About to join the club - wheel offset question

[Stan H]

Rubicon has the wide axles.

And Mojave and Max tow

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[TuckerGrover]

Here is my JTRD with a Mopar 2 inch lift with 37 x 12.5 x 17 tires on TeraFlex Nomad wheels with 0 offset. Plus the Harker Camper.

This is very helpful! Thank you!

 

[TuckerGrover]

Here is my JTRD with a Mopar 2 inch lift with 37 x 12.5 x 17 tires on TeraFlex Nomad wheels with 0 offset. Plus the Harker Camper.

Do you regear?

 

[NotSo Bright White]

Do you regear?

Not necessary with the diesel.

 

[NotSo Bright White]

And she sits pretty level considering how much crap I carry!

 

[Tha Malig8r]

I’m going to be buying my first JT (had an old YJ in college and loved it) and am making my shopping list. I love the look of Black Rhino product and plan to fit them into the Rubicon trim level. The offset I am finding for the 17x9.5” is -18. How much poke will that likely induce with MT Baja Boss AT’s at 315/70/17? Will I need a level on a stock Rubicon? If yes, how much to achieve and leave enough rake for when I add the Harker Camper Tent setup? What components will this offset likely strain first so I can plan to replace on a shortened timeline? Any other comments are welcome. My use case is daily driver, hunting rig, family trips to the mountains, boondocking’ish when traveling. Thank you.

 

[TuckerGrover]

Thanks, everyone! I was able to find a slightly narrower wheel to help get to a 0 offset for when I order. The feedback was valuable and appreciated.

 

[CVrubi]

I’m running Black Rhino Abrams 17x9.5 -18mm offset wheels with Nitto Ridge Grapplers 35x17x12.50 on my 2022 Rubicon. There is @3 and 1/2“ of poke beyond the Rubicon flares.

 

[TuckerGrover]

I’m running Black Rhino Abrams 17x9.5 -18mm offset wheels with Nitto Ridge Grapplers 35x17x12.50 on my 2022 Rubicon. There is @3 and 1/2“ of poke beyond the Rubicon flares.

what suspension do you have going on? Any other upgrades that affect that stance?

 

[CVrubi]

I have a Rough Country 2 and 1/2“ spacer lift with bump stop and extender in the front and a 1 and 3/8” ICON spacer lift with bump stop and extender in the rear. I feel this even‘s the stance very well. I went with spacers because I wanted to keep the stock Rubicon shocks. To better the steering my Jeep mechanic installed a Metalcloak sector shaft brace, Metalcloak upper front control arms, Rock Jock 1 and 5/8” tie rod, Fox ATS steering stabilizer, and he adjusted the steering box and did an alignment. This made a huge difference in the steering with larger tires.

 

[srharter]

Mojave with 2.5" lift, 37x12.50 on 17x8.5" - 0 offset. -18 will move the center of tread outboard by 18mm or 3/4".

 

[Stan H]

I have a Rough Country 2 and 1/2“ spacer lift with bump stop and extender in the front and a 1 and 3/8” ICON spacer lift with bump stop and extender in the rear. I feel this even‘s the stance very well. I went with spacers because I wanted to keep the stock Rubicon shocks. To better the steering my Jeep mechanic installed a Metalcloak sector shaft brace, Metalcloak upper front control arms, Rock Jock 1 and 5/8” tie rod, Fox ATS steering stabilizer, and he adjusted the steering box and did an alignment. This made a huge difference in the steering with larger tires.

Those stock Rubicon shocks will be toast by 40,000 they will start leaking like a seive change them thats my advise.

 

[CVrubi]

That’s good to know. I will change them once they start going bad.

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