What does my MJ look like with this size lift and tire combo

[Guest vzehler]

I borrowed this idea from another forum, but, I also thought it would be a good idea here. Especially since MJ's aren't as common as other Jeeps it would nice to have a thread stickied where users submit pics of their Jeep along with specs so new MJ owners will have a guide to see what their's might look like with a particular lift and tire combo.

 

Feel free to post your rig with a simple rundown of what it's equipped with and perhaps once we get a bunch of them I will consolidate it and the mod's can lock the thread and sticky it

 

What do you all think?

[BLHTAZ]

May be something that will go over, but we already have the "MJ Projects" forum for posting your rig and what you have done to it. Not a complete duplication, but close. I'll be glad to post if it is something that the bosses want to pursue. :cheers:

 

BTW...I like the idea myself as that question comes up a lot :D .

[chicofuentes0224]

Like Brent said we have the projects section. But....

 

If one person wants to take charge of organizing it. They could make a really long post in the DIY section with every lift amount/tire size you could think of and organize it like a graph.

 

Like so:

 

0"lift-29"tires

0" lift 30" tires

0" lift 31" tires

and so one until probably the last reasonable one would be

8" lift 38" tires

Every option would be a link to a picture of a member's rig with that size lift and tires. That would be kind of neat and probably very useful to new owners/club members trying to decide what they would like to run by just looking at it. Of course then they could look up the member's info in the project forum or contact them direcly for further info.

 

My 2 cents :cheers:

[Pete M]

You might want to add aftermarket and stock backspaced rims to that.

And there should probably be some standardization of picture (all from the side, or a 3/4 shot, etc).

It could get to be a huge list. :brows:

[chicofuentes0224]

You might want to add aftermarket and stock backspaced rims to that.

And there should probably be some standardization of picture (all from the side, or a 3/4 shot, etc).

It could get to be a huge list. :brows:

 

Let's just do the side to start. I'll start making a list tonight. Unless someone else Reeeealy wants to make it. :nuts:

[Eagle]

Second the vote for similar shots. Which side?

 

Also, it'll be easier to compare if all pics are the same size. What size do most of y'all post pics at, 800x600, 1024x768, or 1280x1024? Let's settle on a standard. It's going to be a picture-heavy thread, so I'd suggest that all pics be resized to 800x600 both for consistency (better visual comparison) and for speed of loading the page.

[Pete M]

Doesn't much matter which side since we can flip the image. :D The bigger the image the better, we can always shrink it. When all is said and done, we should probably get a single person to host all the images.

[chicofuentes0224]

Ok. I'll set up an account with photobucket so they'll all be hosted off the same site unless you have a better idea. Let's have the front of the truck on the left side of the picture. Pete can you decide on a size everyone should Pm they're pictures. I'm going to start compiling tire sizes now.

I take it all pictures should be on level ground with no flexing/stuffing.

[JOMJ87]

What about fender flares or cut fenders. If those are in as well this list could be crazy long. You would have to list the amount thats cut and everything so its an accurate description. Oh and photobucket will resize all images to what you want so that would make it easy for the size.

 

Cole

[chicofuentes0224]

What about fender flares or cut fenders. If those are in as well this list could be crazy long. You would have to list the amount thats cut and everything so its an accurate description. Oh and photobucket will resize all images to what you want so that would make it easy for the size.

 

Cole

 

Let's just start with tire size and lift.

 

So far here are the tire sizes I found at Tirerack.com

If I miss any let me know and I'll start editing.

