wcjr

I have the stock 16" wheels not 15's. What size would I need that would not rub. I would like to get the BFG AT's because thats what most people use

Nperryman

Nevermind cancel the procomp all terrains, I don't see a size for 16 inch wheels that would be good to run on stock suspension. But there is some BFG all terrains in 16" wheel. I would probably go with a 225/70r16 or a 235/70r16. Someone correct me if wrong.

wcjr

Can someone comment that is running one of the sizes above?

1plunk

Not many people run stock sized tires on 16 inch rims...

N20jeep

the 235/70/16 is a 29" tire so it will look good on a stock suspension XJ and shouldn't give you much of a problem

wcjr

Anyone with a newer limited or classic that isnt lifted

Egentle

ANYONE?????

odgreen

After market control arms? If they are are they adjustable?

N20jeep

sure, it could be possible that something is bent.

but alignment could be the real culprit. have you set your toe after the lift? what is your caster angle?

ZachsXJ

My guess would be ball joints. does it look like that even when the tires are pointing straight ahead?

don't have a thing to do with camber/toe

they can affect caster, but that is likely not the issue here

If the tires are "bowed" outwards like he said, the lower ball joints are probably toast. Pretty common on XJs that have been lifted for a while and running large tires and offset wheels.

Egentle

the lift was allready installed whan i got the jeep. and yes when the tires are pointed straight its obvious they are bowed out and wearing the insides of the tires. are the ball joints on a 30 offset? could they be installed wrong? im used to working on 60s with king pins and ball joint 44s. thies are all pretty much straight forward axles but ive never dug into a 30.

ZachsXJ

Check your alignment first but

it definitely sounds like ball joints, from my experience the uppers will be fine and the lowers will be toast.

They're not offset. Pretty straight forward to get the knuckle off, replacing the ball joints is an entirely different animal. If you've messed with kingpins, these should be a cakewalk.

Egentle

NICE! all i needed was a lil encouragment! ima throw it on some jack stands tomorrow and go to town. anything i should know about the 30 befor i tear into it? anything about hub disasembly or should it be straight forward? and thanks for the help guys!

Synyster

Installing new 1 3/4" leaf springs tomorrow. I do not need to remove shackle for this correct? Just the ubolts, and the bushing bolts? Also what is the nut that everyone refers to that is welded to frame and snaps? Will I need to worry about that?

ZachsXJ

Its a turd and not worth polishing. haha

If you don't already have one, you'll need a 12 pt 13mm socket for the unit bearing bolts.

I suggest getting it in 1/2" drive and having a 36" breaker bar handy, I've had them be really really stubborn to get out.

Once you unbolt the calipers, and the unit bearings find a deep-well socket and wedge it between one of the u-joint ears of the stub shaft and the axle tube, then turn the steering wheel so it presses the unit bearing out of the knuckle.

When I took my old D30 apart I was able to get the nuts off the ball joints with an adjustable wrench and 3ft length of pipe.