You "might" be ok.
I have 3/4" spacers with 265/70/17.
They rub

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OK, Thanks! I'm ok with some very light rubbing near full lock on turns, I just don't want it to be severe enough to require any trimming at all or any damage to the tires or anything else of course. I'm also now toying with the idea of going with a 255/70 tire vs the 245/70. I have read others on here use that size with no issues and require no trimming as long as they have the 2 inch lift. Going with that size would also give me about an additional half an inch of width and height. Which would make spacers a little more unnecessary.

 

I was hoping to get some insight on wheel spacers, not whether or not I should use them as I know people have opinions both ways, but more focused on size. I know a lot of people here are running 1-2" spacers, but they had rubbing/trimming to deal with due to the size. I am looking for a more subtle approach and was curious if anyone here has any experience with 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch spacers. I found a solid set of 1/2 inch spacers that just use longer lug bolts for $180 for the set of four. Also Crown makes a set of 3/4 inch spacers that have the attached studs/lugs and you would then use lug nuts to attach the wheel and are also reasonably priced, $90 a pair, but my only concern is rubbing. My TH is still so new I cant bring myself to cut on it yet...

My question is, is anyone running 1/2 to 3/4 inch spacers?

If so, did you experience any rubbing that required trimming because as I stated I'm not ready to do any trimming...

I have the HS 2 inch lift and will be putting on 245/70r17 Duratracs hopefully within the week.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

You don't NEED spacers to fit 245/70/17's on a Trailhawk!!! I'm back quiet...⚠⚠⚠⚠😎

 

I know I don't need them, I WANT them... lol

No, I just think pushing the tires out just a hair would improve the stance/appearance. I don't want to go extreme with it. Just enough to look good and still be able to maintain functionality/ride quality/etc without having to grind/trim.

 

I just think pushing the tires out just a hair would improve the stance/appearance. I don't want to go extreme with it. Just enough to look good

I've thought about running spacers to get some better clearance from the bottom of the spring perches for the use of tire chains in the mountains, and the looks would be a nice bonus, but I think if you don't get a big enough spacer then you aren't going to get any noticeable improvement in looks. A half inch spacer I don't think anyone would even notice or car. I've seen people post threads elsewhere titled "Added spacers, got pics" and you click on the thread and its a 10 mm shim spacer... why bother?

I don't think anything less than 3/4 is worth the time, barely noticeable. But I think it swings the other way very quickly if you go past 1.25 inches and gets wild in a hurry... 1 inch might be the sweet spot.

One thing to maybe check is whether the track width is different in the front vs the back. The front might already be wider than the back, maybe would want 3/4 front which is less aggressive and maybe easier on the wheels that have to steer, and then go 1 inch in the back to get the rears closer to the fronts. I've seen that done on other cars but I'm not sure if the Cherokees have that issue where the front width is actually different than the rear width... somebody else on here probably knows.

 

don't think anything less than 3/4 is worth the time, barely noticeable. But I think it swings the other way very quickly if you go past 1.25 inches and gets wild in a hurry...

Ya, the drama level sure starts swinging that way!!! BTW, what the hell do you need chains for anyway??? You drive a Cherokee, not a Toyota Corolla!!!🤔

 

BTW, what the hell do you need chains for anyway??? You drive a Cherokee, not a Toyota Corolla!!!🤔

"Need" definitely isn't the word, but I'm the type of person that likes to over-prepare. I've been in a situation once where it would have really helped if I could have put on chains, I just couldn't get enough traction to get out of a snowy ditch I had slid into. Ever since then I like to carry chains just in case but haven't needed them since getting them.

Chains are required to at least be in the car in certain mountain pass areas out west where my wife's family lives. We can't really afford to drive two days all the way from Minnesota just to get turned away because the weather goes sour and we don't have the legally required equipment on-board. From what I hear they never really make anybody with an AWD Cherokee put the chains actually on unless you are running some bald street tires. Her Grandparents live in one of the more treacherous mountain passes and in the winter there are times when its difficult to access their property. We have been fairly lucky each time we've visited so far but the chains are there if we really need them. I always go for self recovery if I can, I absolutely hate having to call in for help/tow.

