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Smokey got new shoes today. 225/75 16 Goodyear Duratrac (29.3"). I think they look right with a 1 1/2" lift. Eventually I might go to 235/85 16 (31.7"), but that will be after regearing to 4:10, OME lift, and supporting mods. These will work fine while I tackle cosmetic interior issues, find my missing fuel tank skid, add sliders, front bumper, and roof rack. After I do all that I might be satified with the tires and lift as is.
FYI, first time riding on load range E tires on something so light and they ride very good, only slightly harsher than reagular M&S tires and just slight tire noise if you ride with no radio or windows closed. Put 125 miles on them today after install just to get a feel for them.
Smokey got new shoes today. 225/75 16 Goodyear Duratrac (29.3"). I think they look right with a 1 1/2" lift. Eventually I might go to 235/85 16 (31.7"), but that will be after regearing to 4:10, OME lift, and supporting mods. These will work fine while I tackle cosmetic interior issues, find my missing fuel tank skid, add sliders, front bumper, and roof rack. After I do all that I might be satified with the tires and lift as is.
FYI, first time riding on load range E tires on something so light and they ride very good, only slightly harsher than reagular M&S tires and just slight tire noise if you ride with no radio or windows closed. Put 125 miles on them today after install just to get a feel for them.
Clean and lovely XJ, but it would be a shame to take those wheels off-road on a rocky trail. An OEM lift on my XJ net 2-1/4" of actual lift that I ran with 235/75r16's (29.7"). With all the levees in the spring pack on the rear and a 1-1/2" spacer/seat in front, I netted a 3-1/4" lift with 245/75/r16" (30.5") BFG KO2's that provided 9" at the rear diff fully inflated. They do not rub on the street or trail. 235/85/r16's require a 4-1/2 or 5" lift or flex killing bump-stops on a 3" lift
Clean and lovely XJ, but it would be a shame to take those wheels off-road on a rocky trail. An OEM lift on my XJ net 2-1/4" of actual lift that I ran with 235/75r16's (29.7"). With all the levees in the spring pack on the rear and a 1-1/2" spacer/seat in front, I netted a 3-1/4" lift with 245/75/r16" (30.5") BFG KO2's that provided 9" at the rear diff fully inflated. They do not rub on the street or trail. 235/85/r16's require a 4-1/2 or 5" lift or flex killing bump-stops on a 3" lift
Not as clean and lovely as the picture looks. Caught it in the right light and on it's best side. Lots of dents and scratches, but no rust. The wheels were a very inexpensive Marketplace find so I'm not too worried about them. The tires were a wrongly advertised bargain that the tire store honored and then upped the price a $100 per tire after my sale. I hear you on the lift and tire sizes and I'm not even going to worry about what to do next until I get the cosmetic stuff done and I make sure everything mechanically is in great shape. So far I can't find any glaring problems, but plan on driving alot in the next few months and taking on some mild trails to see how it reacts.
Not as clean and lovely as the picture looks. Caught it in the right light and on it's best side. Lots of dents and scratches, but no rust. The wheels were a very inexpensive Marketplace find so I'm not too worried about them. The tires were a wrongly advertised bargain that the tire store honored and then upped the price a $100 per tire after my sale. I hear you on the lift and tire sizes and I'm not even going to worry about what to do next until I get the cosmetic stuff done and I make sure everything mechanically is in great shape. So far I can't find any glaring problems, but plan on driving alot in the next few months and taking on some mild trails to see how it reacts.
JUST DONT MAKE IT TOO PRISTEEN TO TAKE IT OFF ROAD. Glad you got a good deal on the tires! Just don't expect cheap aluminum Chinese wheels to hold up off road on a rocky trail. 7" rims will hold the tire better and you'll have fewer flats. An up-country bash plate kit will serve to be a good investment - rock rails are expensive & heavy but required for serious rock crawling. But most important, have fun!
JUST DONT MAKE IT TOO PRISTEEN TO TAKE IT OFF ROAD. Glad you got a good deal on the tires! Just don't expect cheap aluminum Chinese wheels to hold up off road on a rocky trail. 7" rims will hold the tire better and you'll have fewer flats. An up-country bash plate kit will serve to be a good investment - rock rails are expensive & heavy but required for serious rock crawling. But most important, have fun!
The wheels are 7 inch wide. My XJ according to the build sheet has only the front anti sway bar, HD cooling, trans cooler, HD springs, HD shocks, and all the skid plates. Just like the Up Country except it doesn't say Up Country. Ordered that way by the USFS. Its missing only the fuel tank skid. Looks like the fuel tank was replaced at some point and the skid was not put back on (no proof). The wheels are 2000 XJ 16 x 7 ICON wheels. Are you sure those are made in China? Even if they are it doesn't mean they are cheap. Even if they are cheap they're attached to a cheap XJ. Not putting down the XJ, but it's not exactly a state of the art 4x4.
The wheels are 7 inch wide. My XJ according to the build sheet has only the front anti sway bar, HD cooling, trans cooler, HD springs, HD shocks, and all the skid plates. Just like the Up Country except it doesn't say Up Country. Ordered that way by the USFS. Its missing only the fuel tank skid. Looks like the fuel tank was replaced at some point and the skid was not put back on (no proof). The wheels are 2000 XJ 16 x 7 ICON wheels. Are you sure those are made in China? Even if they are it doesn't mean they are cheap. Even if they are cheap they're attached to a cheap XJ. Not putting down the XJ, but it's not exactly a state of the art 4x4.
Great that its's well equipped - most XJ's don't come that way. Cheap Chenese wheels flood the market and thought most are 8" wide, they are junk. I've seen them fail on the trail and it's not a pretty site - often they will stamp a lofty ASTM test numbers on their products that they can't hope to meet - I've heard that their Country has no lability laws. If your wheels are not stamped "Made in China" you may have lucked out. Yes, replacing a fuel pump on an XJ will tempt a "mechanic" not to put the plate back. Sorry that this has happened to yours.And how can you say an engine originally designed for a 1964 Rambler isn't state of the art?!
Typical, Fall fluids check. Rain-X'ed the windows and headlight lenses.
Set tires to proper pressure after being parked for about 5 weeks.
It is in DD mode for now.
Had to tackle the wiring into the liftgate to troubleshoot the recently failed liftgate power lock. Found a spaghetti mess of wires in various states of insulator cracking, frayed wires and failing splice attempts from a previous owner. Also found that my rear defroster wiring was shorting in there and beginning to melt the neighboring wires. Disaster averted!
Spliced/soldered/greased/heat shrinked 11 wires with some 16ga then did the same with 2 12ga wires for the defroster.
With the soldering gun out, I did the big 3 positive cable upgrade with 4ga wire and a 125A mega fuse on the PDC.
About 6hrs work for a 1 man job with some piece of mind at the end.
