Dadinator Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Getting a 3 inch lift like the ones on ebay. Rough Country. Will be getting aftermarket wheels. Would like tires to be about even with the outside edge of the stock flares. What backspace for that? Truck is daily driver for my son and rarely sees off road. When it does, it is just trails. Nothing radical. What's the biggest tires you recommend for this size lift and wheel? No cutting. 31's? 32's? Doubt if 33's are an option, but; if they are, let me know. Thanks, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty Hunter Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 31"s, with 3.5" or 4" of backspacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROADLESS Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I would go with at least 4" of B.S. A factory rim from my 89 MJ has 5.5" This will allow the tire to travel up into the wheel well, where as a tire with less than 4" B.S. will probably rub on the fender lip when flexed! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I would go with at least 4" of B.S. A factory rim from my 89 MJ has 5.5" This will allow the tire to travel up into the wheel well, where as a tire with less than 4" B.S. will probably rub on the fender lip when flexed! :eek: I am iterested in what size tire and tread width are you talking about? 31x10.5 or taller/wider? Thanks, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROADLESS Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I was referring to anything larger than 31x10.50x15's. Also in cases where the tires run true to size 31's can rub too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 A 10.5 " width tar will clear with 4" of BS. As far as the BS is involved. Meaning it will do nothing for the amount of lift your rig has. The trouble on MJ/XJ is when you want to run a wider tar. It hits hard at the lower rear edge of your sheet metal. I am in the process of fitting a set of 33X10.5x15 tars on 15x7 outlaw II rims. I have a 33x9.5x15 as a spare. Using spacers I was able to see just how the wider tar and rim will fit on my rig. Here is a shot with 31" tars and the factory opening. (Flair removed) The rims here are 15X8 with 3.25" of BS. To little BS for the MJ/XJ IMHO, but its what I had.... Here is a shot of a 33" tar with same lift and 5.25" od BS. Here is a shot with same tar only using spacers to "mock" it up as if it was a wider rim with a wider tar: Hope this didnt confuse you more.... :oops: CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROADLESS Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 CWLONGSHOT, Nice pics/comparison. How much lift are you running up front? Looks like its at least 4.5" :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Roadless, Unsure as to the amount of lift I have. Because I am using well used 3" Rustys coils and I am the third owner! :eek: :oops: They have sagged quite a bit. I am thinking I am getting somewhere between 1.5 and 2" of lift from them. Then I have the acos spacers, they give 1.5 with out adjustment, then I have the spanner turned down about 1.5 - 1.75" more. So if you do the math....I should be somewhere between 4.5 and 5.25" of lift. New coils are going in this week end. 4" lift ones. Then I will adjust the ACOS's to get the front about 1-1.5" lower than the back. I trimmed the fenders last night, so now I have to do the leveling with a level!!! :nuts: ;) Then next week its 33" tars for my baby!!! CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadinator Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 How wide are the spacers? How much are they? I could do those instead of aftermarket rims. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 You're looking at about $120 a set for spacers, width being .75", 1", 1.25", 1.5". Or you can go the custom route for a little more and get different widths, don't know why you'd want to... I wouldn't use them unless ya got 'em cheap. It's way easier to get cheap rims that fit a jeep. I sold my AR-767s (5) for $200, but I imagine they'd have only been worth $100 at most in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadinator Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Absolutely. For that kind of coin, I'll find a set of used rims/tires. . . thanks, Dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 q-tec and 4wd hardware have rimes that are inexpensive. I think you can get a set (4) of cragar soft 8's in black for around 120-140 shipped to your door. If you want a set of rock rashed and abused soft 8's just come by my house and pay for my tires to be dismounted and you could have mine :brows: I just acquired a set of 15" eaton beadlocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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