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Old 11-04-2009, 08:22 AM
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Does anyone have a 2" lift with 31 on it? Does it have to be trimmed fenders?post pics of it couse i want 31 in my xj with2" lift but im not sure if its going to rub All over the fender Liner or fender. Thanks
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Most likely have to do a little trimming. I ran 31's on a 3 inch lift and they rubbed
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I have this setup right now. The front wheels have only rubbed on LCA's at full steer (which can be fixed with different wheels), I haven't jammed the front into the fenders yet but I also haven't disconnected my swaybar. The rears will rub the frame and fender well when they get stuffed up but it's really not too bad.



Best pic I have of the rears stuffed up.




I think all of my rubbing issues could be fixed with better backspacing and some very MINOR trimming.
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Right know got 29" in it and already trim a part of the overfender so it wont rub
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thats what i run up front and no probs apart from the tyre on the lca.
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Mine rubbed the rear fender alot and actually got into the fender once and bent it up front. Then we trimmed them and no more probs.
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I have the 2" shackle and spacer lift and would like to go 31s as well. I'm not offroading, I just like the look. If I put wheel spacers on could I get away with 31s?
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Wheel spacers arent very safe. You can go the adapters route but it would be cheaper to buy a set of the cragar steel wheels than those. We never had a rubbing problem with the 31s unless we were wheeling. There was a problem right after we put the lift on with the fenders unmodified but it was because the rear springs sagged and we fixed that by adding a leaf from another set of Cherokee spring packs.
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