Has anyone bolted the Mopar Winter Wheels onto a Gladiator?

[Dan Grec]

Hi All,

This is me and my JK running "Mopar Winter Wheels" Part Number: 52124455AB

I'm wondering if anyone has actually bolted them on a Gladiator?
Backspacing-wise they should be OK, but they might have a problem clearing the rear brake calipers (which are much bigger than on my JK).

Has anyone ever actually tried one on a Gladiator?

Also I know there are other wheels that look similar (including the spare steelie), but I'm interested in these ones exactly.
Please only reply here if you have experience with these wheels on a Gladiator.

Thanks,
-Dan

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[Imbuere]

If there’s anyone here in Denver, with a JT, I’ve got a couple 52124455ABs we could very easily test out for Dan. Let me know and we can set up a time to meet somewhere.

 

[kevman65]

They're 3 mm more backspace than JT wheels. That would be getting things close to the caliper.

Are those 5 x 5 or 5 x 4.5 on bolt pattern?
They're only listed as compatible with the JK.

 

[Dan Grec]

They're 3 mm more backspace than JT wheels. That would be getting things close to the caliper.

Are those 5 x 5 or 5 x 4.5 on bolt pattern?
They're only listed as compatible with the JK.

They have the JK bolt pattern, which is the same as the JT bolt pattern.

The bolt pattern is no an issue, neither is the backspacing for tires that are around 11" wide or less.
The challenge is if the wheels themsvles have a big enough "opening" to clear the calipers.
I just measured one of mine yesterday, and it's within a quarter inch or maybe half inch of the same as the gladiator spare, so it's going to be mighty, mighty close.

Cheers!,
-Dan

 

[Dan Grec]

As an update for anyone else thinking about this:

I finally got to try the Mopar Winter Wheels on a Gladiator.
They do actually clear the caliper on the rear... by about the thickness of a piece of paper.
So for me, that's a no go and essentially, they don't fit!

With wheel spacers the "bump" in the wheel would be further out and it would maybe be OK, but I'm not interested in running spacers.

So realistically, they don't fit. Now we know.

-Dan

 

[MAI77]

As an update for anyone else thinking about this:

I finally got to try the Mopar Winter Wheels on a Gladiator.
They do actually clear the caliper on the rear... by about the thickness of a piece of paper.
So for me, that's a no go and essentially, they don't fit!

With wheel spacers the "bump" in the wheel would be further out and it would maybe be OK, but I'm not interested in running spacers.

So realistically, they don't fit. Now we know.

-Dan

What size spacer are we talking about here? I'm really interested, love those wheels.

 

[Dan Grec]

What size spacer are we talking about here? I'm really interested, love those wheels.

To be honest I didn't look that closely about the spacer option, you'd want to measure and find out for yourself.

-Dan

 

[MAI77]

To be honest I didn't look that closely about the spacer option, you'd want to measure and find out for yourself.

-Dan

Thanks for the quick reply.

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