XJ Lift/Tire Setup thread
#721
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Old Man EMU 2" spacers and rear leafs and shocks. 31.10x15 bfg at's(junk)
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#722
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Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Lift: Stock
Wheel: 15x7 ecco
Tire: 235/70r15 Toyo Open Country A/T
Lift: Stock
Wheel: 15x7 ecco
Tire: 30x9.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler GSA
Lift: Metalcloak 3.5" Coils, OME CS033RB 2.5" leaf packs
Wheel: 15x7 ecco
Tire: 30x9.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler GSA
Lift: Metalcloak 3.5" Coils, OME CS033RB 2.5" leaf packs, LII Relocation Brackets, JKS Boomerang shackles = 4.25" total rear lift
Wheel: 15x7 ecco
Tire: 31x10.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler Adventure w/Kevlar
Lift: Metalcloak 3.5" Coils + 0.75" Coil spacers = 4.25", OME CS033RB 2.5" leaf packs, LII Relocation Brackets, JKS Boomerang shackles = 4.25"
Wheel: 15x8 Hutchinson Rock Monster Beadlocks w/ 3.625" BS
Tire: 31x10.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler Adventure w/Kevlar
Wheel: 15x7 ecco
Tire: 235/70r15 Toyo Open Country A/T
Lift: Stock
Wheel: 15x7 ecco
Tire: 30x9.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler GSA
Lift: Metalcloak 3.5" Coils, OME CS033RB 2.5" leaf packs
Wheel: 15x7 ecco
Tire: 30x9.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler GSA
Lift: Metalcloak 3.5" Coils, OME CS033RB 2.5" leaf packs, LII Relocation Brackets, JKS Boomerang shackles = 4.25" total rear lift
Wheel: 15x7 ecco
Tire: 31x10.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler Adventure w/Kevlar
Lift: Metalcloak 3.5" Coils + 0.75" Coil spacers = 4.25", OME CS033RB 2.5" leaf packs, LII Relocation Brackets, JKS Boomerang shackles = 4.25"
Wheel: 15x8 Hutchinson Rock Monster Beadlocks w/ 3.625" BS
Tire: 31x10.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler Adventure w/Kevlar
#727
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Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l
3" Rough Country lift...
31x10.5x15 Mastercraft Courser MXT's on Summit Racing "D" windows.
31x10.5x15 Mastercraft Courser MXT's on Summit Racing "D" windows.
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Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0
I guess I'm picky about wheel/tire combos
All pictures are with the same lift: 3.5" Rubicon Express Super Ride with twin tube shocks - stock upper control arms.
31x10.5x15 Treadwright Guard Dogs - 15X7 Ecco wheels
31x10.5x15 Yokohama Geolander AT/S - 15x7 Sundail wheels
30x9.5x15 Firestone Destination ATs - 15x8 Ravine wheels
31x10.5x15 Mickey Thompson Baja MTZs - 15X8 Ravine wheels
All pictures are with the same lift: 3.5" Rubicon Express Super Ride with twin tube shocks - stock upper control arms.
31x10.5x15 Treadwright Guard Dogs - 15X7 Ecco wheels
31x10.5x15 Yokohama Geolander AT/S - 15x7 Sundail wheels
30x9.5x15 Firestone Destination ATs - 15x8 Ravine wheels
31x10.5x15 Mickey Thompson Baja MTZs - 15X8 Ravine wheels
#731
No, I don't lick fish.
Alright, so this post is a little different. I don't have any lift on my jeep yet, but I hear people ask a lot "how much trimming to I need to fit x tire" or "what will fit wihout trimming anything".... so here it is.
