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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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i have a xj on 31's and im thinking of trading it for a zj but if i do i want to put my 31s on the zj since i just bought them i havent even put 500 miles on them. will they fit they are 31 10.50s
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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A Teraflex 2" lift should be enough to make the 31s fit. Less than $150 and super easy to install.
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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i just installed a 2.25" inch lift and i have alot of room for 31s
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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I am thinking of following you on that decision and trading my XJ in on a ZJ.... I have been looking at them for a long time... so this is kind of nice to know what size tires I can fit with next to no money spent... at least for right now until I can afford a larger lift/tires...

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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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XJ on an XJ?
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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XJ on an XJ?
Yep.. cause I am a complete r-tard like that!!! LOL... Has been fixed!!!
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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Lol...I like the ZJs. Have great potential, and don't see enough of them.
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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thanks for all the feedback. ya theres just something i like about a jeep with a v8 and awd. i can get it for 1800 and its a 1 owner driven by an old lady probly never gone over 60 miles an hour
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 02:23 AM
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preferring the AWD system?
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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got 31s on my 94 grand limited. They rub full lock to lock, I also smashed the pinch weld down so they don't get cut. Rub on the lcas. No lift, v8
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by tiwvr1
got 31s on my 94 grand limited. They rub full lock to lock, I also smashed the pinch weld down so they don't get cut. Rub on the lcas. No lift, v8
Get a lift then your problem will be solved... It simply shows that 31s doesn't fit well...
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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thanks for all the feedback. ya theres just something i like about a jeep with a v8 and awd. i can get it for 1800 and its a 1 owner driven by an old lady probly never gone over 60 miles an hour

Not to burst your bubble but its full time 4x4 not AWD. You have a t-case that allows selection of 4lo!

~4'' of lift w/34'' LTBs
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Wow, nice ZJ! Looks like there is alot of rubbing?
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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Actually only at full lock turning. Can be fixed by turning out the stops for the steering! Shaved the front bumper and pounded in the pinch seam. I was on a mission to prove to myself that I could run my 34s with ~4 of lift! I'm sure if I got it into situations where I had to flex it out it would rub more. Sadly the trails here in MN aren't that technical. More mud than anything! On the other hand that's what bump stops are for!
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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I have a 3 inch lift and 31's. When I got the jeep it had 32's and they rubbed like crazy. I got a good set of 31's for $100 bucks of craiglist and took those stupid plastic bumpers off. Just by taking the bumpers off you can clear larger tires much easier. I eventually plan on putting some steel bumper but I was very surprised on how much clearence you can get from just revmoving the stock bumper, they're not much of a bumper anyway....

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