I'm planning on 33x10.5r15's for my 98 Wrangler. It has Gambler wheels that are in pretty good shape. Initially I was thinking of getting some 15x8 Cragar Soft 8's but I kind of like the Gambler wheels and the fact that they are aluminum.
I've never run wheel spacers before but it sounds like it might not be a bad idea. The Cragar Soft 8's were going to have 3.75" backspacing and the Gambler wheels have 5.25" back spacing from the factory. A 1.5" spacer kit runs $120-$180ish and new steelies would run me $400 or so. 1.5" spacers would give the same overall backspacing as the steelies.
Spacers have always had a bad rep in my head....is this still true? I don't do any rock bouncing or anything, the TJ is my DD and downed logs in the woods are usually its biggest obstacle.
***edit. After a bit of digging, Spidertrax always comes out on top and is made in the USA. $258 for all 4 wheels. So I can use my aluminum gamblers for $258 or buy steelies for $400. If I wanted new aluminum aftermarket wheels with 3.75" backspacing I'm looking at about $600.
I've never run wheel spacers before but it sounds like it might not be a bad idea. The Cragar Soft 8's were going to have 3.75" backspacing and the Gambler wheels have 5.25" back spacing from the factory. A 1.5" spacer kit runs $120-$180ish and new steelies would run me $400 or so. 1.5" spacers would give the same overall backspacing as the steelies.
Spacers have always had a bad rep in my head....is this still true? I don't do any rock bouncing or anything, the TJ is my DD and downed logs in the woods are usually its biggest obstacle.
***edit. After a bit of digging, Spidertrax always comes out on top and is made in the USA. $258 for all 4 wheels. So I can use my aluminum gamblers for $258 or buy steelies for $400. If I wanted new aluminum aftermarket wheels with 3.75" backspacing I'm looking at about $600.
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