chadh92

I had an alignment done when I first purchased the car 3 years ago, and my tires have worn perfectly even ever since then. I planned on dropping $50 for an alignment once I get my tires on in the next 2 days, but after thinking about it, do I need to if my tires were already wearing evenly?

Oh, and my car doesn't pull to the left or the right either...

caged

yes. it doesn't matter if you lift it an inch or 10 inches. you will need an alignment. it's because of jeeps inverted y steering setup.
if you refuse to align, be prepared to tear the treads right off your tires in a matter of a few miles. you may even be lucky to get the hot rubber dusting melted to the side of your jeep as the tires wear away.
don't laugh, i've seen it before.

it's an easy alignment procedure that you can do in your driveway.

chadh92

Yeah, I assumed I would still need to. I'll just let a shop handle it. I'd rather not mess around with it after just dropped $1,000 on my tires

ericfx1984

just do the alignment yourself... it is simple

Gee oh Dee

Doesnt matter where or how you do it, just get it done right.

chadh92

I'd rather bite the bullet this first time and make sure I get it done correctly, then touch it up each time after that

Mrjw1996

how do you do it yourself?

chadh92

Silly question, but will I gain any ride height when I go from my 225s to 31s? I've heard people say yes and no.

Jeepxj1234

Of course you will. 31s are bigger than 235s

Gee oh Dee

Depends on how much tread is left and what brand to be honest.

Bossokee

I still havent gotten an alignment lol, still running stock track bar on my 3" too. It's a good thing work is a half mile away

chadh92

My 225s are like 60% in the front and 35% in the rear. New tires are 31x10.50 BFG AT KOs. I was just wondering how much taller I should expect

Bossokee

Should sit about an inch and a half higher

retread

you'll get maybe a half inch guessing spec's are 30.5" for the 31's 28" for the 225's, half of that will be on the top of the tire adding nothing to the lift height.

chadh92

If there's a 2.5" difference, wouldn't the overall height gain be like 1.25" then? It's not like the tread is different on the bottom than on the top.