Tires are LT285/65/17 Coopers. Wheels are 17x9 Mammoth 8. I went with that tire size to get wider, yet remain the same height as the stock Sport tires (31.5"). I hoped by doing that I could avoid rubbing, but I hoped wrong. Even though they're stock Sport height, sticking out that far causes them to rub on the fender edges even when doing very minor, old man wheeling. If you go to 33" tires, you'll rub quite a bit on the edges.. Maybe even tear one loose.
Looking at those wheels on Black Rhino website they are only available in a 17x8.5 -18 offset. You are going to have alot of poke. Here is a 17x9.5 -18 with a 35" tire on a 12.5 wide. you will have about 1/2" less poke.
Just remember, the Rubicon has a wider (1.5" total, I believe) front axle than the Sport. That will allow a tire/wheel with more backspace before rubbing on the frame or other component when turning. Also, the wells of the fenders are higher and deeper on a Rubicon.
Good point that I didn’t think about. I did add rubi fenders to my sport and the fenders cover a little bit more of the tire. If it quits raining today I’ll take a pic of how it looks now.
