yikes
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Do wrangler canyon wheels rub or come close to the leaf spring with 31's on an XJ ?
jeep canyon wheel question
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BIGSLVRXJ
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I had Canyons with 31x10.50s on an XJ with a 3" lift, there was no rub in the back, but at full lock it rubbed the lower control arms.yikes said:
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That may depend on the springs and the tires. They did with my OME HD springs and Firestone Destination MT's. The spring clamps that OME uses are mounted right were the "bulge" is on the tires so there was less than 1/2" clearance. I went with 1" spacers.
yikes
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yep - 10.50's -- Re springs. I thought they were closer to moab wheel specs - but 15.
zluster
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yikes
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thanks guys. does any body have a pic of how close the tire is to the leaf ? are canyons the same backspace as stock 7" cherokee wheels ?
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Hammered
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close but no problems to my knowlege
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Mine were too close for comfort! OME HD springs, TJ canyons, 31x10.5 Destination MT's
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Change the bolt to a button head cap screw.
Hammered
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I suppose different brand tires also run different? Mine are BFG ATko's and theyre safe. However. I'll be shoving some 32s in there, so it looks like some wheel spacers are in order.
Ray H
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yikes said:
Wrangler Canyons are 8" with 5.5" BS. 7" Jeep wheels have 5.25" BS.
Heres the complicated part (not really though). On an 8" wheel the center line is at 4". That means that on an 8" wheel with 5.5" BS the mounting flange is 1.5" outboard of the wheel center line.
On a 7" wheel with 5.25"BS, the mounting flange is 1.75" outboard of the wheel center line.
Since the tire is always centered on the wheel, theoretically, 8" wheels with 5.5BS should allow .25" more clearnce than a 7" wheel with 5.25BS.
In short, the Canyons will allow just as much clearance as the 7" Jeep wheel.
Tenny
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I'm considering buying some canyons, but now I am confused after reading this thread.
So I was looking at the generic steelies with 4.5" backspacing (15x8). And everyone seems to say those will be fine w/o rubbing. Since these are 5.5" backspacing, wouldn't it mean they stick out further? From this picture it appears it would work that way:
So can anyone else clue me in for what I am missing? BTW: These would be going on some 33x12.50's.
So I was looking at the generic steelies with 4.5" backspacing (15x8). And everyone seems to say those will be fine w/o rubbing. Since these are 5.5" backspacing, wouldn't it mean they stick out further? From this picture it appears it would work that way:
So can anyone else clue me in for what I am missing? BTW: These would be going on some 33x12.50's.
winkosmosis
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Ray H said:
Shouldn't it be 0.25" less clearance with the Canyons? 5.5 BS - 5.25 BS = 0.25 closer to the leaf spring
RCP Phx
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A 4.5"BS wheel will stick out an inch "further" than a 5.5"BS wheel.In your pic the top is the part that goes against the drum/rotor!Tenny said:I'm considering buying some canyons, but now I am confused after reading this thread.
So I was looking at the generic steelies with 4.5" backspacing (15x8). And everyone seems to say those will be fine w/o rubbing. Since these are 5.5" backspacing, wouldn't it mean they stick out further? From this picture it appears it would work that way:
So can anyone else clue me in for what I am missing? BTW: These would be going on some 33x12.50's.
