17x12 in. wheel
 

Do any of you know if I will have a problem running a 17x12 in wheel on my H2? The reason I want such a wide wheel is because I'm going to be running a 40x16x17 tire on my next HUMMERCLUB trip in MOAB :popcorn:

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I've ran 12" wide in my blue H2 with no probs... just make sure you got a way negative offset (backspacing)

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How much backspacing did you have and what size tire were you running?

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I would be more concerned about my front end holding up with a tire like this. Big and WIDE are generally not a good idea for our IFS setup and you may very well end up in teh shop instead of on the trail. KenP was running a 38x15.50 18 and i think he was only able to wheel for a day or two due to front end issues(centerlink and bent fabtech tie rods i believe). You can search but im thinking you would be better off with a skinny tires with less offset to minimize the front end stress.

That being said KenP also sat his truck after driving hundreds of miles to tellico due to a "bent" tie rod that you could not even tell was "bent". RuggedH2 runs i believe a 38x15.50 KM2(but with a Rancho 4in) and wheels the crap out of his rig so he would probably be my go to as far as tire advice. PhilD on teh hummer*club would also be able to shoot you straight.

A set of 39.5 x13.50 Iroks would suit you just fine im thinking ;).

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Any suggestions on what I can do to prevent IFS problems & still run the wide tires? I will be bringing extra tie rods and am looking into finding a center link reinforcement.

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Well just go Cognito EVERYTHING in the front end lol. Your truck is already lifted correct?

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Yes, already lifted. I'm all about making my IFS as bullet proof as possible. The problem I'm having is that I'm afraid a 39" or 40" is going to rub severely off road.

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You might want to look into a slight body lift. Go on the log into the THCI site and look up Rick Grucz. He has done it on his SUT. To Stuff 39's on his.

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Thanks HB, Ill look him up...

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Not sure on the spacing, must -44mm offset, whatever that is but the tires where 35x13.50x20.
You might be rubbing with 40s (offroad), at least that's what i've gathered from this forum, i dunno.