Rubbing with New Tires

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:15 am

I just got my new 245/75 tires on and now i get rubbing when I do afull turn on the inside of the wheel well and Im planning on gett some Cragar Soft 8's but till then I was wondering if I would be ok to do 3 washers on each lug on all of my wheels just to push it out a little? I know its not the best thing in the world to do but I want it to stop rubbing

and I was also wondering what is the ideal wheel I should get? its gotta be a 16" bc thats what my tires are, like a 16x8 with 4" of BS?

cmohr · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:25 am

No no and NO...

Thats an accident waiting to happen....Badddddd idea.

Either get some actual billet alloy or steel spacers made specifically to suit, or wait till you get your new wheels.

Just My Humble Opinion.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:29 am

well i know its not the best idea but its not like an inch or even a half of an inch its only gonna be a 1/4"

daspes · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:49 am

jsc7002 wrote:

well i know its not the best idea but its not like an inch or even a half of an inch its only gonna be a 1/4"

They wont hold up to the force that is applied to the wheel while driving, may not happen right away, but sooner or later, they will compress, and probably come apart. So when your rolling down the road, all the sudden your wheel will have some of its lugs loose, and uneven torque applied to the bolts. Very bad, can sheer a lug, and damage your suspension components very easily.

If you need a cheap fix go down to your local pep boys or such and pick p the 1/4" spacers, I believe they go for about 30 bucks a pair, and are designed for duallies IIRC. I still wouldn't run those for long either personally, since they are a pretty soft steel also. '

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:19 am

I'd save the $30 a pair that Daspes mentioned and put it towards new wheels.

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:47 am

Just don't do any full turns until you get the new wheels mounted...

...sorry, it had to be said. :twisted:

Dave08 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:17 pm **Posts:** 250

Heat up the fog light door area and move it.. looks factory when you're done and stops the rub. Unless you're rubbing the sway bar... then... Don't turn quite full lock

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:21 am

Blue KJ in PA wrote:

Just don't do any full turns until you get the new wheels mounted...

...sorry, it had to be said. :twisted:

I thought about that but I probably wont be getting new wheels till Oct. :roll:

Dave08 wrote:

Heat up the fog light door area and move it.. looks factory when you're done and stops the rub. Unless you're rubbing the sway bar... then... Don't turn quite full lock

I dont have a plastic bumper, I made my own front, Im getting rubbing on the back of the wheel well

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:56 am

I thought 245/75/16 had no rubbing if you had a lift.

cmohr · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:58 am

jsc7002 wrote:

I dont have a plastic bumper, I made my own front, Im getting rubbing on the back of the wheel well

????

Have you gotten rid of your pinch welds????

If you are getting rubbing there NOW, when you change to a wider rim or one with less backspacing it's only going to get worse..The less Backspacing the further out the wheel/tyre sits, that then increases the turning radius arc of the wheel, and therefore the tyre will come even closer to the wheel well.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:16 pm

oh ya its not even close to the pinch welds, its if I made a SHARP right turn, the front passenger tire rubs on the wheel well on the back side of the tire....if that makes sense, oh hold on Ill go snap a pic

but Im pretty sure that some new tires with a different BS will fix it

daspes · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:06 pm

When I was running 245/75's I ddin't even have rubbing on the pinchweld pre-pounding. Not sure if it was the MT/R's or the Frankenlift.

jason thompson · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:24 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

oh ya its not even close to the pinch welds, its if I made a SHARP right turn, the front passenger tire rubs on the wheel well on the back side of the tire....if that makes sense, oh hold on Ill go snap a pic

but Im pretty sure that some new tires with a different BS will fix it

I dont under stand how you are getting a rub ,but not all KJ's are the same
it is plastic that it is rubbing on right?
heat it and move it or cut it and remove it or just let the tires take care of it for you ,they are stronger than the plastic

also keep in mind that you may not be rubbing at all
you may be feeling the outer lug pattern on the pavement and it is fooling you
just wait a few days and see if it goes away ,while you are waiting just play the radio a little louder

tan's2002kjlimited · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:38 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

or just let the tires take care of it for you ,they are stronger than the plastic,
just wait a few days and see if it goes away. while you are waiting just play the radio a little louder

That's what I'm doing.

rangerd77 · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 10:48 am **Posts:** 512

rock the 15" cragars and get a 15" tire. in the end it is all cheaper and a little better for the clearance problems you are having. trust me

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:54 pm

jason thompson wrote:

jsc7002 wrote:

oh ya its not even close to the pinch welds, its if I made a SHARP right turn, the front passenger tire rubs on the wheel well on the back side of the tire....if that makes sense, oh hold on Ill go snap a pic

but Im pretty sure that some new tires with a different BS will fix it

I dont under stand how you are getting a rub ,but not all KJ's are the same
it is plastic that it is rubbing on right?
heat it and move it or cut it and remove it or just let the tires take care of it for you ,they are stronger than the plastic

also keep in mind that you may not be rubbing at all
you may be feeling the outer lug pattern on the pavement and it is fooling you
just wait a few days and see if it goes away ,while you are waiting just play the radio a little louder

no im pretty sure its actual rub and thesse tires are loud so the radio is already turned up lol but i have no plastic other than the wheel well liner

jason thompson · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:06 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

jason thompson wrote:

jsc7002 wrote:

oh ya its not even close to the pinch welds, its if I made a SHARP right turn, the front passenger tire rubs on the wheel well on the back side of the tire....if that makes sense, oh hold on Ill go snap a pic

but Im pretty sure that some new tires with a different BS will fix it

I dont under stand how you are getting a rub ,but not all KJ's are the same
it is plastic that it is rubbing on right?
heat it and move it or cut it and remove it or just let the tires take care of it for you ,they are stronger than the plastic

also keep in mind that you may not be rubbing at all
you may be feeling the outer lug pattern on the pavement and it is fooling you
just wait a few days and see if it goes away ,while you are waiting just play the radio a little louder

no im pretty sure its actual rub and thesse tires are loud so the radio is already turned up lol but i have no plastic other than the wheel well liner

I would start with heat ,heat gun, heat it up enough to get it soft and then bend it out of the way
hey ,it could be worse you could be rubbing on your motor mount
that is a problem that the FJ's are having when the go over 32's in some cases

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm

lol i have no plastic to heat, I havent had the stock plastic bumper forever, its rubbing somewhere else Ill try to get a pic tomorrow morning, but Im confident that the BS is my problem

what BS is everyone running on the Soft 8's?

daspes · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:16 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

lol i have no plastic to heat, I havent had the stock plastic bumper forever, its rubbing somewhere else Ill try to get a pic tomorrow morning, but Im confident that the BS is my problem

what BS is everyone running on the Soft 8's?

16X7'S 4" BS.

rangerd77 · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 10:48 am **Posts:** 512

jason thompson wrote--"also keep in mind that you may not be rubbing at all
you may be feeling the outer lug pattern on the pavement and it is fooling you
just wait a few days and see if it goes away ,while you are waiting just play the radio a little louder"

why in the hell would you tell someone that. and you think you know something about something? from the PM that you sent me, and the way you worded it made you sound the like the KJ GOD. but we all know that thats not true now dont we.

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