wheel issues...

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Since I put my Wilwood brake kit on, I haven't been able to move my car. Why, you ask? Well, I tried to put the stock 14" rim back on, but the wheel center was too small. Okay, so I got the old stock Jeep wheels out, put a rim (minus tire) on it, and it seemed okay. Got two new tires put on it, and went to put them on. After getting the right size lugnuts, I finally had them on.

I go to spin a tire to make sure they spin freely, and they don't even move. I found out that they hit the upper control arm ball-joint housing (thankfully not the ball joint itself).

So I say okay, I'll just find a rim that will have more backspacing, that'll work. Well, I measured clearance this morning, and I don't have more than 3/4" at the top of the wheel well. And that's with the wheel straight.

I am not sure what to do at this point, I want to try to not waste my 15" wheels up front, but I don't know how I can manage 15" wheels with that little clearance. Any ideas? I was just going to order some cheap 15x6" steelies on Summit with 4.75" backspacing, does that sound like it would work?

I am going to be changing wheels in the future all the way around, I just don't have enough money to do it right now, unfortunately.

 

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You didn't say what car you're putting this on. In general, increasing the backspacing brings the rim closer to the center of the car. The Mopar 15x7 Rallye wheels had 4½ in backspace. The Magnum wheels used on the C-bodies had 4¼ on the same size wheel. The Demon has 15x7 Rallyes mounted with 235/60-15s.
The other thing you didn't say was whether the "hat" on the Wildwood hub was taller than stock or not. If there's a difference, it will affect the backspacing that will work in your situation. Try contacting Stockton Wheel (http://www.stocktonwheel.com ) They may be able to provide better advice from their experiences.