INDIANA-XJ

I did a search for this but did not really know what to call it. I have sometimes wondered how the same size lift from different companies will clear different size tire's. For the most part, whenever you see a lift advertised it will say what size tire it will clear with no fender trimming or fender flares. I have been looking for another Cherokee or a Comanche for a while now and have looked at a ton of them on Craigslist. I recently looked at an early 90's Cherokee and it had a 6 inch lift and 35 inch tires and looked like it had plenty of room. I also looked at a Comanche with a Skyjacker lift and 35's and it looked like it would easily clear 36's. Then there are the others with 4 to 6 inches of lift and they are running 33's mostly. I have a RE 3.5 superflex lift and added the JKS ACOS to the front and JKS shackles on the rear for a total of about 5 inches and could probably get by with 32's and no trimming. It seems like the RC and Skyjacker lifts are clearing somewhat larger tires, this may just be a coincidence from the ones I have looked at lately.

ZeeJay95

I have wondered the same thing. I've seen Jeeps with 4-inch or so lifts running 33's with no trimming but have had to trim the crap out of ours with a 4.5 RE lift and 33's. I think some of it is due to control arm length, but there is a lot of variety of wheel offsets and tire widths too that also may factor in.

N20jeep

best way to explain it..

not all lifts come out to there advertised height...some more/some less

not all tires are there advertised size....i.e. some brands of 33's may measure as low as 31 1/2, while some may be near 34"'s

edit: and yes different wheel/backspacing combos, along with control arm length will also affect this