My 97 XJ has a 3.5 short arm rubicon lift kit. I've installed aftermarket bumpers with swing out tire and winch in front. To compensate, I have installed add a leafs and am about to install spacers.
My question is "What would you do at this point?"
My front tires (31") rub when I turn sharp, other than that she's good. Just curious as to what different people would choose to do, larger tires, higher lift, long arm or any other mods.
Thanks

 

Bigger tires and a long arm kit. Would like to see those bumpers

 

they say lower arms of a ZJ or WJ have a slight bend in them that allows you to turn full lock and not rub. I haven't found a set to look at yet. but i am looking into it my self as 31's rub on my XJ also...

 

Here are the bumpers...
Front: Protofab from Arizona
Rear: Bulletproof from Alberta.

 

i would go bigger tires trim the fenders and get rims with more back spacing

 

I like that prerunner in the front

 

i like the rear bumper but the winch hangs a bit low in the front for me.......

 

I was thinking along those lines as well, but I may need to go long arm.

 

Can a fella get just the long arms to incorporate into the kit though?

 

http://www.rubiconexpress.com/Suspen...px?part=RE6330

there it is from RE. kinda expensive 2 me......... lol

 

Thanks Hick! REALLY expensive for my taste. Nice rig by the way and thanks for serving...
USAF all the way!

 

hey no problem! and not servin yet.... but soon hopefully! and i love ur back bumper! u got a build thread??

 

Not yet.
I'm on my 2nd Cherokee, a 97 country. Protofab prerunner front bumper with a Milemarker 10,000 lb hydrolic winch. Bulletproof rear bumper with swing out tire carrier / tow hitch & cables and a high lift jack mount (fabricated at an outfit in Alberta). AFE cold air intake, throttle body spacer, Banks header, Magnaflow cat back exhaust. Detroit trutrac lockers front and back, DTS 4:10 gears front and back. $1500 various component stereo system (Pioneer / Kenwood) with amped speakers and amped 12" sub. A Sportrack cargo carrier and Voodoo doll hanging from the rear view mirror for luck.
That about covers it until I run the wiring for the 4 extra driving lights on the roof rack. I'll get pictures when my build is done and post the build.

Serving or supporting, it's always the right time to be a good guy! Cheers from your friend from the North.

 

i went with 4in back spacing and dont rub a bit. Even at full lock and bouncing the heck out of it.

 

Nice jeep. Thanks for the pictures.