35s and Stock?
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From: New Mexico
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Been on my 35's for about 3-4 months now. They are pigs and I mean I get about 8 to 10 mpg. Highway driving 75-80+ is its limit for mine. I can go faster but I am beating it to death. gearing wise thats where mine falls on its face. Braking is deffinatly hindered. It took a vertical wheel stand, lots of brakes and Jaws 2 to destroy my front axle on the trail and I was beating the **** out of it up to that moment. But other than that "I am at 3-3.5" of lift" so as you can prob. imagine I Had to trim ALOT! as a matter of fact I tubed out my rear quarters to the point that the (wheel well) is now flush with the rear doors. I have monster flex though. I can fully stuff my 35's and they are awesome.
So short recap... You will only need to replace at the very moment...... nothing. Trim your fenders and be merry.
So short recap... You will only need to replace at the very moment...... nothing. Trim your fenders and be merry.
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From: New Mexico
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Oh and on a side note... because of the extra ton these add in additon to the gearing issue on limited occasions and on hot trail days my rig did get hot due to the increase in labor my motor was put through to push them. Granted it never felt like it was struggling but I did notice from my 31's that I had to run it in higher RPMs for the same crawl speed. Which I attribute to the heatsoak I experienced.
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From: Colorado
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Oh, OK, glad to hear that. I don't really plan on wheeling, much less heavy wheeling. I can throw my MTs on if I need to. But I just need wheels for the winter, and possibly DD wheels. Will I have any issues in (deep) snow? I want to have some fun this winter, lol.
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