15" Wheels

205/75/15

215/75/15

225/70/15

225/75/15

235/70/15

235/75/15

265/70/15

27x9.5x15

30x9.5x15

30x10.5x15

31x9.5x15

31x10.5x15

31x11.5x15

31x12.5x15

32x9.5x15

32x10.5x15

32x11.5x15

33x9.5x15

33x10.5x15

33x12.5x15

33x13.5x15

33x14.5x15

34x9.5x15

34x10.5x15

34x12.5x15

35x10.5x15

35x12.5x15

35x14.5x15

36x12.5x15

36x13.5x15

36x14.5x15

37x12.5x15

37x13x15

37x13.5x15

38x11x15

38x12.5x15

38x15.5x15

39.5x13.5x15

 

16"wheels

225/75/16

235/75/16

235/85/16

245/70/16

245/75/16

255/70/16

265/70/16

265/75/16

285/75/16

305/70/16

315/75/16

38.5x14.5x16

 

17"wheels

 

33x12.5x17

 

I guess these are the most common size due to the fact they're in their magazine add. I tried calling them to get a complete list of all sizes between 205/75/15 and a 37" or 38" tire but they were no help at all. I'll just keep checking other ads to get more sizes............

 

Also I only listed 15" and 16" wheels because no one seems to be running anything differnt. Let me know if you want to add 14" or 17-18 wheels. I guess if someone runs them we can just add their picture and specs

[Drahcir495]

If I miss any let me know and I'll start editing.

Also I only listed 15" and 16" wheels because no one seems to be running anything differnt. Let me know if you want to add 14" or 17-18 wheels. I guess if someone runs them we can just add their picture and specs

Hey chico,

Thanks for taking this on :cheers:

I will be running 33x12.5x17 Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ radials on 17x8.5 rims, looks like I may be all alone :roll: - Rich

[chicofuentes0224]

You got it, Drahcir495. It's been added :thumbsup:

[Guest vzehler]

May be something that will go over, but we already have the "MJ Projects" forum for posting your rig and what you have done to it. Not a complete duplication, but close. I'll be glad to post if it is something that the bosses want to pursue. :cheers:

 

BTW...I like the idea myself as that question comes up a lot :D .

 

Yeah, I know we have the projects section, but, it would be alot easier to dedicate a single thread to it so one wouldn't have do dig through hundreds of pages of ongoing builds to find the part where they actually did the lift. Even then, I've noticed alot of fellas just write "got some work done and slap up a pic of their lift and tires on" which isn't conducive to getting the information you need. I've actually looked through alot of this site myself and have gotten extremely frustrated.

 

I like how this is going so far!

 

BTW, I'd be more than happy to help anyway I can to get this show on the road. Just let me know.

[chicofuentes0224]

I think I've got most of the sizes down.

Now on to lift.

If I remember correctly the way to measure is from the center of your axle/wheel to the bottom of the stock fender flare. Ther was another way but I don't remember what it was. Somebody chime in.

Stock was 17" front

21" back

Can someone confirm that?

 

Since not all lift kits actually give you the amount advertized everyboby is going to have to measure. So....

 

Anybody that measures 18" front and 22" rear is actually a 1" lift. and so on....

 

Does that sound like the correct way to do this. I guess we can go in half inch increments from stock to what?...8-10 inches of lift.

 

Whoever doesn't have stock flares or has cut up the fenders is going to have to measure the other way. I'll post it up if I can find it. Unless someone chimes in with the method.

 

Sound good? Any suggestions before I get crackin?

[HOrnbrod]

From the FSM:

 

COMANCHE STOCK HEIGHT

 

Front: Measure from top of axle tube to underside of frame rail, inboard of the coil spring. Do NOT measure from the diff housing or shift motor housing. 2WD models should be 6-3/4" plus or minus 1/2". 4WD models should be 7-3/4" plus or minus 1/2".

 

Rear: Measure the vertical distance between the top of the axle tube and the underside of the frame rail inboard of the jounce bumper. 2WD models should be 8.2" plus or minus 1/2". 4WD models should be 9.2 inches plus or minus 1/2".

[johnnyc]

If I remember correctly the way to measure is from the center of your axle/wheel to the bottom of the stock fender flare. Ther was another way but I don't remember what it was. Somebody chime in.

