ANOTHER tire and wheel ?

[gasquetmike]

ok...im new to the site. I cant find the answer to my ? anywhere, in any post . I have a 73 CJ5. All stock except 2 1/2 in suspension lift with stock fender flairs. Im trying to fill the wheel wells out with the biggest tire i can, i dont want them sticking out past the fender flair or too far inside, too skinny. I put 15 x 8 inch wheels with 3 1/2 in back spacing and 33x12.50 x15 tires. looks great...no issues in rear, front rub on front and rear of leaf springs when turning left or right. so i put 33x10.50x15 tires on it with a 1/4 in spacer in front. no rubbing but the rear looks bad, tires are way inside the stock flairs...too skinny..talking with les Schwab about a 15 x 8 wheel with a 2 1/2 in back spacing and maybe a 32 x 11.50x15 tire?.or the 33 x 10.50x15 with wheel spacers in back to fill out the wheel well more. I never thought it would be so hard to find the correct tire and wheel combo on a jeep. i see many many photos of cj5s with what look like 33x12.50x15 tires with 8 and 10 in rims and cant figure out how they did it?..help!

 

[caveman]

You can adjust the stops on your front axle so that the tires don't rub on the springs. I'm sure someone will come up with a picture of it. My search comes up blank this morning.

 

[Patrick]

Your goal of keeping the wheels inside the flares but not too far in is an excellent one IMO. I accomplished this with 9” rims, 33 12.50 15 tires, wider flares, and wider axles. It has that “balanced” stance and I get a lot of compliments. I am sure somebody here has the answer for you. Good luck.

 

[MDPJeep]

I had 14.5x33R15 SSR Tires on my CJ, but I also had a 4.5" lift. I don't remember any front rub issues. The rears will alway be fine because they aren't on a steer axle. Good luck !!