dad's wagon
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I think the word is either Prussian or German and it means; "hummm" or "I wonder" or "what if"...or something like that.?!
I have found over the years that with all the wheel sizes, axle changes it is very dificult to guess what fits. I found out that with a given size of 15" or 16" wheels that there are different back spacings...a 33x12.50x15" will be different than a 33x12.50x16" the 15" didn't rub but the 16" did! I had no idea! I think you have to install the chosen wheel/tire combo to see if it does fit.
On my "53 wagon I will be using 70's wagoneer front springs and F150 (1350lb.) rear springs with air bags and frame mounts/shackles to adjust ride heigth. I did this on the 2A and with extra holes and shackles and am quite pleased.
On my CJ2A I started with 255x85x16 Kelly Springfield tires, they rubbed to much, I used spacers to get the off set I needed. These tires are 33.3" tall. I have since switched to 34x12.50 15" tires...I still went with spacers but went from 1.25" to 1" with no rubbing on the fronts, 1.25" on the rears with no issues. I haven't put that many miles on it but have done a good mix of on/off road driving (wth some rock stuff in the mix). This spring I will go over the set up when I do tire rotation.
Dale
I have found over the years that with all the wheel sizes, axle changes it is very dificult to guess what fits. I found out that with a given size of 15" or 16" wheels that there are different back spacings...a 33x12.50x15" will be different than a 33x12.50x16" the 15" didn't rub but the 16" did! I had no idea! I think you have to install the chosen wheel/tire combo to see if it does fit.
On my "53 wagon I will be using 70's wagoneer front springs and F150 (1350lb.) rear springs with air bags and frame mounts/shackles to adjust ride heigth. I did this on the 2A and with extra holes and shackles and am quite pleased.
On my CJ2A I started with 255x85x16 Kelly Springfield tires, they rubbed to much, I used spacers to get the off set I needed. These tires are 33.3" tall. I have since switched to 34x12.50 15" tires...I still went with spacers but went from 1.25" to 1" with no rubbing on the fronts, 1.25" on the rears with no issues. I haven't put that many miles on it but have done a good mix of on/off road driving (wth some rock stuff in the mix). This spring I will go over the set up when I do tire rotation.
Dale