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help. bought used tire/wheels. wont fit

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Old 11-25-2012, 07:32 AM
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Default help. bought used tire/wheels. wont fit

came home with some used 33's. the rims are 5 lug. but wont fit my JK bolt pattern.

jk bolt patterned--- 5.00
used wheels-- 5.50.


now wtf do i do??
Old 11-25-2012, 07:40 AM
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They make wheel spacers that also convert lug patterns - look for a 5x5 to 5x5.5 spacer.
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Sell the wheels and buy new ones
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Or buy two sets of these
http://www.spidertrax.com/Jeep-5x5-1...&category=9993
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Thanks guys. I bought a conversion kit. If anybody wants some barely used 1 inch wheel spacers let me know. I have 4
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What to do depends partly on the backspacing of the wheels.

If the wheels have the same backspace as stock JK wheels, then a set of spacers that also adapt 5 to 5.5 should work great.

If the wheels already have less backspacing than stock, then adapters will make the wheels/tires stick out way too far. Nothing to do but use different wheels.
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You could always drill out the rotors to a 5.5 patern! any one with a drill press can do it, and any machine shop can do it. You dont need to buy a thing, just drill and mount(not to sound dirty)



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