Front Rubbing - Tires, Suspension or Wheels?

rymanrph said

I'm running the newer 5x4.5 pattern discs, but I could see upgrading to something nicer when I upgrade my K member (probably way down the road).

I'm looking at Torque Thrust II wheels and they aren't offered that I can see in a 17x7 with a 5.0 or 5.5 bs. The most I see is 4.75.

I'm not looking to slam my car like yours, but would I still need to go down to a 255 to keep from rubbing on the tub? I just want to take advantage of the spring offset.

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You need to measure yourself to determine what works best for your setup.

My car is not slammed when I drive it so yes if you don't want to rub then you can only go so far. I don't know how much room you pick up by offsetting the spring but that would need to be considered when determining backspace.

I'm assuming that you want to drop the car back down so the tire sits inside the wheel well a bit.

Here is a link to instructions on how to measure it yourself. IF your buying from a local wheel shop then they can do that for you.

http://www.vintagewheelworks.com/tech-offset.php

17x7 with 4.75 would probably work up front...it's 5" on 8" wheel and you can run 8" up front if you want.