OEM Rubicon Wheel Clearance Issues with Balancing Weights?

[TB355]

Has any one seen this issue before?

I had 315/70s installed on day 2 of getting gladiator and have had no issues. Did my 5,000 mile rotation and when pulled out of garage heard something coming from back of Jeep.

I’ve heard of AEV Pintlers having clearance issues, but never saw anything on OEM. Would think my Jeep Dealer would have known if so. Also guessing placement in rear is more tight and crucial then front?

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[Dougstdig]

This has been an issue as long as they’ve been putting on sticky weights.
As brake components have gotten larger over time so have the minimum wheel sizes. Additional attention is usually required when replacing wheels, but in your case, it comes down to a wheel/tire tech not paying attention and doing their job correctly.

I’d recommend taking it back and making them correct it. They will have to strip all weights and rebalance, paying attention to where they weights are installed. If it takes a huge amount of weight request they used another tire.

You’re just lucky a stone didn’t get trapped in there and scored a ring in the wheel.

 

[mdyucca]

On the front end I experienced conflict between wheel weights with after market tie rod. This conflict only occurred at full left turn stop at left wheel balancing weights.

 

[TB355]

This has been an issue as long as they’ve been putting on sticky weights.
As brake components have gotten larger over time so have the minimum wheel sizes. Additional attention is usually required when replacing wheels, but in your case, it comes down to a wheel/tire tech not paying attention and doing their job correctly.

I’d recommend taking it back and making them correct it. They will have to strip all weights and rebalance, paying attention to where they weights are installed. If it takes a huge amount of weight request they used another tire.

Awesome,
I am back into the Jeep world after about 10 years out. I will definitely be heading back to the Jeep dealer tomorrow, just blows me away that they either didn’t know better, or care. Guess this is why I have trust issues and do everything that majority of the work my self haha.

Guess I will just talk myself into new wheels and 37s sooner than I thought.

 

[MoxiesDad]

Whoever balanced the tires put the weights in the wrong location. Factory has stick-on weights all the way against the back of the front face and uses clip-on weight as needed along inner wheel lip.

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