: How wide is to wide? "Rockwells"
C-rad 05-16-2006, 05:09 PM Ok so I am building a bad ass cj 7 with rockwells. Did my research, and did a four link with coil overs, and it came out sweet. went to put the wheels on and my back spacing is off on the rims. only buy an inch or so tire rubs on the steering arm. so i flopped the hubs and put back on and now I'm lik 103" wide. Does any one see a problem with running the beadlocks inside that would give me the correct spacing to narrow it up. Or should I hack the steering arms off and make a modified high steer arm, I am going full hydro with a double ended cyl. Any one else have this problem? Just looking for Ideas.------Conrad
surveyboy 05-16-2006, 05:21 PM you're 103" wide?? is that from outside tire to outside tire or hub to hub??
hell if you go much wider you'll never be able to get that thing on a trailer that's nearly 9' wide dood.
C-rad 05-16-2006, 05:29 PM Sorry ya that is outside tire to outside tire
surveyboy 05-16-2006, 05:35 PM that's mf'ing wide. i'm 83" outside to outside running fullwide ford f250 axles and yeah i realize you're running rockwells and all but, myself, i'd do what's within reason to keep it narrower.
as for the beadlocks on the inside, they most effective on the outside if you only have one side locked.
depending on how much work it is you might do the steering route to gain that inch or have your wheels recentered so you can mount them normally.
JEEPRZ 05-16-2006, 08:00 PM Recenter the wheels, or get new ones
monkeyevil 05-16-2006, 08:43 PM 103" is perfect!
If you have a 103" wheelbase your rig will be unstopable! It's the square theory!
Infernal Jeep 05-16-2006, 11:10 PM 103" is perfect!
If you have a 103" wheelbase your rig will be unstopable! It's the square theory!
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East Coast Ghost 05-17-2006, 12:54 AM I don't know how the laws are where you are ar or if you plan on running on the street but in florida you can't be more than 102 wide and even then they can restrict what roads you can go on , you have to be 96 to be left alone. I think the same goes for trailers though so you might want to check it out.
BTW Pic's need of the rig.
ECG
kwrangln 05-17-2006, 04:32 AM Does any one see a problem with running the beadlocks inside
Well, besides the beadlock being pretty much useless on the inside as the outside bead takes most of the abuse, there is also the lil issue of tapers on the lug nut holes. Pretty sure rocks are not hub centric, so you'd be fawking the lug holes in the rims when you tighten em enough to run.
bigcamojeep 05-17-2006, 04:47 AM Aren't semi-tractors and trailers only 102"
792.5cj5 05-17-2006, 07:28 AM 102 is the limit on width in NC. I run rockwells with the hubs out on 20x10 wheels and 5in backspacing. I'm at 96in outside the tire to outside tire. The tires I run are the 14r20 xl's. I think that it's perfect for trail use. No problems getting throuh tellico. Wide is good for being stable-but makes it harder to steer and such.IMO
Hack the arms off and use hysteer arms and a double piston ram. Or get different rims.
C-rad 05-17-2006, 05:48 PM yes the laws are 102 and I got a deck over that is 102 it drives on fine its just that the "Ballon of the tires" sticks out a little any ways I'm going to cut off the arms and make high steer arms it should bring me in a foot all together
Conrad
sawzallsammy 05-17-2006, 06:26 PM can't you just flip the hub back over and use a 1" spacer?
C-rad 05-18-2006, 04:14 PM Do they make a 1" spacer for rockwells?
WA-HCRC 05-18-2006, 04:50 PM if no one does, im sure any machine shop could in an afternoon.
You can use the drum brake dust shield thingy as a spacer if you cut the excess material off, course that would only give you a 1/4 inch or so, but I guess you could stack them up:rolleyes:
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