Cherokee Rims, any help for 98+?

[MountainMike]

Hey guys I'm sure this question has been asked a bazillion times but I would like to know before I got out and buy winter tires.

I got a set of these rims for free off a buddy
http://media.photobucket.com/image/1989 jeep cherokee/89SAFARIXJ/cherokeeliftdone001.jpg

And I know the bolt pattern is proper for my Ranger but I've heard some people have issues with rubbing on 97 and down trucks. The thing is I haven't found anyone with these on a 98+ truck.

I would like to put 235/75R15's on them so my truck doesn't look ridiculous (which it will anyways) but does anyone know how big I can go and if I will run into rubbing on my IFS truck.

Thanks for the info crew, any help is good. The rims a 15x7 and I'm not sure of the back spacing. The rims cam off a 92 Cherokee Laredo 4x4 but are the same on Laredo's back to 89 and further during the "square body" phase.

Thanks

 

[Fx4wannabe01]

Those are a big hell no, ghostwriter. Huge wheel spacers would be required for those to clear your hub. Absolute no-go on those wheels.



32x11.50 or 33x10.50 are max sizes on a stock truck...but require torsion crank.

 

[MountainMike]

Sorry I should've had a better picture and been a little more clear. The center caps of the Cherokee rims pop out and there is a big ol' hole that fit around the hub on the rear axle. I tried them when I when I replaced my leaf springs. And by big I mean how wide tires can I run on the 15x7 rim, these are winter tires and I have 15x8's for my offroad rubber.

 

[MountainMike]

http://www.ackerwheel.com/www.ackerwheels.com_/1512.jpg

The center part is just a dust cap

This pic shows it better as it is clean while the rim is dirty
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgu...org.mozilla:en-GB:official&sa=N&start=54&um=1

 

[MountainMike]

So has anyone run Jeep wheels of any sort on a 98+ Ranger. I beleive the hole in these will clear the hub except for a little ridge I may have to grind off. If these don't work I'll just run the 235's on my 15x8 Revolvers. I just didn't want to toss good(ish) rims.

 

[JohnnyO]

I still believe the center hole on that particular Jeep wheel will not clear the Ranger hub, but I can't say that with 100% certainty. That said, the simple fact is that all OE Jeep wheels have more backspacing than OE Ranger/Explorer wheels and will greatly increase the likelyhood of the tires rubbing on the inside, especially with larger than stock tires.

 

[MountainMike]

These tires are much smaller than the 31's on it, they are 235/75R15 winter tires. I'm going to see today

 

[MountainMike]

FYI they fit. Pics up later.

 

[Chance]

So has anyone run Jeep wheels of any sort on a 98+ Ranger. I beleive the hole in these will clear the hub except for a little ridge I may have to grind off.

I ran some steelies off of a 88 cherokee (cragars or something) and they fit perfectly, the hub hole was bigger if anything. Although you already figured this one out.

 

[MountainMike]

Pics now

 

[MountainMike]

Green valve stem = Nitrogen in the tires

Doesn't contract when it gets cold. Seen and talked to many people with Nitrogen in the winter and from what I hear it isn't a gimmick.

 

[MountainMike]

Though I would bump this thread with a little more info I found out recently. These rims will fit over the stock PVH hubs but not over AVM manuals. The hub hole is tapered. You would have to get them machined out into a solid cylinder to run them.