Notorious
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Re positive and negative offset, here’s an image that I hope you’ll find helpful:
With positive offset, the mounting surface is closer to the street side. This means that the entire wheel has to get pushed more inside the fender, closer to the suspension parts.
With negative offset, the wheel doesn’t tuck close inside the fender, reducing the likelihood of rubbing on suspension components. But the tires will most likely poke outside the fender.
The Rubicon axles are wider than the SPORT or SAHARA models. If it were me, I would maintain the positive offset for the Rubicon wheels: no need (IMO) to push the wheels or tires out any further.
With positive offset, the mounting surface is closer to the street side. This means that the entire wheel has to get pushed more inside the fender, closer to the suspension parts.
With negative offset, the wheel doesn’t tuck close inside the fender, reducing the likelihood of rubbing on suspension components. But the tires will most likely poke outside the fender.
The Rubicon axles are wider than the SPORT or SAHARA models. If it were me, I would maintain the positive offset for the Rubicon wheels: no need (IMO) to push the wheels or tires out any further.
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