 

⚠⚠⚠⚠Don't you think if it were meant to have a wider stance, it would have come like that from the factory??? I always preach about how to improve the capabilities and offroadability while still maintaining driveability and a DRAMA FREE OPERATION on a somewhat fragile and compromised drivetrain to begin with, and wheel spacers have never been part of the equation, but do what you want, axle shafts, bearings and other associated parts that will possibly suffer premature wear and tear ain't cheap!!! JMHO from like 50 years of offroading experience...😎

 

Let me also add, you've already got a wider stance than any non Trailhawk does...😎

 

Good luck with all that!!!😎

 

I was hoping to get some insight on wheel spacers, not whether or not I should use them as I know people have opinions both ways, but more focused on size. I know a lot of people here are running 1-2" spacers, but they had rubbing/trimming to deal with due to the size. I am looking for a more subtle approach and was curious if anyone here has any experience with 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch spacers. I found a solid set of 1/2 inch spacers that just use longer lug bolts for $180 for the set of four. Also Crown makes a set of 3/4 inch spacers that have the attached studs/lugs and you would then use lug nuts to attach the wheel and are also reasonably priced, $90 a pair, but my only concern is rubbing. My TH is still so new I cant bring myself to cut on it yet...

My question is, is anyone running 1/2 to 3/4 inch spacers?

If so, did you experience any rubbing that required trimming because as I stated I'm not ready to do any trimming...

I have the HS 2 inch lift and will be putting on 245/70r17 Duratracs hopefully within the week.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I know that your post is aging now and don’t know if you found a solution but I saw this video on YouTube and ordered 1.25” spacers myself.

 

I was hoping to get some insight on wheel spacers, not whether or not I should use them as I know people have opinions both ways, but more focused on size. I know a lot of people here are running 1-2" spacers, but they had rubbing/trimming to deal with due to the size. I am looking for a more subtle approach and was curious if anyone here has any experience with 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch spacers. I found a solid set of 1/2 inch spacers that just use longer lug bolts for $180 for the set of four. Also Crown makes a set of 3/4 inch spacers that have the attached studs/lugs and you would then use lug nuts to attach the wheel and are also reasonably priced, $90 a pair, but my only concern is rubbing. My TH is still so new I cant bring myself to cut on it yet...

My question is, is anyone running 1/2 to 3/4 inch spacers?

If so, did you experience any rubbing that required trimming because as I stated I'm not ready to do any trimming...

I have the HS 2 inch lift and will be putting on 245/70r17 Duratracs hopefully within the week.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I have a 2014 trail hawk, 1 inch lift. I have 3/4 " spacers. Love the look, yes they rub. Pull the liner off, grind the pinch weld. The mastic liner rubs. You can be creative cut the plastic, put some rubber coating there. Call it a day

 

I also have 3/4 inch spacers but do not get any rub on my 2019 Trailhawk with a 1.5 inch lift and stock Destination tires (P245/65/17). I do overland because I mountain bike and sometimes air down the tires a little and have yet to rub. I consider myself lucky but we'll see how that goes when I get new tires at the 245/70/17 size. I did have to get low profile lug nuts for my spacers so that they wouldn't touch the rims.

 

I consider myself lucky but we'll see how that goes when I get new tires at the 245/70/17 size

Oh, they're very likely going to rub with spacers, and possibly without since you don't have a full 2" lift. Our 2019's have less clearance in the front lower bumper area than pre 2019's. Very likely going to be a little cutting, trimming, and grinding required...😎

 

I was hoping to get some insight on wheel spacers, not whether or not I should use them as I know people have opinions both ways, but more focused on size. I know a lot of people here are running 1-2" spacers, but they had rubbing/trimming to deal with due to the size. I am looking for a more subtle approach and was curious if anyone here has any experience with 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch spacers. I found a solid set of 1/2 inch spacers that just use longer lug bolts for $180 for the set of four. Also Crown makes a set of 3/4 inch spacers that have the attached studs/lugs and you would then use lug nuts to attach the wheel and are also reasonably priced, $90 a pair, but my only concern is rubbing. My TH is still so new I cant bring myself to cut on it yet...

My question is, is anyone running 1/2 to 3/4 inch spacers?

If so, did you experience any rubbing that required trimming because as I stated I'm not ready to do any trimming...

I have the HS 2 inch lift and will be putting on 245/70r17 Duratracs hopefully within the week.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

245/65/17 Toyo tires, they're pretty aggressive I like them

 

245/65/17 Toyo tires, sounds pretty specific.....