More backspacing or spacers?
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More backspacing or spacers?
JK Newbie here. Getting prepared for some mods to my JK. I am going to 35s from the Rubi tires and like the ProComp 7105 rims. They seem to have 4.25 backspacing. I like the idea of the tire having a wider stance. I think less backspacing would accomplish this. I could also use the spacers with the backspacing as well and achieve the same stability and wider stance. I am concerned that i am adding another component into the mix between the wheel and the axle that could possibly fail. Does it make more sense to go with less backspacing only or more backspacing with spacers. Forgive me if I am getting confused about this. reading too many opinions, just trying to find an easy answer.
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JK Newbie here. Getting prepared for some mods to my JK. I am going to 35s from the Rubi tires and like the ProComp 7105 rims. They seem to have 4.25 backspacing. I like the idea of the tire having a wider stance. I think less backspacing would accomplish this. I could also use the spacers with the backspacing as well and achieve the same stability and wider stance. I am concerned that i am adding another component into the mix between the wheel and the axle that could possibly fail. Does it make more sense to go with less backspacing only or more backspacing with spacers. Forgive me if I am getting confused about this. reading too many opinions, just trying to find an easy answer.
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if you can get wheels with less back spacing, i would go that route and for no other reason than the fact that it's easier to pull your rotors or work on your axles if need be. aside from that, it really is no big deal to run both.