Confirmed Rubbing- If your setup has Rubbed, share your feedback

[AverageOverlander]

I figure a post worded this way may get a bit more genuine feedback as it seems like it's become a bit a bragging statement lately to shout out, "I don't rub with my 37" tires on stock suspension."
Yes you can fit a big tire in a Gladiator and drive in a straight line, we've heard plenty of those stories, so skip them and share your stories of setups that do rub, even just a little bit... I'll start.

Overland with 33" tires on stock rims and a 2" lift. When sway bars are disconnected and the suspension is at full stuff and turning sharply, it will rub just a little bit.

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[Bbannongmu]

I got rub on the front sway bar at full lock on flat ground with 37x12.50 Mickey Thompson ATZP3 tires on stock wheels with only a Teraflex 1.5” leveling kit. Glancing rub put back under full flex. I corrected up front with a few washers on the steering stops and eventually added a Rusty’s 2” advanced lift and extended bump stops. I ended up with about 4.25” of lift up front and 2.75” in back and it’s pretty darn level. I still got Minor wheel well liner rub and the sway bar rub reemerged when disconnected at lock/near lock and one wheel lifted/the other stuffed (tested with forklift and rocks in the field). I since added 1.75” wheel spacers (just to head off this debate- I like the look of stock wheels and I have over 200,000 safe miles and legit off-roading on quality, properly maintained wheel spacers over the last 20+years…YMMV) to get my tires out of the wheel wells because I added Ace steel wheel well liners that look cool but frankly inhibit clearance a little bit compared to stock and I was rubbing offroad with the stock wheel backspacing. I haven’t tested fully other than messing around offroad /off camber but I think I’m relatively rub free now … for now, until I change something else.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I’ve never rubbed fenders, steering, or suspension components with my Mickey Thomson 37x12.5x17 Baja boss at tires, even when off road with sway bar disconnected. I have a 3” lift in front and approximately 4.5” in the rear. I did however rub the inside of my full width Warn bumper a decent amount, when fully articulated, but I fixed it with a major bumper modification.

 

[Rahkmalla]

mojave, suspension 100% stock other than sway bar disconnect. 315/70r17s at +6. Will lightly graze the fender liner at full articulation with the swaybar disconnected.

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