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So 31 will fit thats good news. I was hoping to stuff 33 because I'm told with 33 and front & rear lockers i can pretty much get anywhere i want. (I'm still kinda new to this whole lift/ bigger tires game haha) Just curious if these mods are installed how would i gain that extra inch back?

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I have the rustys 4.5 spring over lift on my comanche. I'm very happy how it came out. Mine does sit high in the rear but i also have add a leafs in the rear that i was too lazy to take out.... The only complaint i have is my trac bar is waisted after 3k miles. But I'm gona up grade to the rustys bushing on the top insted of the tiny tie rod end. I only have 31s and open diffs but flexs very good an will keep up with locked cherokees on 33s ( with lil rev limmitor help :brows: )

 

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So 31 will fit thats good news. I was hoping to stuff 33 because I'm told with 33 and front & rear lockers i can pretty much get anywhere i want. (I'm still kinda new to this whole lift/ bigger tires game haha)

 

phooey on that. aggressive 31s and lockers (and a smart driver) can go just about anywhere you want to go. :thumbsup: 33s give you only 1" more ground clearance and will most certainly cost more to run (more lift, more gearing, more chance for breakage).

 

do yourself a favor and get some armor. bumper and rocker guards go a long way towards bringing your truck back from no mans land. :D

 

Just curious if these mods are installed how would i gain that extra inch back?

 

I don't understand the question. :hmm:

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The extra inch question was asked because if i do the drop shackles mod my truck will sit lower because it is originally a 2wd and not a 4wd. so ultimately it will sit lower beacuse the leafs in the rear sit lower on the 2wd model... so I'm told

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if you sat a stock 2wd MJ next to a stock 4wd MJ, the 2wd will be about an inch shorter. So if you added the same spacers and shackles to both trucks, both trucks would be 2" taller than they were previous, but still the 2wd MJ would be 1 inch shorter than the 4wd. But all of this is moot since a bone stock 4wd can run 31" tires (on stock Jeep rims) so the 2wd will look like a 4wd with a 1" lift and 31" tires.

 

In order to get the 2wd up another inch, you'll need to buy springs, either used, new or whatever. I wouldn't sweat it too much. :thumbsup:

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If you are building a daily driver to take on a trail from time to time then I would go with the spacer and shackle option. As you have learned from other owners, MJ's perform outstanding on 31's and 32's.

 

If you are looking to run in the mud and do some really crazy mountian climbing every weekend then maybe I would spend the money to go up. Personally I have been playing in the mud with those non jeep guys on 38's and 44's. Following those foot prints with 32's only leads to being high centered.

 

Remember... it's your MJ and build it for what you intend to do with it. I love looking through the forums. So many people with great talents and ideas. It's what keeps the hobby alive and our MJ's on the road!

 

The trend seems to be the higher you go, the further off road you go and then you start exchanging shiny paint and straight panels for custom sliders, chopped fenders and trophy dents.

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You have just made a very good point.

 

First time off road, pretty much stock, some minor dings in the rocker panels.

Second time, 4.5" lift, still stock tires: bumper end cap, rocker panels, bottom rear edge of front fenders and one in the "frame".

Third trip, added a front locker: grenaded u joint

Fourth trip, moved up to 33s and stronger front axles: bad dent in driver's door and lost driver's mirror trying to save it from rolling sideways down a hill I was climbing.

Fifth trip, went up to 6.5": a tree put a dent in my roof keeping me from flopping it on the side.

Two more trips: Another dent in the frame, and rock rash down the entire driver's side of the truck, front fender up to tail lights, as well as crumpled the top rear corner of the bed.

Moved up to 35" tires, and now one year and 10 offroad trips later the only straight piece of sheetmetal left on the truck is the hood.

 

I missed my dent-free truck so much I just got another one to keep stock and on pavement only.

 

The more capable you make your truck, the further off road you will get stuck, and the more likely you are to do damage.

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