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    Wheel Back Spacing

    On a quest to purchase the best wheels I can find for as little as possible.
    My current American Racing wheels on my TJ worked great with 31's. Now that I have 35x12.5 tires, even with 1.5" spacers I get alot of front sway bar wheel rub.
    Not really interested in adjusting my stearing stop or a Currie system either.
    Can anyone give me an idea of the minimum backspacing I should look for thats worked for them?

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    Measure what you have, and add to it about 1/2" more where you are rubbing.

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    Wheel Back Spacing

    I think 3.5" - 3.75" is the norm.
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    Wheel Back Spacing

    I don't have my sway bar anymore, so I'm not sure if it would rub on mine or not.. I'm running 37x12.50 on 15x10 wheels
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    yep,Jason is right.and with your spacer you are running a 2.5" back spacing,pretty hard to find a wheel to make less than that.On top of that it is really hard on your wheel bearings and axles. it's time to upgrade your axles or start moving things out of the way.

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