I bought this 1998 cherokee that came with a 3"rc lift. I am more of a mudder than a climber and with mudding the bigger the tires the better. I know all about building/gearing the rears for bigger tires and all and I've gone over every lift/big tire/ small lift big tire threads i could find and nothing has answered this question. With a 3" lift and probably a lot of trimming, what is the biggest lift i could fit on a cherokee? I'm trying to avoid anymore lift because thats just more money and I'm cheap lol. I'd love to lift it later for 38s but I'm not sure when that would be.

 

I would say 34.10.50.15 swamper LTB's would be perfect with a good amount of trimming......

I have 33's with the rears cut and folded and no trimming up front (as of yet) im sure i could go just a little bit bigger if i did trim the front's.......

 

opps sorry

 

heres all kinds of pics this is a sticky in the chat section https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/xj-lift-tire-setup-thread-260/

 

Here's a couple.....





Ok im done posting pics if you want anymore just pm me.......

 

Between trimming and lift back space is the second biggest thing to look at for what tire you can clear..

 

There was a guy here on the forum awhile back that had pictures posted of an XJ on 37s with a 3 inch lift. Wasn't much left of the fenders but he made those tires fit. He even had pics of himself going highway speed in it.

 

go 35s and trim i'm running 33 12.50s at stock heigth and am only planning on a two inch lift

 

 

opps

 

every post i make someone else tries to hijack it, whats up with that over here? lol ktmracer419 is that yours? how is turning in that thing? I'd love to do that to my xj. could you tell me all that you have done to that monster? if those are 37s do you think you could fit 38s? thats all I find on craigslist around here are 38s lol. thanks for the info and pics are awesome.

 

sorry mate will stay away.....

 

check his build thread. all the info is in there

 

its cause there are so many people here that have the same questions and i would go with a 33 but that is just me i mean you can do a 35 with lots of trimming but it could get ugly fast

 

don't worry about it, it works out better if 2 people can get their answers in 1 thread you know. i was just saying it because almost every thread i've started someone else has stepped in and side tracked people lol. I'm hoping that i can get answers from that white xj.