I think I know the answers but I want to get confirmation from others that have more experience than me on the matter.

I am looking at trying to run 285/70R17 GY Duratracs on my stock wheels and add 1.5" Spidertrax wheel spacers.

My questions are:

Will this combination work and will there be rubbing (front or rear) to worry about?

Are there any cons to running the 1.5" wheel spacers whether it be highway or offroad?

Will I loose any turning radius with this combination (from rubbing or otherwise) or will the spacers take care of that?

Thanks and, as always, I appreciate all the help and input.

 

You will have no worries with this set up. The only con, is you will want to check the spacers from time to time. I believe the recommendation is 500 miles after install, then every tire rotation. If you dont rotate your tires, then just check them every 5K or so. I checked mine for the first time at about 1000 miles after install, and had 2 loose nuts. Just rotated tires last week, and found all nuts to be tight. After I installed spacers and tires, I felt that the JK actually handled around turns a bit better. Not that there was ever an issue stock, just that the spacers giving a little wider stance seemed to make it feel.... better.

I have the spidertrax with stock wheels and 285 wide tires.