Stuck with 17's (on 33's) just not many options for offset

Okay so, PO added these wheels and I hate them. I needed new tires and well probably 10K in other things right away, so I bought the new rubber and just ignored the wheels, until now. Would like to put something a little more my age on there but the options are horrible.

Current wheels 9 wide by +12mm / 5.47 BS Stops adjusted aggressively
Looking at wheels 9 wide by -6mm / 4.76 BS That's going to push the tire out by almost 3/4".

This would help any rubbing but going to get the tires out pretty darn far, ball joint issues??

This is what I am looking at. Any other ideas, I do not want to run any spacers or buy new tires.

mjonesjr84 said:

I am running the Mammoth that you are looking at with a 33" Micky Thompson Baja AT tire and 4" lift. I plan to go to 35's when these tires wear out; as long as I have gotten my new axles by then. These tires have about 10k miles on them and are showing no signs of wearing out anytime soon.

I specifically wanted 17" wheels when I did my lift, tires, & wheels. Everyone and their brother is running 15 or 16" wheels. I also didn't want anything larger than a 17" wheel for the sidewall of the tire would be too small IMO.

https://www.extremeterrain.com/mammoth-jeep-wrangler-tj-boulder-matte-black-wheel-17x9-j176622.html

• Size: 17x9 - Front or Rear
• Bolt Pattern: 5 x 114.3mm (5 x 4.5-Inch)
• Offset: -6mm, -0.2363 Inch
• Backspacing: 4.764 Inch, 121.1mm

I have zero rubbing issues with this setup.


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I really like those, looks great on your black rig too!

My concern isn't rubbing, it's pushing the tire out even further. With the tube fenders I have, I am already pretty far out there.

Yeah, one puddle and I already look like I went through hell and back!

mjonesjr84 said:

I looked at mine and I think you will be hard pressed to get much more backspacing to not hit the axle C.

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Did you see the BS on my current rims? +12 = 5.47!