Please help ASAP (Backspacing and aftermarket fender flares)
07-06-2009, 04:44 PM
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Please help ASAP (Backspacing and aftermarket fender flares)
i have a 98 xj 4 door and am about to order the rough country 4.5 " lift and new rims and tires ( 31x 10.50 15's). i am confused on the backspacing option. i would like to also order the extended fender flares. i want the edge of the tire to be inline with the edge of the fender flare. please help soon , i am trying to order this stuff asap.
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07-06-2009, 05:58 PM
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Year: 1998 XJ
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so if the stock backspacing is 5.5",does that mean if there is a backspacing of 3.5" then the tires will stick out 2" further.
here is the new deal i just found at rusty's off road
sounds like a great deal to me but i would have to use the aftermarket fender flares to make it look the way i want it right?
here is the new deal i just found at rusty's off road
- Rusty’s off Road 4.5 XJ Spring Pack Kit
- 4 - 32-11.50-15 BFG KM Mud terrain
- 4 - 15x8 Allied Black Daytona Wheels
- 4 – Caps & 20 ½ lug nuts
- Tires are mounted & balanced
sounds like a great deal to me but i would have to use the aftermarket fender flares to make it look the way i want it right?
07-06-2009, 06:38 PM
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transfer case
I am new to jeeps so bear with me with all these questions i have.
i am ordering a lift and they are asking me what transfer case i have. i have a 98 xj 4 door 4.0L
does anyone know or how could i find this out
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i am ordering a lift and they are asking me what transfer case i have. i have a 98 xj 4 door 4.0L
does anyone know or how could i find this out
TIA
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07-06-2009, 06:53 PM
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Transfer cases
All the transfer cases used on the Cherokee were chain driven with aluminum housings. Command-Trac was standard on XJ models built with 4WD.
All the transfer cases used on the Cherokee were chain driven with aluminum housings. Command-Trac was standard on XJ models built with 4WD.
- 1984 – 1987 : New Process NP207 "Command-Trac", part-time only, 2.61:1 ratio with low range
- 1987 – 2001 : New Process NP231 "Command-Trac", part-time only, 2.72:1 ratio with low range
- 1987 – 2001 : New Process NP242 "Selec-Trac", full-time/part-time, 2.72:1 ratio with low range
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07-06-2009, 07:39 PM
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One of the most common wheel backspacing is 3.75" but that is mostly for 13.50+ wide tires. I would recommend 4.00" if you going with 32 11.50's. As far as the fender flares go, rustys sells nice ones that might stick out enough to cover the full tire.
07-07-2009, 09:47 AM
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07-09-2009, 10:23 PM
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I have 31x11.5 swampers on 4" backspacing seres 98 wheels & half of my front tire sticks out & 3/4 of the tire in the rear without any fares!
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