2001 Jeep TJ Question
05-25-2004, 04:02 PM
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Re: 2001 Jeep TJ Question
When I got the tires at Discount Tire, I asked them if I needed any
modification to run this size tire. They said no and put them on the stock
rim. No mention of new rims or backspacing. Thanks for the info.
Tony
"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:HXMsc.60069$V_.2728072@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> I was trying to save myself from
> WMMsc.2101$8b3.1086@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
> but <reddog01@metacrawler.com> wouldn't let me go...
>
> | My 2000 TJ had similar symptoms, it needed an alignment. It
> | wore out the factory tires, so I got the 31" BFG All-Terrain
> | T/A. The feel and performance with these tires were much
> | better than the factory tires. Just needed a few washers on
> | the bump stop on either side so they wouldn't rub.
> |
> | Tony
> |
> | "Campbell Freeman" <cfreeman@scetv.org> wrote in message
> | news:c8vm1r$6461$1@news3.infoave.net...
> || Hello,
> ||
> || I have a 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport (4.0L) w/ manual
> || transmission. Mileage is 19,600 and I will have had it for 3
> || years at the end of this month (I bought it new).
> ||
> || I am hearing a slight, dull thump/clicking sound as I brake
> || to a stop and only during the last 20 feet or so before
> || coming to a complete stop. Maybe 5 or 6 times and it "seems"
> || to correspond with wheel rotation. I cannot "feel it", there
> || is no vibration during braking and if I let off the brakes,
> || the noise will stop. If the radio is on or the windows
> || rolled down, it is harder to hear if at all.
> ||
> || It used to do it only when it was wet/raining or cool, but in
> || the last week or so I have noticed it pretty much each time
> || I come down to a complete stop (though still intermittent).
> || Clutch engaged or not, neutral or in gear..it's there. It is
> || scheduled for a check at the dealership next Monday, though
> || if it is the brakes, they are only warranted for 12 months.
> ||
> || Thanks for any advice or information.
> ||
> || Campbell Freeman
> || South Carolina
>
> If you had gotten a different set of rims with the proper backspacing,
> rubbing would not have been an issue.
>
> http://home.nc.rr.com/jpribe/Jeep_photos.htm
>
> Look at the last two pics, check out the angle on that turn.
>
> --
> --
> Joe Pribe
> NC
> jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
> jegp 'at' hotmail.com
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
modification to run this size tire. They said no and put them on the stock
rim. No mention of new rims or backspacing. Thanks for the info.
Tony
"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:HXMsc.60069$V_.2728072@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> I was trying to save myself from
> WMMsc.2101$8b3.1086@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
> but <reddog01@metacrawler.com> wouldn't let me go...
>
> | My 2000 TJ had similar symptoms, it needed an alignment. It
> | wore out the factory tires, so I got the 31" BFG All-Terrain
> | T/A. The feel and performance with these tires were much
> | better than the factory tires. Just needed a few washers on
> | the bump stop on either side so they wouldn't rub.
> |
> | Tony
> |
> | "Campbell Freeman" <cfreeman@scetv.org> wrote in message
> | news:c8vm1r$6461$1@news3.infoave.net...
> || Hello,
> ||
> || I have a 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport (4.0L) w/ manual
> || transmission. Mileage is 19,600 and I will have had it for 3
> || years at the end of this month (I bought it new).
> ||
> || I am hearing a slight, dull thump/clicking sound as I brake
> || to a stop and only during the last 20 feet or so before
> || coming to a complete stop. Maybe 5 or 6 times and it "seems"
> || to correspond with wheel rotation. I cannot "feel it", there
> || is no vibration during braking and if I let off the brakes,
> || the noise will stop. If the radio is on or the windows
> || rolled down, it is harder to hear if at all.
> ||
> || It used to do it only when it was wet/raining or cool, but in
> || the last week or so I have noticed it pretty much each time
> || I come down to a complete stop (though still intermittent).
> || Clutch engaged or not, neutral or in gear..it's there. It is
> || scheduled for a check at the dealership next Monday, though
> || if it is the brakes, they are only warranted for 12 months.
> ||
> || Thanks for any advice or information.
> ||
> || Campbell Freeman
> || South Carolina
>
> If you had gotten a different set of rims with the proper backspacing,
> rubbing would not have been an issue.
>
> http://home.nc.rr.com/jpribe/Jeep_photos.htm
>
> Look at the last two pics, check out the angle on that turn.
