Do I need Spacers to run 315/70/R17 Guard dogs? it says its 11~11.8in wide..
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Do I need Spacers to run 315/70/R17 Guard dogs? it says its 11.8in wide..
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Do I need Spacers to run 315/70/R17 Guard dogs? it says its 11.8in wide..
I want to purchase these Guard Dogs cause they appear to be a the best bang for the buck and 34.7in tall is pretty close to advertised 35in.
I will not purchase them if I need wheel spacers. The last thing I need is more weight and more money spent on this set-up.. Afterall, my goal is to run 35in tires on my 2012 Wrangler Sport with a factory suspension on a budget.
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bigC
Do I need Spacers to run 315/70/R17 Guard dogs? it says its 11.8in wide..
I want to purchase these Guard Dogs cause they appear to be a the best bang for the buck and 34.7in tall is pretty close to advertised 35in.
I will not purchase them if I need wheel spacers. The last thing I need is more weight and more money spent on this set-up.. Afterall, my goal is to run 35in tires on my 2012 Wrangler Sport with a factory suspension on a budget.
Thank you,
bigC
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Here you go ....https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...bie-has-18617/ read this link and it will answer a lot of your questions. To sum it up, anything over 285/70/17 on a stock wheel will rub even then with a 285 tire you might need wheel spacers. The only way to not use wheel spacers is to buy some after market wheels with a minimum back space of 4.75. Again read the link, full of good information.
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Here you go ....https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...bie-has-18617/ read this link and it will answer a lot of your questions. To sum it up, anything over 285/70/17 on a stock wheel will rub even then with a 285 tire you might need wheel spacers. The only way to not use wheel spacers is to buy some after market wheels with a minimum back space of 4.75. Again read the link, full of good information.
Thank you.
I just read through that and darn. I guess those tires do require me to run a spacer after all.
I know SuperSwamper makes some 34x10.5 R17 tires too. I think 4wheelparts has them for $1125 out the door for 4 of them. I may have to go with these but really hoping I can find some 35in tires in 10.5in~11 wide on my 17 rims.
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You can use a 11.5" without spacers if you limit your turning radius. There is a trick using washers I'm sure you can find on here with the search function. I've got 11.5" with 1.5" spacers highly recommend you go that route or new rims. Unless you like the tall and skinny look.
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You can use a 11.5" without spacers if you limit your turning radius. There is a trick using washers I'm sure you can find on here with the search function. I've got 11.5" with 1.5" spacers highly recommend you go that route or new rims. Unless you like the tall and skinny look.
Max wideness is 11.4in.
My goal was to get a good set of All-Terrain or Mud-Terrain tires in 34~35in tall by 10.5~11.4in wide for my 17 rims under $1000.
I may have to get 15in or 16in rims, but then this adds another $200 bucks to the costs.
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Originally Posted by bigbluejk
what are guard dog tires?