rims too far out.
Author:  KKomodo [ Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 15" Alloy's
Yeah I figured they be too small. I haven't actually seen how much space is in there with the steel 15's. But I know any alloy rim is going to have a lot less clearance just do to alloys being larger
Author:  Ted15 [ Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 15" Alloy's
KKomodo wrote:
Yeah I figured they be too small. I haven't actually seen how much space is in there with the steel 15's. But I know any alloy rim is going to have a lot less clearance just do to alloys being larger


Not necessarily, some of the 15" rims I tried fit and some didn't. it would depend how the metal was bent where it came off the bead. There is only 1" difference in diameter which means only 1/2" difference on the radius. Anything that rubbed for me was because of the lower ball joint threads. 3 3/4" backspace seemed to take care of that and it pushed the wheels out about 1 1/2". I never was fond of rims with negative offset anyway. :2cents:
I chose the Rock Krawler rims. They'll be put on when it's time for new tires, probable some time next summer.
Author:  silverkk [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 15" Alloy's
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Author:  KKomodo [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 15" Alloy's
Going with the u.s. wheel series 94 15x7 with 3.75 back spacing. With a nice new set of 31" general grabbers. One last bill to pay off and ill have them waiting at work for me
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