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35 X 12.50-17 what kind of lift do I need?

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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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35 X 12.50-17 a deal on that kind of tires. what kind of lift do I need? i already have a procom 3 inch lift on my cherokee 99.
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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if it was me i would go another 2 or 3 inches on what you got so that you will be able to fully articulate
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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but would thoes good look and ride good on my cherokee?
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You would need to regear, and if you dont want to trim you will need about 6.5 inches of lift.
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Sure, they would look great.

But with stock gears, You're gas mileage will drop in half, You're acceleration will decrease, to the point of possibly loosing to a Semi truck uphill.

Sounds to me like 33s would be a best bet for you! the effect wont be AS bad..
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these guys have made great points to run a 35 i would put a 4.56 gears or if you are really wanting to go bigger after that i would go ahead and do 4.88's then you could run a 38 with no problems if you don't want to cut anything when you put the 35's on i would probly go 4 more inches on what you already got just so you got good cleanerance the look on the 35's would be like 31's on your 3 inch kit just bigger
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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I have 30s .. so 33 will do it?
and how much is it for regearing?

some guy is selling me these 4 33x12.5 15 remington mud brutes for about 100 bucks
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i would go with 2" added to your pro-comp lift and 33's i ran that for a while it worked good, have to hack the crap out of your fenders though. just and a shackel and spacer.
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a 33 i would do a 4.10 or 4.11 even though i have been running on stock gears for almost a year now but i'm going to a 4.10 it really depends on what you want for the gears if you go to advanced i think its 160 for the rebuild kit and the gears itself i caint remember
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Originally Posted by Neo101288
if it was me i would go another 2 or 3 inches on what you got so that you will be able to fully articulate
just stacking some lift on his current height wont help his flex one bit.



Originally Posted by FLETCH
You would need to regear, and if you dont want to trim you will need about 6.5 inches of lift.
even then, if you plan on using the xj offroad you will need to trim.

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these guys have made great points to run a 35 i would put a 4.56 gears or if you are really wanting to go bigger after that i would go ahead and do 4.88's then you could run a 38 with no problems if you don't want to cut anything when you put the 35's on i would probly go 4 more inches on what you already got just so you got good cleanerance the look on the 35's would be like 31's on your 3 inch kit just bigger
4.88's and 38's would be SEVERELY undergeared.

either way for 35's trimming is a must unless you lift the jeep to the moon.

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a 33 i would do a 4.10 or 4.11 even though i have been running on stock gears for almost a year now but i'm going to a 4.10 it really depends on what you want for the gears if you go to advanced i think its 160 for the rebuild kit and the gears itself i caint remember
4.10's with 33's isn't worth the hassle. 4.56's or 4.88's would get you a touch deeper than stock and will help make up for the added rolling resistance and mass.

as for gears, shop around, but trust me and go with a proven brand. yukon and nitro are good companies i have experience with. you can install them yourself with some specialty tools and lots of patience, but offroad shops around here will charge around 200-500 per axle and it is well worth it to some people.
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nicee thanks man so ill try getting some 33s on my 15x8's and them gears .. ill wait for next pay check jeje thanks alot guys
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if it was me i would go another 2 or 3 inches on what you got so that you will be able to fully articulate

just stacking some lift on his current height wont help his flex one bit

i had a bad choice of words but seeing as how he has 3 inches now he would need 2 to 3 more inches to fit 35's

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You would need to regear, and if you dont want to trim you will need about 6.5 inches of lift.

even then, if you plan on using the xj offroad you will need to trim.


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these guys have made great points to run a 35 i would put a 4.56 gears or if you are really wanting to go bigger after that i would go ahead and do 4.88's then you could run a 38 with no problems if you don't want to cut anything when you put the 35's on i would probly go 4 more inches on what you already got just so you got good cleanerance the look on the 35's would be like 31's on your 3 inch kit just bigger

4.88's and 38's would be SEVERELY undergeared.

either way for 35's trimming is a must unless you lift the jeep to the moon.


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a 33 i would do a 4.10 or 4.11 even though i have been running on stock gears for almost a year now but i'm going to a 4.10 it really depends on what you want for the gears if you go to advanced i think its 160 for the rebuild kit and the gears itself i caint remember

4.10's with 33's isn't worth the hassle. 4.56's or 4.88's would get you a touch deeper than stock and will help make up for the added rolling resistance and mass.

as for gears, shop around, but trust me and go with a proven brand. yukon and nitro are good companies i have experience with. you can install them yourself with some specialty tools and lots of patience, but offroad shops around here will charge around 200-500 per axle and it is well worth it to some people.

as far as that its all just personal preferrence 4.10's and 33's are better than 3.73 on 33's any day
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expect to pay atleast $600 for parts, and 4-700 in labor for re-gearing
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Stacking liftts is awesome

YOU will hear manyppl say I have 33's and stock gears and it isnt that bad again



Trimming sheet metal is your friend when you want to go over 33's. Also if you plan on crawling your rig you will need to bumpstop or cut the hell out of your fenders,


As for regearing.
4.10's were available stock. You can pick these up from the PNP for around a 100 bucks. way cheaper then buying gears 125, buying an install kit 100, and then paying someone to install your gears. Having gears installed normally runs 300 to 500 per axle.
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Originally Posted by PingPong
Stacking liftts is awesome

YOU will hear manyppl say I have 33's and stock gears and it isnt that bad again



Trimming sheet metal is your friend when you want to go over 33's. Also if you plan on crawling your rig you will need to bumpstop or cut the hell out of your fenders,


As for regearing.
4.10's were available stock. You can pick these up from the PNP for around a 100 bucks. way cheaper then buying gears 125, buying an install kit 100, and then paying someone to install your gears. Having gears installed normally runs 300 to 500 per axle.

i ran a 2in spacer and 2in shackel on top of a 3in kit for hella long, daily drove it and wheeled it every weekend with stock gears and 33's no problems. now its just a wheeler, i got a different lif tnow though. so there was no for me.
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