nkraus03

Ha.. Go*

Im thinking of throwing some fun miney at the jeep. So I want to keep it low (currently 3" RC lift) I wheel Kind of hard... Wondering where I should go next. Jeep has about 160k miles on it.

I was thinking 33's and a lot of trimming... What type of guards and tires should I go with?

Currently have 31s on it

xjmarc

Tires are a preference thing but with a good bit of trimming you can fit 35s with 3".

nkraus03

I'd prob have to regear at 35s? Would I need a slip yoke to avoid the death wobble? Or does that only have to do with my lift?

mitchlikesbikes

i think you have the right intentions in keeping it low. i think 3" and 33s would look rad.

emptypockets

You don't need to go mad hack for 33's. Biggest thing is to make sure you have your bumpstops set up correctly. You definitely want a tcase skid, lca skids, diff protection, and a gas tank skid since you have a plastic tank. You won't need a SYE since you're only sitting at 3".

Tires are a personal preference and depends on where you wheel. I run ss tsl's and they work extremely well in the Midwest muck. Also, you should address your steering setup. I've made frownies out of a bunch of stock tie rods and finally switched to a zj v8 setup for the time being. Not saying it's a perfect solution, but it works so far.

Bellkrank

Do it!
I just did it my self and love it. I still need to do a bit more painting and add some bump stops but I should have cut and gone with 33's in the beginning

nkraus03

Nice bro, is that a 3" lift? Looks good

nkraus03

Did u regear?

V8XJDavid

3" lift, 33" tires. Will need to do some more trimming though.

EagleXJ

If this is your DD than I think you'll probably want to regear regardless if you go to 33"s or 35"s. I think 3" of lift and 33"s is a great combo.

Mikey12486

be careful when you trim the rear man, don't cut past the pinch welds or you'll ruin the unibody!

NewJerseyXJ609

You really don't need to trim all that much to make 3/33s work. I have a very mild trim up front and then the normal cut and fold in the rear.

Here is my 00 same lift kit as you RC 3inch and 33x12.50 baja claws.

Running stock gears for now. I plan on regearing because I'm going to be adding lockers. But 33's and stock gearing is doable. My jeep is a DD also....

Bellkrank

I'm sitting in RE 3.5. With stock gears. It's my DD as well. The 33's are not that bad with stock gears although some day I will re-gear. Gonna put a rear lunch box locker in first.