Five and a half inches, but a ten inch tire on an eight inch rim
I'd use the common three and a half inches used by most after market
wheels.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Robert Bills wrote:
>
> I just added a '97 ZJ tsi to my collection of Jeeps. (That's a Grand
> Cherokee to you, Bill.) ;) It's fairly well set up with 3 1/2" lift,
> skidplates, ARB front bumper with winch, Confer rack, etc.
>
> Unfortunately, the previous owner installed 18" fancy chrome wheels and
> 285/55R18 street tires. These must go!! I'm going to run 31x10.50
> tires (or the metric equivalent, depending on the wheels I wind up
> with).
>
> I am looking for either: (1) stock Canyon wheels from a ZJ (15x7); (2)
> "take off" wheels from a late model TJ Unlimited (15x8); or (3) "take
> offs" from a Rubicon (16x8).
>
> My question is backspacing. I get conflicting information about
> backspacing on stock ZJ "canyon" wheels, and haven't found any reliable
> information on the backspacing for the TJ and Rubicon rims. I've heard
> both 5 1/2" and 6" for the Canyons, and 4 1/2", 5" and 5 1/2" for the
> TJ and Rubicon rims.
>
> Does anyone have the answers, or a link to a webpage that will help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Bills
> Orange County CA
> '83 CJ7, modified
> '97 ZJ tsi, modified
> '46 Bantam BT3C trailer

 

Thanks Bill.

Where did you find the backspacing info for OEM wheels? I've been
looking for Internet sites, but no luck.

 

Hi Robert,
I remember it from one of my debates with Jerry, in which Jennifer
feeling sorry for me made about a fifty mile trip to where a set of TJ
where found the numbers stamped on the inside:
http://www.----------.com/temp/rimSize.jpg They are designed to drive
off the center of Daimler's puny hubs. Might write:
http://www.wheels-and-rims.com/cgi-b...57106178311.2a
If exact is important.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Robert Bills wrote:
>
> Thanks Bill.
>
> Where did you find the backspacing info for OEM wheels? I've been
> looking for Internet sites, but no luck.

 

Bill,

Thanks for the links. I emailed the company to ask what backspacing
their "canyon" replica wheels have.

Question about your photo: I know how to read the 16x7 part, but what
do the "J" and the "50.8" signify?

 

Bill,

Thanks for the links. I emailed the company to ask what backspacing
their "canyon" replica wheels have.

Question about your photo: I know how to read the 16x7 part, but what
do the "J" and the "50.8" signify?

 

Bill,

Thanks for the links. I emailed the company to ask what backspacing
their "canyon" replica wheels have.

Question about your photo: I know how to read the 16x7 part, but what
do the "J" and the "50.8" signify?

 

You will find the 16x8" Rubicon Moab wheels to be 5" and the 15x8" Ultd.
Ravines to be 5.5". At any rate, BS is not an issue on any of these
wheels for a ZJ. (4 1/2" BS is just plain wrong.)

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Robert Bills wrote:
> I just added a '97 ZJ tsi to my collection of Jeeps. (That's a Grand
> Cherokee to you, Bill.) ;) It's fairly well set up with 3 1/2" lift,
> skidplates, ARB front bumper with winch, Confer rack, etc.
>
> Unfortunately, the previous owner installed 18" fancy chrome wheels and
> 285/55R18 street tires. These must go!! I'm going to run 31x10.50
> tires (or the metric equivalent, depending on the wheels I wind up
> with).
>
> I am looking for either: (1) stock Canyon wheels from a ZJ (15x7); (2)
> "take off" wheels from a late model TJ Unlimited (15x8); or (3) "take
> offs" from a Rubicon (16x8).
>
> My question is backspacing. I get conflicting information about
> backspacing on stock ZJ "canyon" wheels, and haven't found any reliable
> information on the backspacing for the TJ and Rubicon rims. I've heard
> both 5 1/2" and 6" for the Canyons, and 4 1/2", 5" and 5 1/2" for the
> TJ and Rubicon rims.
>
> Does anyone have the answers, or a link to a webpage that will help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Bills
> Orange County CA
> '83 CJ7, modified
> '97 ZJ tsi, modified
> '46 Bantam BT3C trailer
>

 

You will find the 16x8" Rubicon Moab wheels to be 5" and the 15x8" Ultd.
Ravines to be 5.5". At any rate, BS is not an issue on any of these
wheels for a ZJ. (4 1/2" BS is just plain wrong.)

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Robert Bills wrote:
> I just added a '97 ZJ tsi to my collection of Jeeps. (That's a Grand
> Cherokee to you, Bill.) ;) It's fairly well set up with 3 1/2" lift,
> skidplates, ARB front bumper with winch, Confer rack, etc.
>
> Unfortunately, the previous owner installed 18" fancy chrome wheels and
> 285/55R18 street tires. These must go!! I'm going to run 31x10.50
> tires (or the metric equivalent, depending on the wheels I wind up
> with).
>
> I am looking for either: (1) stock Canyon wheels from a ZJ (15x7); (2)
> "take off" wheels from a late model TJ Unlimited (15x8); or (3) "take
> offs" from a Rubicon (16x8).
>
> My question is backspacing. I get conflicting information about
> backspacing on stock ZJ "canyon" wheels, and haven't found any reliable
> information on the backspacing for the TJ and Rubicon rims. I've heard
> both 5 1/2" and 6" for the Canyons, and 4 1/2", 5" and 5 1/2" for the
> TJ and Rubicon rims.
>
> Does anyone have the answers, or a link to a webpage that will help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Bills
> Orange County CA
> '83 CJ7, modified
> '97 ZJ tsi, modified
> '46 Bantam BT3C trailer
>

 

You will find the 16x8" Rubicon Moab wheels to be 5" and the 15x8" Ultd.
Ravines to be 5.5". At any rate, BS is not an issue on any of these
wheels for a ZJ. (4 1/2" BS is just plain wrong.)

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Robert Bills wrote:
> I just added a '97 ZJ tsi to my collection of Jeeps. (That's a Grand
> Cherokee to you, Bill.) ;) It's fairly well set up with 3 1/2" lift,
> skidplates, ARB front bumper with winch, Confer rack, etc.
>
> Unfortunately, the previous owner installed 18" fancy chrome wheels and
> 285/55R18 street tires. These must go!! I'm going to run 31x10.50
> tires (or the metric equivalent, depending on the wheels I wind up
> with).
>
> I am looking for either: (1) stock Canyon wheels from a ZJ (15x7); (2)
> "take off" wheels from a late model TJ Unlimited (15x8); or (3) "take
> offs" from a Rubicon (16x8).
>
> My question is backspacing. I get conflicting information about
> backspacing on stock ZJ "canyon" wheels, and haven't found any reliable
> information on the backspacing for the TJ and Rubicon rims. I've heard
> both 5 1/2" and 6" for the Canyons, and 4 1/2", 5" and 5 1/2" for the
> TJ and Rubicon rims.
>
> Does anyone have the answers, or a link to a webpage that will help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Bills
> Orange County CA
> '83 CJ7, modified
> '97 ZJ tsi, modified
> '46 Bantam BT3C trailer
>

 

Hi Robert,
Beats the heck out of me, I was try to find something similar to
what Jennifer had said. These people are saying 5.25":
http://www.yuccaman.com/jeep/backspac.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Robert Bills wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Thanks for the links. I emailed the company to ask what backspacing
> their "canyon" replica wheels have.
>
> Question about your photo: I know how to read the 16x7 part, but what
> do the "J" and the "50.8" signify?