Stock w/ 27" street tires (255/60r15)
Sad and pathetic
Stock w/ 235/75r15's
Still stock w/ 235/75r15s, but fenders trimmed to the lip
Still stock height, still trimmed to the lip - but on 31x10.5r15s
Coming soon.... 3.5" lift w/ trimmed fenders and 31's
Stock w/ 27" street tires (255/60r15)
Sad and pathetic
Stock w/ 235/75r15's
Still stock w/ 235/75r15s, but fenders trimmed to the lip
Still stock height, still trimmed to the lip - but on 31x10.5r15s
Coming soon.... 3.5" lift w/ trimmed fenders and 31's
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
1. 2" budget kit w/ original Up Country suspension including sagging rear springs, 245/75/16 DuraTracs (30.5"), 16x8 rims with 4.5" backspacing
(rubs a little trailing edge of front wheelwell)
2. Same budget lift w/stock rims (no rubbing)
NOTE: trying to decide on 3.5", 4" or 4.5" quality lift right now. PM with suggestions!
Owned it for ten years...sorry just been lurking.
(rubs a little trailing edge of front wheelwell)
2. Same budget lift w/stock rims (no rubbing)
NOTE: trying to decide on 3.5", 4" or 4.5" quality lift right now. PM with suggestions!
Owned it for ten years...sorry just been lurking.
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#733
Backspacing?!?
Im new to the jeep game. What exactly does the backspacing do? This is my 400$ XJ
Rough Country 4.5" li
32x11.5x15 Goodrich Wrangler MT's with Kevlar
Ultra Motor Sports 8" wheels with 3.75 backspacing
Installing Bushwaker Cut Out Flares any day now because Rough Country stated to me that I would not need any trimming with the 4.5" lift, and there should be no rubbing. Not the case. Minimal rubbing, and that's with no flex.
However she looks purty.
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Rough Country 4.5" li
32x11.5x15 Goodrich Wrangler MT's with Kevlar
Ultra Motor Sports 8" wheels with 3.75 backspacing
Installing Bushwaker Cut Out Flares any day now because Rough Country stated to me that I would not need any trimming with the 4.5" lift, and there should be no rubbing. Not the case. Minimal rubbing, and that's with no flex.
However she looks purty.
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#734
Backspacing Explained
It basically means your wheel will be set further out from the inner fender so you can have a bigger tire on without it rubbing against the inner fender when you turn. For example I think the wheels on your Jeep have 5 inches of backspacing. You don't have much room to grow, so what we do is put wheels on that have 3.75 inches of backspacing (for example) so we can get bigger (wider) wheels without them rubbing every time we go full lock (sharp turn).
Hopefully that makes it clear. If you have any other questions just let us know. Nice rig for the price, too!
Hopefully that makes it clear. If you have any other questions just let us know. Nice rig for the price, too!
#735
No, I don't lick fish.
It basically means your wheel will be set further out from the inner fender so you can have a bigger tire on without it rubbing against the inner fender when you turn. For example I think the wheels on your Jeep have 5 inches of backspacing. You don't have much room to grow, so what we do is put wheels on that have 3.75 inches of backspacing (for example) so we can get bigger (wider) wheels without them rubbing every time we go full lock (sharp turn).
Hopefully that makes it clear. If you have any other questions just let us know. Nice rig for the price, too!
Hopefully that makes it clear. If you have any other questions just let us know. Nice rig for the price, too!
The purpose of backspacing is to run wider tires more-so than wider wheels. Most stock wheels are 5" backspacing. The backspacing refers to how far back the center of the wheel is offset from the wheel mounting surface. A backspacing of 5 means that the wheel mounting surface is 5" OUT from the center of the wheel/rim. Therefor, you want a wheel/rim with LESS backspacing to clear your control arms and swaybar when you turn. 3.5" to 4" is preferred, 4.25"-4.5" is helpful, but the most you'll be able to squeak by with would be a 30x9.5 or 31x10.5 - which would probably be pushing it.
It's confusing understanding backspacing at first because people think they need to go for numerically higher backspacing - to push the wheels further out from the body, when in fact you want a numerically LOWER backspacing to push the WMS further IN to the center of the wheel.