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Title: Wheel spacers affect tires rubbing?
Post by: holman on October 04, 2006, 06:10:23 AM
I have a 95 Tracker with OME springs and shocks and 1" coil sring spacers.I'm using 1" wheel spacers and my tire size is 235/75/15 with 7" American Racing Wheels.When I have my front wheels turned fully locked the tires rub on the  of the inner fender well.Is this do to the wheel spacers.I would like to run 30/9.5 tires.Would taking off the wheel spacers help my problem.
Title: Re: Wheel spacers affect tires rubbing?
Post by: john1974 on October 04, 2006, 06:30:21 AM
Quote from: holman on October 04, 2006, 06:10:23 AM
I have a 95 Tracker with OME springs and shocks and 1" coil sring spacers.I'm using 1" wheel spacers and my tire size is 235/75/15 with 7" American Racing Wheels.When I have my front wheels turned fully locked the tires rub on the  of the inner fender well.Is this do to the wheel spacers.I would like to run 30/9.5 tires.Would taking off the wheel spacers help my problem.

they should help on that, I know on my friends sammy doesnt rub anymore with spacers
Title: Re: Wheel spacers affect tires rubbing?
Post by: Rhinoman on October 04, 2006, 08:52:59 AM
Most probably, with the wheel spacers the wheel moves in a wider arc.
Title: Re: Wheel spacers affect tires rubbing?
Post by: WorkInProgress91 on October 04, 2006, 09:03:54 AM
On stock wheels, if you try to run 31/9.50's without spacers they will rub on the frame.  since you already have aftermarket wheels, they're probably hurting more than they're helping.
Title: Re: Wheel spacers affect tires rubbing?
Post by: Drone637 on October 04, 2006, 01:59:36 PM
Make sure to bang the ridge flat on the inside of your fenders.  That will usually give you a bit more space.  I also ran into rubbing against the bottom of the stock bumper. 

Once I lifted my front end up with the spacers that took care of the last of the rubbing issues on the tracker with the 235/75's.  As WorkInProgress said though, the aftermarket wheels probably make the spacers unneccesary.