96CherokeeStinger

Ok so I'm going to get my cragar soft 8's for christmas and my tires... Just wanted to make sure... That my in-line 4 2.5L can handle 31" tires? Because my dad is skeptical about it due to the fact that the engine is small and he thinks that the tires are going to stress the engine too much and mess it up... So... Just double checking before I get an " I told you so" from my dad. Let me know. Thanks

muddeprived

Tell dad not to fret. The 4 banger can handle 31's. I ran 30/31/33's on my 4 banger and it's still running along just fine. You may lose some power due to the gears being off but you can correct that with the proper gears.

Kyle

IMO its not "ideal" but it can handle it. as mudd said its more of a madder of a gearing issue then a motor issue. you will be fine.

-Kyle

96CherokeeStinger

What gear ratio am i looking at for my jeep?

and what if i do 30"s? would that be better for me?

Kyle

what do you mean what gear ratio are you looking at? stock for your manual tranny is probably 3.07.

you will do fine with 31's

-Kyle

96CherokeeStinger

I meant like to upgrade my gears...

what kind of gears should I be looking for?

96CherokeeStinger

So i went to go look at the tires and everything

not bad maybe getting them this saturday.. i just need

to lift my baby up now. What kind of lift kit is decent?

96CherokeeStinger

I was looking at the RughCountry Suspension lift kits.

I want to know the difference between these 2

1984-2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ 3" Suspension Lift Kit Complete with rear springs and shocks - Rough Country

1984-2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ 3" Suspension Lift Kit with shocks - Rough Country

I just see that the top one has rear springs.

but i mean why does it cost 499.99

compared to the one with out springs which cost
245.00

Kyle

its has rear full leaf packs which are much more ideal then the AAL in the second kit. I would highly recommend spending the extra money for a kit with full leaf packs.

-Kyle

96CherokeeStinger

Ok.

Well i guess all of this is going to be delayed.

My dad went to ask our Mechanic if my car could handle the lift and the tires.

and he said No that it wasnt really the gears that changed the difference it was the engine and the engine wouldnt be able to handle it regardless if i do a gear change.

So he told my dad that if i wanted to do that i would have to do an engine swap. Kind of killed my plans...

but now i think im going to end up doing the engine swap and the 4WD swap with the money i was going to use for the lift and tires...

dnaxj

With a 3" lift and 31's will not be a problem.

dabeast727

have you considered trading up for a 4wd 4.0L?