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[Initium]

Actually i am not sure if i plan a lift.
My preferences are pretty much the " icelandic-style " that means wide, low and wide.

[BIGdaddy]

Here's a few pictures of mine. it's lifted about 2" using a custom leafpack in the rear, and a spacer up front. Everything else: brake lines, shocks, etc are stock.

I'm running 235/75-R16s which I think are about 29.8" tall, which for a lot of companies is technically a 30" tire. I could easily step up to 31's if I wanted, but honestly these 30's stuff perfectly into my wheelwells and never rub. I'd be gaining about .5" under the diff, so not really worth it, unless an amazing deal plopped in my lap to buy a set.

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[Initium]

Looks a bit narrow, with such high wheels in only 235 with.
Beefy tires are an advantage when running on bad roads, letting out air gives car a chance to " smothen out " that hardly can be acchieved with suspension uppgrades.....

More pics of unlifted XJs with larger tires will be appriciated...

[BlackClassic]

mine is lifted 3" with 30s if you would like, my tires are skinny but it still looks good.

[BIGdaddy]

Looks a bit narrow, with such high wheels in only 235 with.
Beefy tires are an advantage when running on bad roads, letting out air gives car a chance to " smothen out " that hardly can be acchieved with suspension uppgrades.....

More pics of unlifted XJs with larger tires will be appriciated...

This thread is all you should ever need. It's called XJ lift setups and has 33 pages of pictures...
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/x...eplying-45602/

[Initium]

Tnx BIGdaddy...

[BIGdaddy]

Tnx BIGdaddy...

You're welcome. Love to see some pictures of yours when you get a spare moment. Pretty easy to post pictures on this site.

Cheers!

[Initium]

Some pics of my Jeep.
Rather standard at the moment. Will start with uppgradet tyres. And a new antenna

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Question: i can se a lot of jeeps with " bolted " fenderflares, i belive they are ment to be used with larger tires.
Type shown in picture below:
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How " small " tires are suitable for such flares ? I do NOT want to lift the car " us style ( tall, with narrow tires " but a wider track is of interest, making room for wider tyres.

Can anyone point out correct way to search for info on such extended flares ?

Edit: i see Buschwacker is a source for such fenders, and also Napier Production. Any preferences btw ?

[IrishXJ]

You could run 31s stock but there is quite a bit of rub mainly when turning. 30s are pretty much the largest you can go stock with no lift. They work well for a temperary tire while you have a lift too as they are not dinky. I would definently recomend 30s if you can get them. 235s wouldn't be horrible either, they look a bit odd after a lift though.

A true 30" tire will still cause some rubbing with a stock-height XJ.


I have a '99. It's a good year, but I've slowly started to notice that once you hit past 160,000 miles on the odometer, it starts to give you more and more niggling problems. I'm actually looking to replace mine with a Commander sometime shortly.


EDIT: Napier Precision Works is a few miles north of where I live. From what I've seen, they build a good product. If I were to choose between them and Bushwacker, I'd pick Napier any day of the week.

[Mr. D]

nice jeep to start with for your project