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ideal off road wheel backspacing?

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Old 01-17-2014, 12:41 PM
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ideal off road wheel backspacing?

my lift kit is done and i lagged on buying wheels and tires I am wondering what you guys think might be good backspacing for driving on the beach and up sandy trails. i feel like wider stance would be good.
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Personally I usually stay as close to stock as possible. Changing the offset changes all the steering geometry. Going to wide makes the tires hit the fenders turning, staying in to close makes them hit springs.

Minor changes probably aren't a big deal but I always wonder how bad those trucks with the entire wheel outside the body drive.

Lift and tire size might help guys get the big picture to help you out.
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ah, good point ^^^ im going to about 4" over where it sits now.. going to run 315/75/16 wrangler duratrac
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I run a 37x16.5 tire with a 10 in wide wheel with 4 1/2 back spacing .and it run's out Great.
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