Anyone use there xj in the mud. I went to an ameture type mud bogg this weekend. And of course I could not resist the temptations !!
Darn that was fun, And my stock XJ with Michelin tires went mighty well in the mud holes. I was totally suprised this thing would go where it did.
The street tires felt like I was on ice the whole time but she never stopped moving, Even when I bottomed it out.
Now I want a lift kit and some Mud tires on it so I can go back !!....LOL

I'm thinking 4" and 32 or 33's will get me where I wat to be..(for now..)

 

Haha cool, glad you had fun and didnt break anything

 

Awesome....I cant wait to try that with mine when the mud races come back in spring here. Glad you had fun...Tj

 

I'm running 3" and 29x10.5x15's, reason is that the tires won't cram much for trail running, and for mud use I can go through stuff that I really have no place going... Kinda a half-way for both worlds thing :P course for Mud (in most cases) TIRES give a much bigger bang for their buck then lift.

 

do u have pics of ur mud bogging

 

I dont think you will be able to get 33's on a 4inch unless you do a 4incher and some shackles and spacers. I got a 4 with 31's and it rubs from time to time. Id say 4 with 32's would be your best bet. I dont know if you looked but theres that lift/tire setup thread on the top of the main thread page that shows tons and tons of tire lift combos. I wish i would have seen that when i was deciding my lift.

 

i dont think that you will like 32's or 33's with a 4" lift. you are going to have to cut your fenders and maybe bushwhacker them. i have a rubicon express 4.5" lift with a 2" spacer kit on it, and i have 31's on it right now. i am about to go to 33's but i am just trying to save up money. when i had 31's on a 3" lift i wanted more to clear the tires. as for the tires.... i would go with some superswampers if your looking for a good mud tire. the best mud tire i have ever used. if i were you i would but the 4" lift with a 1" spacer kit and the 32's will be good

 

Go with 31's, keep your wheel speed high, those bigger tires will need more power, and a lot of trimming.

 

i take my jeep mainly muddin.



back when it was stock




sure it gets in places you dont want it to, but whatever. next rain storm and wet streets clears it up.

 

Hahaha......




Hard to beat good ole' Carolina Clay.....crap permanently stains EVERYTHING it comes into contact with.

And this was the day I had the BFG's installed...had to take it for a test run

 

i'll agree, mud is fun, but hell on the wheel bearings, tre's, brakes, u-joints, axle and t-case seals. it can get very expensive. wash underneith while it's still wet.

 

Yep Thats about how mine looked....LOL

And +1 On this nasty Carolina Mud !!

 

x2 NASTY stuff. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING gets that stuff out! And damn, you did a good job of knocking the red right outta that mud!

 

Where abouts in the carolina's are you?

And yeah, to this day there are still some parts permanently stained from the very first time I took it through some mud after I bought it.

The mud in that shot is kinda rare....for some reason this new neighborhood we moved into a couple of years ago is split about half clay and the other half more of a normal muck. My old neighborhood was on 100% clay and it made a mess of everything.

And I've since put a front skid on...made a HUGE difference in keeping the mud off the engine, and seems to keep a fair amount off everything else up front. Plus, I don't go flying through the mud anymore like I used to.

 

i would quote all your pics up their but this would be a long post
i heard you can put a yard sprinkler under your truck and let it go back and forth for a wile for an easy way to clean it up, ive never done it and don't know if it works but you can try

also i don't know if it will get that clay off