>
> --
> --
> Joe Pribe
> NC
> jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
> jegp 'at' hotmail.com
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
05-25-2004, 04:02 PM
#32
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Re: 2001 Jeep TJ Question
When I got the tires at Discount Tire, I asked them if I needed any
modification to run this size tire. They said no and put them on the stock
rim. No mention of new rims or backspacing. Thanks for the info.
Tony
"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:HXMsc.60069$V_.2728072@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> I was trying to save myself from
> WMMsc.2101$8b3.1086@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
> but <reddog01@metacrawler.com> wouldn't let me go...
>
> | My 2000 TJ had similar symptoms, it needed an alignment. It
> | wore out the factory tires, so I got the 31" BFG All-Terrain
> | T/A. The feel and performance with these tires were much
> | better than the factory tires. Just needed a few washers on
> | the bump stop on either side so they wouldn't rub.
> |
> | Tony
> |
> | "Campbell Freeman" <cfreeman@scetv.org> wrote in message
> | news:c8vm1r$6461$1@news3.infoave.net...
> || Hello,
> ||
> || I have a 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport (4.0L) w/ manual
> || transmission. Mileage is 19,600 and I will have had it for 3
> || years at the end of this month (I bought it new).
> ||
> || I am hearing a slight, dull thump/clicking sound as I brake
> || to a stop and only during the last 20 feet or so before
> || coming to a complete stop. Maybe 5 or 6 times and it "seems"
> || to correspond with wheel rotation. I cannot "feel it", there
> || is no vibration during braking and if I let off the brakes,
> || the noise will stop. If the radio is on or the windows
> || rolled down, it is harder to hear if at all.
> ||
> || It used to do it only when it was wet/raining or cool, but in
> || the last week or so I have noticed it pretty much each time
> || I come down to a complete stop (though still intermittent).
> || Clutch engaged or not, neutral or in gear..it's there. It is
> || scheduled for a check at the dealership next Monday, though
> || if it is the brakes, they are only warranted for 12 months.
> ||
> || Thanks for any advice or information.
> ||
> || Campbell Freeman
> || South Carolina
>
> If you had gotten a different set of rims with the proper backspacing,
> rubbing would not have been an issue.
>
> http://home.nc.rr.com/jpribe/Jeep_photos.htm
>
> Look at the last two pics, check out the angle on that turn.
>
> --
> --
> Joe Pribe
> NC
> jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
> jegp 'at' hotmail.com
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
modification to run this size tire. They said no and put them on the stock
rim. No mention of new rims or backspacing. Thanks for the info.
Tony
"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:HXMsc.60069$V_.2728072@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> I was trying to save myself from
> WMMsc.2101$8b3.1086@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
> but <reddog01@metacrawler.com> wouldn't let me go...
>
> | My 2000 TJ had similar symptoms, it needed an alignment. It
> | wore out the factory tires, so I got the 31" BFG All-Terrain
> | T/A. The feel and performance with these tires were much
> | better than the factory tires. Just needed a few washers on
> | the bump stop on either side so they wouldn't rub.
> |
> | Tony
> |
> | "Campbell Freeman" <cfreeman@scetv.org> wrote in message
> | news:c8vm1r$6461$1@news3.infoave.net...
> || Hello,
> ||
> || I have a 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport (4.0L) w/ manual
> || transmission. Mileage is 19,600 and I will have had it for 3
> || years at the end of this month (I bought it new).
> ||
> || I am hearing a slight, dull thump/clicking sound as I brake
> || to a stop and only during the last 20 feet or so before
> || coming to a complete stop. Maybe 5 or 6 times and it "seems"
> || to correspond with wheel rotation. I cannot "feel it", there
> || is no vibration during braking and if I let off the brakes,
> || the noise will stop. If the radio is on or the windows
> || rolled down, it is harder to hear if at all.
> ||
> || It used to do it only when it was wet/raining or cool, but in
> || the last week or so I have noticed it pretty much each time
> || I come down to a complete stop (though still intermittent).
> || Clutch engaged or not, neutral or in gear..it's there. It is
> || scheduled for a check at the dealership next Monday, though
> || if it is the brakes, they are only warranted for 12 months.
> ||
> || Thanks for any advice or information.
> ||
> || Campbell Freeman
> || South Carolina
>
> If you had gotten a different set of rims with the proper backspacing,
> rubbing would not have been an issue.
>
> http://home.nc.rr.com/jpribe/Jeep_photos.htm
>
> Look at the last two pics, check out the angle on that turn.
