91 Wrangler YJ - Tire Size Question

[bocianjeep]

1042523

I have a '91 wrangler Yj that i picked up a year ago. It has a 1 or 2" body lift on it and that is all. Everything else is factory. Standard 15" tires with shabby looking rims. I want to put larger tires on it, like 30.950 - 32" tires.



I have heard that if you simply replace the tires with larger ones using the original rims (any style of factory rims) that the new tires will rub on the leaf springs on hard turns. I also heard that a work around for this problem was to get rims with a larger offset...



I am a rookie at Jeepin' and was not fortunate enough to grow up with an indepth knowledge of trucks, so I am learning as I go. I am not afraid to do it myself and get dirty. In fact I like it, but as far as terms like offset and stuff, that's still a little foreign to me right now.



What rims could i get and what are the specs or sizes I should get to do this? can i do it without a lift just as it is right now, cause budget is a concern too! I have to do things in stages, tires first, replace 4 cyl with 6 cyl engine next, then new hardtop, then paint job, THEN lift probably.



any help is much appreciated... I had a set of rims with a racing style chrome look in mind???

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[hi_c]

1042526

try this site Jeep Tech - Tire Fitment

it shows what size tires will fit with different lifts. it's pretty cool. look around the site.

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[Craig]

1042544

You could just go with the larger tires first and put in steering stops...they're cheap and will stop your steering before it hits the leafs....or just try not to turn too sharp, they'll only rub when you have to do a u-turn or something really sharp. The backspacing (or offset) of a wheel has to do with how far positive or negitive (in or out from the center of the wheel) the drumface of the wheel (the part that attaches to the vehicle) is....example: Picture yourself looking at a wheel sideways and how far in or out the wheel sits from the car. A negitive backspacing will cause your wheel to stick further out the sides of the vehicle. A wheel with more negitive backspacing will allow you to install larger tires and be able to turn sharp and not have them rub.....I make aluminum wheels for a living so I know what I'm talking about.[addsig]

 

[bocianjeep]

1042609

Thanks fellas - much appreciated[addsig]