I have a 2001 TJ. The previous owner put in a 3 inch lift with 285 70 17 wheels. They are stock Rubicon wheels. The tires rub on the upper control arm in a lock lock turn. I would like the best way to fix this. Is it smaller tires or can I put in an offset spacer to push the wheels a little further out? I’d like to keep the lift, but if it would help, I’ll take it out. Thanks in advance for advice.
2001 TJ wheel offset
- Thread starter Crabman
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LONGJP2
TJ Expert
The cheap and easy solution is to adjust the steering stops by adding a washer (or 2).
Next would be adding a 1" spacer to your wheels.
Many run spacers without issues as long as they're properly installed.
YRMV
LONGJP2
TJ Expert
The cheap and easy solution is to stop worrying about the rub and back off on the steering until the noise goes away.
If your stock Rubicon wheels are 17 inch they're from a JK so you should already have spacers to get the bolt patern right or someone modified some JK axles to fit in your TJ.
Whatever tires wheels you have rubbing on anything at full lock shouldn't be something to worry about unless you're doing that at high speed but at that point you may have something else to be worried about.
Whatever tires wheels you have rubbing on anything at full lock shouldn't be something to worry about unless you're doing that at high speed but at that point you may have something else to be worried about.
Are you saying they should already be spacers installed? I’m pretty sure the axles are TJ.
deadbeat son
TJ Addict
Yes, adapters are required to adapt the JK or JL wheels to the TJ hubs. The bolt patterns are not the same.
OK - I just checked. There are 1" spacers. I think that means the answer is smaller tires.
Thanks to all!
LONGJP2
TJ Expert
Your JK wheel probably has more backspacing than a typical TJ wheel. So, to get the same effect you would need a larger spacer to bump it out more.
Or, why not try adjusting the steering stops? At least until you decide on tires.