spyder98

How much of a lift/fender cutting would I need to run humvee 8 bolt 37x12.50r16.5 on the xj?

jeepsurfer1

depends.... look at my build im running them with 5.5 lift

RoyalXJ

People who ask the how much lift and trimming do I need are retarded. Do a little research. Lift and trimming are not all youre gonna need to run 37s. Good luck

freegdr

All depends are you off roading only no street use and trailer everywhere. Air chisel until they stop rubbing ..

andrewmp6

The beadlocks are the wrong lug pattern unless your running 1 ton axles.They have a odd back spacing which most make up by running gm front dually spacers.They are a 16.5 rim which limits the tires you can run and they are pricey.The military wrangler tires are crap off road.They are only good in very light dirt and sand mud they won't self clean or dig out.If you want beadlocks you have way better options same thing with the tires.

Ianf406

You can get custom rims like these-
http://www.trailworthyfab.com/-250-1...l-Special.html.

There are several different styles of tread available on the military tires.. Some are much better than others. None of them are really meant to be mud/rock tires.

I don't see why you would want to run them unless you have a screaming deal on them. I had a buddy buy a set on Fort Polk for 300$. Looking online, they are much more than that with shipping if you don't have an in. Keep in mind too that they are heavy. They do last forever but if you don't have a steady supply, they might cost you an arm and a leg to replace down the road.

I would not ever get them unless I was restoring an H1 or something.

Xj88

What axles you going to be running?

kirknd4spd

Dana 60 front axle, 14 bolt rear, 3-4" lift, long arms, trimming and bumpstops. And some 5.13 gears.

spyder98

That's a similar set up that I want to run.

thanks your comment helped me out very much. Now I know exactly what to do!

basically I just drive the Jeep when I go offroading

spyder98

I actually bought a set 4 wheels and tires for 850. Tires are pretty new and rims are the 8 bolts reentered to 5x4.5 with 3.5 bs the guy I bought them from actually bought them at trailworthyfab.com. but sounds like a lot of work might end up selling them

Outlaw Star

From your avatar it looks like you live in the desert area so the stock Goodyear MIL tires should be good for you. They were originally developed for sandy conditions but they do suck on the road or rocks. Our HMMWV's down here we swap the stockers for Goodyear MTR Kevlars as they do better in the limestone and mud. REmember, you are only limited by your funds in modifying.

xjmarc

I have given away several sets of those tires because I couldn't sell them. Used to buy them with wheels and recenter them. You can buy 8 bolts with tires all day long for 50-75 bucks a piece and centers for 15. Cheap and easy way to make some cash just got tires of the tires taking up space because nobody wanted them. Way to heavy and suck off road.

spyder98

I wish they would be that cheap over here

Atmos

They are cheap here. They sell them by the wharehouse full. If you paid $850 you got took.

xjmarc

Most I ever paid was 100 bucks for a wheel and tire and it was the new BFGs and 24 bolt wheels. 8 and 12 bolts are dirt cheap on the military surplus sites. If you do run them make sure they don't have the run flats in them if you plan on airing down. It'll eat the tire from the inside out. Get some pvc inserts. Even with low single digits you will be lucky to get the sidewalls to flex but on hard bumps the magnesium runflats will eat a tire up. The hard rubber ones aren't much better. Plus the pvc ones weigh about 30-40 pounds less.