Stock was 17" front

21" back

Can someone confirm that?

 

On an XJ, it's 17.5" front and 17" rear. I measured my stock MJ and came up with 19" front and 18.5" rear

[Guest vzehler]

I might be off my rocker but I think we should just let the pictures speak for themselves. When someone submits a picture for the thread we should just put the picture up, list the brand and size of the lift and tire size.

 

Afterall, the thread reads, what does my MJ "look" like with.....

[MiNi Beast]

Stock with 235/75R15 Bridgestone Duealer A/T Revo

3in with 235/75R15 Bridgestone Duealer A/T Revo

3in with 31" MTR's

3 1/2" front lift with rear SOA (5") on 31" Texxrus MT

5" front and rear SOA 5'' on 33" BFM

[chicofuentes0224]

From the FSM:

 

COMANCHE STOCK HEIGHT

 

Front: Measure from top of axle tube to underside of frame rail, inboard of the coil spring. Do NOT measure from the diff housing or shift motor housing. 2WD models should be 6-3/4" plus or minus 1/2". 4WD models should be 7-3/4" plus or minus 1/2".

 

Rear: Measure the vertical distance between the top of the axle tube and the underside of the frame rail inboard of the jounce bumper. 2WD models should be 8.2" plus or minus 1/2". 4WD models should be 9.2 inches plus or minus 1/2".

 

Thanks Hornbrod. So does anyone want me to finish this or are we just posting pictures?

[Guest vzehler]

Finish what youve got started chico. I'm glad to see everyone is proactive on this

[LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW]

So does anyone want me to finish this or are we just posting pictures?

 

I don't want to ruin what you've gotten started but I will give my penny and a half worth... :roll:

 

With the vast amount of lift and tire combo's you've got a lot of work ahead of you. Than not to mention people who are running without flares/trimmed.

 

Think about it just for a 31" tire size.

 

31's fit with no lift

31's fit with no lift and no flares

31's fit with 1" Budget Boost

31's fit with 1" Budget Boost and no flares

31's fit with 1.5" Budget Boost

31's fit with 1.5" Budget Boost and no flares

31's fit with 2" Budget Boost

31's fit with 2" Budget Boost and no flares

31's fit with 3.5" Lift

31's fit with 3.5" Lift and no flares

31's fit with 4.5" Lift

31's fit with 4.5" Lift and no flares

31's fit with 6.5" Lift

31's fit with 6.5" Lift and no flares

 

So right there is 14 SEPARATE pics for just a 31" tire. Multiply that by the list of tires you have and we're looking at several hundred photo's with different combo's.

 

My vote goes for setting a standard as far as how the photo is taken (side shot on level ground) and than having the user state what they have. For example.

 

Year & Model: (LWB vs. SWB, Metric Ton vs. Standard)

Lift height: (Listed Lift Height & Actual Height you got, plus the brand)

Shocks: (Brand or part # or what height lift they are made for)

Tire size: (Listed & Actual)

Wheel Size & Backspacing: (Width, Diameter, and BS)

Pro's and Con's: (what you like/dislike about the current setup your running)

Notes: (Add a short description as if trimming was needed how much. Please remember to include other details that may be important such as SYE's, bumpstop extensions & if it rubs, but try to keep it as short as possible.)

 

 

This way someone can see a photo and say "hey I like the looks of that" and than know exactly what lift/tires/wheels etc. the person is running. PLUS not all 3" lifts are created equal. One 3" lift may only lift 2.5" and another 3" lift may lift 3.5". You posting a photo of a "3" lift" is somewhat irrelevant without stating the manufacture etc. Plus doing it this way allows the user to give me details about the lift they are running (SOA vs. Leaf Pack) etc.

 

Like I said just my penny and a half worth; take it for what it's worth...

[HOrnbrod]

Yeah, I like Alex's single side shot w. the standardized template format. Chico, you never have enough time to do it otherwise mate.