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Nov 11, 2007 | 04:42 PM

Trustyrusty

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Bj Spacers!

Is anyone around here running BJ Spacers with those rock crawler (steel rims) and 31x10.50 tires?

I don't wanna buy them and have tire interferance...

Nov 11, 2007 | 04:46 PM

rocket

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Rims and tires have nothing to do with BJ spacers.

Nov 11, 2007 | 04:56 PM

mt_goat

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Originally Posted by rocket

Rims and tires have nothing to do with BJ spacers.

Actually they do, some tire, rim width and back spacing combos will rub the UCAs with BJ spacers. Ask Frank or Roger to be sure.
Frank:
http://www.sdori.com/

Roger:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/ProductLine.shtml

Nov 11, 2007 | 05:02 PM

mt_goat

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From Roger's site:

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Tires on rims with the stock backspacing of 4.75" might have tire rubbing issues with 31" or smaller tires.
This is dependent on tire geometry, most clear but a few don't.
This can be often be remedied by filing/trimming the end of the a-arm lip and/or using rim spacers. Rims with 4.5" or less of backspacing clear all tires known so far.
A 1/4" wheel spacer is also an option for fitting stock wheels with clearance issues.

Nov 11, 2007 | 05:06 PM

rocket

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The most common rock crawler steel wheels will have zero issues. 15x8 with 3.75" BS will clear more than enough.
10" wide steelies or even stock wheels with 12.50 wide tires, yeah i could see them rubbing.

Nov 11, 2007 | 05:10 PM

wiebs6

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I have bj spacers and 15 by 8 rock crawler wheels and 32x11.5x15 bfg muds and they only rub a little at full turn and flex without pounding the pinch weld but with the pinch weld pounded and no mud flaps there is zero rubbing

Nov 11, 2007 | 06:39 PM

WCorbett

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If you re-read you'll see that they arent talking about fender wells. the BJ spacers push the UCA(upper control arm) up and very close to the wheel. some may even rub.

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Nov 11, 2007 | 06:46 PM

CJM

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They will rub stock wheels, not wheel with less backspacing.

Nov 11, 2007 | 09:02 PM

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They only rub on stock backspacing, which is 4.5", with a few of the 31" tire brands. Most 31's clear as to the larger tires because the tire bulge is farther away from the UCA. After market rims should be fine because they typically have 4" or less backspacing.

Frank

Nov 11, 2007 | 09:25 PM

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i had MINOR rubbing with Wild Country XTR (i think) on the stock rim.....

save your money and drop a SFA into it and be done.

Nov 11, 2007 | 09:55 PM

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WCorbett

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^thats what I did.

Nov 12, 2007 | 12:30 AM

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ovrrdrive

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tofer

save your money and drop a SFA into it and be done.

ball joint spacer= $110
SAS = $2000

How the hell is that good advice?

Nov 12, 2007 | 07:17 AM

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Agreed, can we try to keep threads on topic. He wants to know about rubbing with spacers. If he asks about SAS or is proposing something similar in cost and work magnitude, then help him out.

I suspect it is the cluttering of threads with off topic info that makes searching a pain hence the repeat questions we see here over and over and over...

Frank

Nov 12, 2007 | 07:24 AM

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Trustyrusty

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Why the hell would I do a SAS, When I don't go rock crawling? I jump the outa my truck, do high speed stuff, and go mudding and do trails...

Solid axles are absolute junk for jumping or anything over 70 mph...

Nov 12, 2007 | 07:24 AM

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ball joint spacer= $110
SAS = $2000

How the hell is that good advice?

i gave him fine advice. i told him that i had rubbing running stock rims and 31" Wild Countrys....... then i told him what i did to fix the problem....

Nov 12, 2007 | 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by elripster

X2...

I would go with 15x8 w/ 3.75BS.

Nov 12, 2007 | 11:51 AM

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declipse

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I put some 1.5" BJ spacers on when I had stock rims and Wild Country TXR's (31x10.5) and they rubbed tire to UCA. That was the excuse i needed to go get some 15x8 3.75"bs rims. Still running the TXR's (31x10.5) No rubbing on control arm, lots of room, and rims that will take a larger tire when it is time to replace them. I think it worked out just fine for me.

Nov 12, 2007 | 01:36 PM

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mrNatural

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i want to get some RC also. but the ones with 3.75 BS have a choise of either 0 offset or -.750 ofset. how does ths play into the mix?

http://www.4wheelonline.com/Products...934&ProductId=