TIRES,RIMS?
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Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l I6
TIRES,RIMS?
I was wondering if running 33"x12.5"or10.5"x15" tires would look good on my jeep and would they perform good too, i have stock axles D30 front and D35 rear both with 3.55 gear ratio, and for rims i was wanting to run some steel rims that are 15"x8" with a 3"-4" backspacing or something in that range, my main questions are, Would it work without breaking anything? What would it look like(post pics so i can see if you want)?
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Year: 1990 Renix
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Engine: 4.0L
From your pictures it looks like you have a slight lift and maybe some 31s, and your fenders are not trimmed..
On level ground... measure your clearance to the front and back of the wheel well as someone else truns the steering, lock to lock slowly. You will likely find that there will be clearance issues in your steering with the stock fenders and in off road.. you will find that the tires will rub so much it will just make you mad. fender damage, fender flare damage, tire damage... then you will find yourself in a situation where the old flex made the difference and you just wont have it anymore..
If you are going to get bigger tires, at least get spring spacers and add a leafs.. but then you will also have a loss of power to stop and go...
just be careful
On level ground... measure your clearance to the front and back of the wheel well as someone else truns the steering, lock to lock slowly. You will likely find that there will be clearance issues in your steering with the stock fenders and in off road.. you will find that the tires will rub so much it will just make you mad. fender damage, fender flare damage, tire damage... then you will find yourself in a situation where the old flex made the difference and you just wont have it anymore..
If you are going to get bigger tires, at least get spring spacers and add a leafs.. but then you will also have a loss of power to stop and go...
just be careful
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Year: 1990 Renix
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good luck and update the thread when its done.. I'd love to see how it looks
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