Wheel Spacers fitment with 245/65/17 tires and a 2" lift?

[IconicSilverMaverick]

I'm running Mickey Thompson Baja Boss 245/65/17 tires on stock steel XL rims with an Eibach 2" spring lift on my AWD Ecoboost.

To achieve the suspension look I'm going after, I would like to install fender flares and 2" wheel spacers.

I have read about people in the club who deal with rubbing issues after installing wheel spacers with upsized tires and no lift, but I can't find anyone who has mentioned rubbing with wheel spacers after a lift.

Have any of y'all installed 2" wheel spacers with 245/65/17 tires and a 2" lift? If so, have you experienced any rubbing? Need feedback from anyone running this specific setup, please.

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[Maverickman74]

I think you will end up rubbing when turning the front tires. Would be my guess. Probably only at or near full lock. Also there have been quite a few complaints about fender flares ruining the paint under them after people remove them to clean em. As a AMC Eagle owner(one of the first to slap black plastic over everything) I can say that is real and will give rust a head start. I think a smaller than 2" offset wheel is probably a better idea. However it is more expensive.

 

[IconicSilverMaverick]

I think you will end up rubbing when turning the front tires. Would be my guess. Probably only at or near full lock. Also there have been quite a few complaints about fender flares ruining the paint under them after people remove them to clean em. As a AMC Eagle owner(one of the first to slap black plastic over everything) I can say that is real and will give rust a head start. I think a smaller than 2" offset wheel is probably a better idea. However it is more expensive.

Thank you, MavMan. After your feedback and more thinking about it, I've decided to forego the spacers and fender flares and spend the jack on other parts. I think for suspension-related stuff I'll get the Steeda strut bars and cut it out there, and then move on to more power adders -- tune, downpipe, FMIC.

 

[Maverickman74]

Thats probably a better plan. Its good to look understated and have the performance for suprising folks. Dueces is still running his XL steel wheels and blowing doors off some real muscle cars.

 

[IconicSilverMaverick]

Thats probably a better plan. Its good to look understated and have the performance for suprising folks. Dueces is still running his XL steel wheels and blowing doors off some real muscle cars.

Yes sir, I have enjoyed following him!

 

[Captain Blackheart]

I'm running Mickey Thompson Baja Boss 245/65/17 tires on stock steel XL rims with an Eibach 2" spring lift on my AWD Ecoboost.

To achieve the suspension look I'm going after, I would like to install fender flares and 2" wheel spacers.

I have read about people in the club who deal with rubbing issues after installing wheel spacers with upsized tires and no lift, but I can't find anyone who has mentioned rubbing with wheel spacers after a lift.

Have any of y'all installed 2" wheel spacers with 245/65/17 tires and a 2" lift? If so, have you experienced any rubbing? Need feedback from anyone running this specific setup, please.

Image but not a direct link. I'm running the 2" spacers on my Maverick and am very pleased with them.

 

[AlyCat]

Image but not a direct link. I'm running the 2" spacers on my Maverick and am very pleased with them.

are you getting any rubbing?

 

[Captain Blackheart]

are you getting any rubbing?

None at all, and I haven't lifted the truck. Standard FX4 height.

 

[IconicSilverMaverick]

None at all, and I haven't lifted the truck. Standard FX4 height.

What size tires are you running?

 

[Captain Blackheart]

What size tires are you running?

Factory 225/65-17, lots of room to spare.

 

[IconicSilverMaverick]

Factory 225/65-17, lots of room to spare.

Consensus among the club seems to be that rubbing will result when combining upsized 245/65/17s and the 2" spacers.

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