I'm thinking of picking up some 16X8 with 4.5" backspacing. It's a daily driver with no lifts and without the use of any spacers. The most important is that it would not rub at full turn. What size tires are right for this application? I see some people are using 285/75/16s. Any thoughts?

 

i have that setup right now. no rubbing on road.

 

I am running the same 285/75R16 Nitto Terra Grabbers on 16X8 rims with 5" backspacing. My wheels come maybe 1/4" outside of the fenders. 4.5" of backspacing should move your tires out another half inch. I think 4.5" is the sweet spot on a stock suspension, but anything from 4 to 5 inches of backspacing should be fine.

Also be aware that tire dealers talk in terms of offset, not backspacing. I found it led to some confusion in my wheel selection with Discount Tire. Just for clearity... on a 8" wide rim, 4" of backspace is 0 offset, +12mm offset is 5" of backspace. It sounds like you would like +6mm offset rims or 4.5" of backspace. (Please correct me if I am wrong here guys!)

On the street I have no rubbing issues so far. Offroad has yet to be tested:toung:

I'm getting my ECU flashed tomorrow for the larger tire size.

Good luck with your tire and wheel selection. I know I spent a few weeks researching my options! I am happy how it turned out though