My zone 3" lift is on the way here, I went with full new springs instead of AALs, new nitro shocks, coils up front a d gonna order a rubicon express track bar.

What does everyone think of the Baja claw tires in 31x10.50 on some soft 8 wheels with a 4" back spacing. Will these be ok? They sure look cool. Also should I order new steering bump stops too?

 

what are you using it for? DD? trail rig? What type of wheeling do you plan on doing?

 

Honestly probAbly very little off roading, maybe some trails. Nothing crazy. Maybe some fun in the mud. Mostly for cruising around.

 

If that's what you're looking at for it's purpose, think practicality over looks then. Baja Claws look cool, but a different tire would be a better choice for on-road manners, wear, and even noise. I would recommend going with an all terrain tire, like Goodyear Duratrac's. They have a nice aggressive look, but they'll be a much better road tire. When you hit the trails you'll be happy as well. They perform well in almost all situations. 3" of lift with 4" of rim backspacing is good as far as fender and LCA clearance with 31x10.5's. As for bumpstops, disconnect the front sway bar (check the fab section for $7 disconnects if you can't afford true disconnects) and flex it out. See if you're contacting anywhere with the tire and bumpstop accordingly.

 

Yeah basically want the claws because they lOok awesome. And I can get a practically brand new set already installed on soft 8s for $650 locally.

 

I would HIGHLY Recommend AGAINST the Baja Claws for a DD. That's what I have on my Cherokee but in the 33x12.50 flavor. And I've only put 17,000 miles on them and they are between 1/4 and 1/2 tread left. I will probably only get 25,000-30,000 miles out of them if im lucky. I will never buy these tires again. Just wanted to give you a heads up. They do great off road though. But if you spend most of your time on the pavement you will be buying another set of tires in no time.

I would probably go with nordplz advice. The Duratracs are nice. Or if you like the Mickey Thompson look with the side biters as they call it. Look at the Baja ATZ all terrains. I have a buddy that runs those on his truck and they last pretty good millage wise. And I have another buddy that runs the Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ on his truck and he seems to like those two. But definitely not the Baja Claws. They are horrible on Pavement.

 

Dont know about the Baja Claws but you have a member^ with first hand experience saying not to buy them for a dd so that tells me something. I do understand that getting an all terrain tire for a Jeep to some people is a nono. If you want a mud terrain that drives great on the street and looks cool try looking into Goodyear Wrangler MTR kevlar. Thats what I have and they drive great and dont wear down to quick. Just a suggestion.

 

I agree... I put the MT Baja MTZ's on my Girls GC and they are LOUD!

 

never been impressed with them offroad either.

as for new steering stops. you dont need those. they are adjustable on your front axle

 

Wow, totally missed that he said steering bump stops

 

So what are these bump stops everyone talks about? The zone lift kit says they are not needed.

 

they limit suspension compression. keeps the tires from hitting the fenders, shocks from bottoming out, and springs from overcompressing.

 

see the red thing inside the coil spring? There's the upper section that's a darker red which is the bump stop casing. The lower part is the bump stop itself. Like ktm said, they limit suspension compression.

 

I don't care about loud tires. This isn't my dd, if these tires last 15,000 miles that would be 3 years at least.

 

All I can say is they are definitely not worth the money. You can buy a much better tire for the same price your getting those for.