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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:16 AM
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i am saving up some money for some new wheels. since i have 30s on my jimmy and i was wanting 15X7 pro comp rock crawler 37 series wheels. the lagerest backspacing they have is 4.5 is that goina make my tires scrub on the fender?

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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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I have procomp series 97 in 15x8 with 4.5 inches of backspace with 30x9.5 tires. They do rub sometimes at full lock when i go over a good size bump or something like that. They seem to rub pretty good when I'm going in reverse and I turn the wheels for some reason. It shouldnt be as bad with 15x7 rims I wouldnt think though. Here's a pic of mine just to show you how much they do stick out


 
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Yep, they will rub. Get yourself a body lift, or trim the fenders.

The difference in backspacing pushes the tires further out, thus hitting the fender when the tire turns, especially when flexing out.
 
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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if i was to crank my tbars will they still scrub on the fender?

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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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is offset and backspacing the same? if not what is offset?

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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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I have 31/10.50 procomp x-terrian's on a 97 4 door. I have 2" body and t bar tweak. The tires are monted on stock rims, the tires rub behind the tires on the frame on full lock. when the wheels if half turned and i hit a bump the tires will rub the fender. Im gonna have to fender trim to have mine not rub, and get a new set of rims to get the tires away from the frame.
 
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