Roxanne: 1985 Cj-7

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02-14-2010, 10:04 PM
AggieTJ2007

stick with the 4.75 backspacing wheels
02-14-2010, 10:23 PM
colman

wider front end helps with turning radius, trucks come from the factory like that
02-14-2010, 10:28 PM
AggieTJ2007

yeah but too much back spacing on the wheels gives you a large scrub radius and makes it real hard to turn
02-14-2010, 10:52 PM
RCcola55

Quote:

Originally Posted by 85cj7

In getting new wheels but have a question. I am going to run 4.25" BS wheels on the rear but have the option of running 2.75" BS wheels in the front to bring it in and make it closer to the width of the rear. Should I do it or run 4.25" BS on both front and rear. I don't know what the total width is on the tires now but WMS is 63.5" in front and 60" in rear.

less backspacing will push the tires further out.
02-14-2010, 11:14 PM
DRAGOONRANCH

Yep, the 2.75s would need to go in the back to even them out. With your short wheel base I would think your turning radius would still be very acceptable. It's just a matter of looks. Does the rear being narrower really make it look funny?
02-14-2010, 11:56 PM
85cj7

sorry ya, wasn't thinking. Your right it would be less backspacing in the back. Well I have 4.25s on the front now and like the way it looks. I might buy the 2.75s for the back to bring them out a bit more. The front would still be wider (not by much, 1/4" on each side) So I wouldn't be changing the width of the front, just making the rear wider. Any downsides to doing this?
02-15-2010, 02:43 AM
colman

since ur not worried about rotating then it really doesn't matter, run 2 different rims
02-15-2010, 03:32 AM
DRAGOONRANCH

Other than a pain in the ass when rotating tires, no. (and I really doubt you will be needing to do much rotating of your tires on this one. If you do like Scott, he just cuts one every trip so he keeps pretty new tires all around. :D )
02-15-2010, 08:01 PM
AggieTJ2007

no, I would just get wheel spacers i have some in the rear
02-15-2010, 10:15 PM
colman

since he already has to buy rims might as well get the ones that don't need the spacer since the spacers would be another hundred
02-22-2010, 05:14 PM
85cj7

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Matching Bolt Pattern, 8x6.5 both Front and Rear. . . Finally.

Also, the new 37x12.5x15 MTRs. The Jeep will obviously come down a lot once it's back on it's own weight. Regardless the new tires fill out the wheelwells pretty well.
02-22-2010, 10:47 PM
AggieTJ2007

awesome too bad 8 lugs don't help hold your ujoints together
02-22-2010, 11:01 PM
85cj7

I don’t anticipate the stock shafts holding together. After talking to Garrett about his d-44 and MTRs I have come to expect that chromo shafts are a necessity, as well as hydro-assist. None of that will happen this year though. I won’t be wheeling it this year because of these known weak points. I don’t want to break anything before I might leave the country for a while.
02-22-2010, 11:12 PM
stx4wheeler

*****, Dana 44 shafts are easy to find.
02-22-2010, 11:32 PM
AggieTJ2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by 85cj7

I don’t anticipate the stock shafts holding together. After talking to Garrett about his d-44 and MTRs I have come to expect that chromo shafts are a necessity, as well as hydro-assist. None of that will happen this year though. I won’t be wheeling it this year because of these known weak points. I don’t want to break anything before I might leave the country for a while.

whats the point in doing the work if you aren't going to wheel it get some spares and get good at swapping them out

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