holycaveman

It's just a fender. Mine were perfect. We're being the key word here. Trust me. Get over the fender thing. It's not worth it. You can trim them for 37's and make them look like factory.

Truth is anything much larger than a 30 can rub.

It's a jeep.

holycaveman

Keep in mind lift is not much of a determining factor when choosing tire size. The wheel wells a only fit 30's comfortably.
My jeep has 3" lift in the rear. Running 36 x 12.5 tires. Notice my stock fender flare brackets. With proper back spacing a 12.5 can just fit under the outer lip of the flare. Now if I wanted I could bump stop and keep the tire from rubbing (picture). But i want more travel so I will cut an inch of the top of fender away and still retain the stock flares. You won't be able to tell unless you stuck your head in the well and looked.
The front and back bottom edges of the lower fender well have already been trimmed for 36" tires. But the flare covers up what is trimmed.

94XJNorth

How much rubbing did you end up with?

1000rrstunna

Soo I just bought the following suspension parts

Zone 3" lift with full leaf spring package
Iron rock off-road adjustable double shear track bar
Iron rock off-road adjustable lower and upper control arms

I want to build some wheels for it.. (Yes I build wheels for a living) I would like to eventually buy bushwacker flares the flat ones... What rim widths are you guys running on a setup like this... And what back spacing I text for a 15x8 today with 4" and it clears everything brakes ect but sticks about 1.5" past the stock flares... Is this necessary so it doesn't rip apart the inner fender ? We specialize in old hot rods and muscle cars so I've never fit anything for off-road duty... I can dial in back spacing in 1/8" increments so that's not an issue here a pic of them test fitting they aren't welded yet after they are they will be off to the powder coater for either black or gunmetal coating since they are raw polished aluminum now... Please lmk what size tires I can daily drive and get away with some off-roading without scraping I'd like to go as big as possible but not re-gear and loose to much drivability braking strength and acceleration thinking 31/32 is the sweet spot please list suggestions.. Also what tires are good for roads with snow and some off-road park action? Thanks for helping the newb this will be my first jeep and part time dd/off-road rig. And as you can see I've bought the necessary suspension components to go to a bigger lift if necessary I think I'm gonna be hooked figured buy the control arms and trackbar right the first time since I doubly I'll ever go over 4.5" of lift they should serve me well


What do you guys think of the style kinda looks jeepish and they cost little $ to make for me

SeriousOffroad

At 32" you'll need 4.11 gears.

Go to www.grimmjeeper.com and use the gear ratio calculator. You can do side by side comparisons.

frozensolid

Hello all,
I am new here.
Anyone know where i can download jeep cherokee 1997 owners manual?

94XJNorth

I just bought a 2" Teraflex BB kit for a 94 cherokee with original shocks, etc.. Can I fit the 31x10.50 R15 Yokohama Geolander winter tires or do I need to stick with 30"? Would 1.5 spacers help?

94XJNorth

How heavy was the off roading you were doing? I will be mostly driving on wet/snow city streets and maintained back roads full of snow.

holycaveman

You may have slight rubbimg. If so I just trim accordingly. Not a big deal. Your flares should cover up the trimming.

aroundincircles

Check out my youtube video in my sig, lots of videos of me off roading there.

1000rrstunna

anyone have some advice on my setup? id like to get the wheels going today

holycaveman

The wheels look great. Nothing I would take off road though.

1000rrstunna

you'd be surprised how strong they are.... they pass all sfi racing specs and scored in the upper 80% on impact fatigue testing.. why do they look weak to you if you don't mind me asking

also 15x8 4" bs will be the correct size for a 3" with some 31's correct

NewKindOfClown

I think he meant the finish

1000rrstunna

they are gonna get coated not worried about the finish honestly i may just buy steelies they are so cheap i can barely get them coated for what those wheels cost....