Closing rear hatch with larger spare tire?

Inc · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:43 pm

If I lift my kj, which I am, I am going to get 31X10.5X15 tires mounted to cragr soft 8's. Will I have any issues closing the rear hatch when the rear gate is shut or will I have to get spacers so the hatch doesn't hit the tire when trying to close?

SoDakJeep · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:07 pm

i have a 245/75/16 mtr on my door and the glass clears it by a mile hahaha. Its almost the same size but I dont know exactly for sure.

Inc · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:09 pm

SoDakJeep wrote:

i have a 245/75/16 mtr on my door and the glass clears it by a mile hahaha. Its almost the same size but I dont know exactly for sure.

That is a 30.5x9.6x16... so close.

SoDakJeep · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:14 pm

yeah like i said its close to your size. Mine clears with no troubles but like you siad its smaller. You may have to prop the top forward a bit or just move the tire to the roof.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:14 pm

I have a 245-75X16 Goodyear MTR hanging off the back and no problems , you should be fine

Inc · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:21 pm

I hope so. No offense meant to you SoDakJeep. I know you said it was close and it is really close so hopefully it works fine. If not do you guys think a spacer would solve it? I do have a roof rack up top but I am not real fond of hauling a heavy tire off the roof to change a spare.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:40 pm

You can add some washers behind tire mount if needed.

You know you will get rubbing with that size and a lift, right? You will need to do trimming and get extended bumpstops for the rear.

Inc · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:19 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

You can add some washers behind tire mount if needed.

You know you will get rubbing with that size and a lift, right? You will need to do trimming and get extended bumpstops for the rear.

Yes I know about the rub. Thanks.

CD · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:47 am

Should work fine, when I got my 265/70/16 STT's mounted on my Jeep alloys and the window kissed it every time it opened. I've now flipped my carrier and have heaps of room + Cragars so your going to be OK either way.

shawn_vancouver · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:53 am

i have 265/75r/16..... glass clears no prob, But my hitch is to close and i have o turn the spare tire mount upside down.... then the glass hits,,,, barely.

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:38 am

yeah just add a .5" spacer of some kind...i have 267/75/16 tires and i clear the windowand the bottom of the bumper barley touches...i'm talking like one lug...you will be fine

riptricket · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:57 am

here's how you solve it... get a rock lizard rear bumper and tire carrier!!!
no, but i don't know this department. i will be lifting mine when i get the money saved up, $100 now, but i need a little over $1000 OH YEAH, OH YEAH!!!! and i don't have a job.... figure that one out!

Inc · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:55 pm

riptricket wrote:

here's how you solve it... get a rock lizard rear bumper and tire carrier!!!
no, but i don't know this department. i will be lifting mine when i get the money saved up, $100 now, but i need a little over $1000 OH YEAH, OH YEAH!!!! and i don't have a job.... figure that one out!

Don't get me wrong, the Rock Lizard rear is sweet, but $1700 for the complete rear setup? Ouch, there are way too many other things I can load up on for $1700.

Joe Jeeper · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:59 pm

I had 32's on stock wheels and had to shim out the carrier with washers, now that I have Moab wheels my BFG 32's clear and I took out all the washers carrier back in original location. Joe

Guest · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:47 pm

He's going to go to a lower offset wheel anyway, so he won't have any problems. the lower offset wheel will push the tire out further away from the tailgate, so i sincerely doubt he'll need to shim anything

Inc · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:28 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

He's going to go to a lower offset wheel anyway, so he won't have any problems. the lower offset wheel will push the tire out further away from the tailgate, so i sincerely doubt he'll need to shim anything

That was kind of my theory and hope, that the backspacing of the wheel would offset the height and width of the new tire.

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:41 pm

I have one of these for sale, brand new. $25+ship

http://www.rocky-road.com/kjtirespace.html

InCommando · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:31 pm

DaveKJ02 wrote:

I have one of these for sale, brand new. $25+ship

http://www.rocky-road.com/kjtirespace.html

Website shows it at $39 plus now

LibertyFever · **Posted:** Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:12 pm

ohv_kj wrote:

yeah just add a .5" spacer of some kind...i have 267/75/16 tires and i clear the window and the bottom of the bumper barley touches...i'm talking like one lug...you will be fine

Do you mean one of these?

They're available from Summit Racing $5.99 each but you may need a couple at 0.314" thickness.

Today for the fun of it I put a 33" tire on my Libby's stock tire rack and it fits well without any spacers. It's mounted on an offset rim though.

Even though its a bit heavy for the door I think I'll leave it on

Inc · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm

Well, I ordered the 31" tires and wheels so, we'll see how well it fits. I am sure it will be perfect. Thanks.

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