>
> --
> --
> Joe Pribe
> NC
> jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
> jegp 'at' hotmail.com
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
05-25-2004, 04:02 PM
#33
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Re: 2001 Jeep TJ Question
When I got the tires at Discount Tire, I asked them if I needed any
modification to run this size tire. They said no and put them on the stock
rim. No mention of new rims or backspacing. Thanks for the info.
Tony
"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:HXMsc.60069$V_.2728072@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> I was trying to save myself from
> WMMsc.2101$8b3.1086@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
> but <reddog01@metacrawler.com> wouldn't let me go...
>
> | My 2000 TJ had similar symptoms, it needed an alignment. It
> | wore out the factory tires, so I got the 31" BFG All-Terrain
> | T/A. The feel and performance with these tires were much
> | better than the factory tires. Just needed a few washers on
> | the bump stop on either side so they wouldn't rub.
> |
> | Tony
> |
> | "Campbell Freeman" <cfreeman@scetv.org> wrote in message
> | news:c8vm1r$6461$1@news3.infoave.net...
> || Hello,
> ||
> || I have a 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport (4.0L) w/ manual
> || transmission. Mileage is 19,600 and I will have had it for 3
> || years at the end of this month (I bought it new).
> ||
> || I am hearing a slight, dull thump/clicking sound as I brake
> || to a stop and only during the last 20 feet or so before
> || coming to a complete stop. Maybe 5 or 6 times and it "seems"
> || to correspond with wheel rotation. I cannot "feel it", there
> || is no vibration during braking and if I let off the brakes,
> || the noise will stop. If the radio is on or the windows
> || rolled down, it is harder to hear if at all.
> ||
> || It used to do it only when it was wet/raining or cool, but in
> || the last week or so I have noticed it pretty much each time
> || I come down to a complete stop (though still intermittent).
> || Clutch engaged or not, neutral or in gear..it's there. It is
> || scheduled for a check at the dealership next Monday, though
> || if it is the brakes, they are only warranted for 12 months.
> ||
> || Thanks for any advice or information.
> ||
> || Campbell Freeman
> || South Carolina
>
> If you had gotten a different set of rims with the proper backspacing,
> rubbing would not have been an issue.
>
> http://home.nc.rr.com/jpribe/Jeep_photos.htm
>
> Look at the last two pics, check out the angle on that turn.
>
> --
> --
> Joe Pribe
> NC
> jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
> jegp 'at' hotmail.com
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
modification to run this size tire. They said no and put them on the stock
rim. No mention of new rims or backspacing. Thanks for the info.
Tony
"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:HXMsc.60069$V_.2728072@twister.southeast.rr.c om...
> I was trying to save myself from
> WMMsc.2101$8b3.1086@nwrddc02.gnilink.net,
> but <reddog01@metacrawler.com> wouldn't let me go...
>
> | My 2000 TJ had similar symptoms, it needed an alignment. It
> | wore out the factory tires, so I got the 31" BFG All-Terrain
> | T/A. The feel and performance with these tires were much
> | better than the factory tires. Just needed a few washers on
> | the bump stop on either side so they wouldn't rub.
> |
> | Tony
> |
> | "Campbell Freeman" <cfreeman@scetv.org> wrote in message
> | news:c8vm1r$6461$1@news3.infoave.net...
> || Hello,
> ||
> || I have a 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport (4.0L) w/ manual
> || transmission. Mileage is 19,600 and I will have had it for 3
> || years at the end of this month (I bought it new).
> ||
> || I am hearing a slight, dull thump/clicking sound as I brake
> || to a stop and only during the last 20 feet or so before
> || coming to a complete stop. Maybe 5 or 6 times and it "seems"
> || to correspond with wheel rotation. I cannot "feel it", there
> || is no vibration during braking and if I let off the brakes,
> || the noise will stop. If the radio is on or the windows
> || rolled down, it is harder to hear if at all.
> ||
> || It used to do it only when it was wet/raining or cool, but in
> || the last week or so I have noticed it pretty much each time
> || I come down to a complete stop (though still intermittent).
> || Clutch engaged or not, neutral or in gear..it's there. It is
> || scheduled for a check at the dealership next Monday, though
> || if it is the brakes, they are only warranted for 12 months.
> ||
> || Thanks for any advice or information.
> ||
> || Campbell Freeman
> || South Carolina
>
> If you had gotten a different set of rims with the proper backspacing,
> rubbing would not have been an issue.
>
> http://home.nc.rr.com/jpribe/Jeep_photos.htm
>
> Look at the last two pics, check out the angle on that turn.
>
> --
> --
> Joe Pribe
> NC
> jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
> jegp 'at' hotmail.com
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
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