Cany anyone share pics of their 15x8 wheel narrow and tall stance?

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Really not a fan of the extra wide buggy wheels that most people run. You ingrates! Can anyone share a pic of thier narrow & tall stance? Bonus if you could include your wheel offset/backspacing.

Thanks!!!

This is kinda what I am going for:
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I don't have any input to help you, but your chimp is violating rule #3. :ROFLMAO:
 
This is as narrow as I can manage with 35x12.5 Cooper STT. 15x8 wheels with 4" effective backspacing (5.25 plus 1.25 spacer). Flares are Rubicon/Sahara width. I've got a couple of washers on the steering stops to keep the tires out of the control arms and the sway bar but I still make contact in some situations.

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If a mainstream tire manufacturer made a streetable load C MT in 35x10.5x15 I would have it. Nitto makes something in a 17 but I think it's load D and I'm not excited enough about that to buy new wheels. yet.

Previous LJ, with 33x10.5x15 KM2's on OE Ravines (15x8, 5.5" backspacing). OE, sport width flares.

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Has anyone here ran both 12.5 and 10.5 width tires that can speak to the pluses/minuses? I'm currently running 33x12.5x15s and would be curious to hear if anyone has gone narrow width and what your experience was like?

Was the narrower width a significant reduction in traction off road?

Were they significantly better with gas mileage or acceleration on road?
 
15x8 3.75 backspacing American Racing wheels.

Had 33 10.5 KO2s. Was great on the road but little to no snow or rock traction...even aired down to 6 psi. 4 years old and on the tail end of wear didn't help.

Switched to 35 12.5 KM3s and am loving the traction.

Lots of videos on https://youtube.com/@macleanflood

Check out Firebreak for my last run on my 33s.

-Mac
 
GregBelleville said:
Has anyone here ran both 12.5 and 10.5 width tires that can speak to the pluses/minuses? I'm currently running 33x12.5x15s and would be curious to hear if anyone has gone narrow width and what your experience was like?

Was the narrower width a significant reduction in traction off road?

Were they significantly better with gas mileage or acceleration on road?
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I'm not convinced there's a difference in offroad traction, but I haven't had a close enough comparison, having only run 33x10.5 and 35x12.5 MT (separated by 8 years), ran a 32x11.5 AT and never ran 33x12.5 in either type.

12.5 does require less backspacing, which increases scrub radius which is detrimental to both onroad behavior/response to road irregularities and offroad behavior/turning wheels while stationary with a locker. Since diameter helps with scrub radius for a given backspacing, 33x12.5 is the worst combination. My personal opinion is that scrub radius in vehicles with the roller skate look is one of the major contributors to the reputation of lifted Jeeps handling like crap.
 
4" suspension lift, 1.25" body lift, 35" tires on 15x8 wheels with 4" of backspacing on the Rubicon Trail. No rear fenders and the front fenders don't protrude out further than the body.

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