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Old 02-02-2012, 05:03 PM
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Default rubicon wheels and tires do the fit an xj?

Dose anyone know the answer and what the back spacing is?
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Only rubicon wheels from a tj or lj ('06 & below), jk ('07 & up) wheels require an adapter.
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BS is 44.45 MM.
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I've got the 16x8 MOABS on my Jeep and the BS is 5 inches. You can see a picture in my photos. They will fit with 245/75/16 inch tires with a 2 inch budget lift, but to flex it out properly you will need a 3.5 inch lift. If you don't go off road, they will do fine with a 2 inch budget lift with factory fender flares. I put them on stock before I lifted and would rub when I went up driveways or over speed bumps.

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Originally Posted by Big David
BS is 44.45 MM.
That would make the backspacing bit under 2"....
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My bs on mine is 5'

love them ahhhhh
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Originally Posted by ohioxj41
My bs on mine is 5'
Dang!

What's the backspacing on a factory steel Jeep wheel? I've never measured mine. I'd imagine the same 5"?
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Originally Posted by b. lee
Dang!

What's the backspacing on a factory steel Jeep wheel? I've never measured mine. I'd imagine the same 5"?
6inches on the factory steel wheels.
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Originally Posted by blue_on_blackXJ
That would make the backspacing bit under 2"....
This was on Google & I think it was for the '07 & up.Thanks for watching.
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Originally Posted by Big David
This was on Google & I think it was for the '07 & up.Thanks for watching.
What are we watching...?
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Default 2013 jeep XJ with 2013 Rubicon wheels

did mine last weekend with 1.25" spidertrax adapters. back spacing is about .5" more than stock wheel which brings the tires right out to the edge, maybe a 1/4" past the stock fenders. i love the new 2013 wheels. they dont work if your xj is green, or blue, or a weird color that doesn't carry the finish in the wheels.
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Originally Posted by Big David
This was on Google & I think it was for the '07 & up.Thanks for watching.
I have jk wheels, about 5"
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Originally Posted by Big David
This was on Google & I think it was for the '07 & up.Thanks for watching.
Probably looking at offset. Tells you the same thing as bs just a different way of measuring it
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Originally Posted by XJJEPH
did mine last weekend with 1.25" spidertrax adapters. back spacing is about .5" more than stock wheel which brings the tires right out to the edge, maybe a 1/4" past the stock fenders. i love the new 2013 wheels. they dont work if your xj is green, or blue, or a weird color that doesn't carry the finish in the wheels.
I don't normally like those wheels, but they set your jeep off just right. Very clean.
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Mine has about 5.5 inches of lift on 265 70 17 2011 rubi wheels with 1.5inch adapters
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