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Old 03-08-2018, 11:54 PM
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Hey fellas, I recently bought my first car in May and went with the 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4. Its a XJ. I recently purchased 29" tires for it and it is at stock height. Now i'm in the market for a lift. I'm trying to stay under $400 for a lift kit. I was thinking of a 2.5" lift but with 29" tires I'm not sure how it would look. I've been looking all over the internet but its like no one has a 2.5 inch lift with 29" inch tires. And im starting to think theres a reason for that. If anyone has suggestions PLEASE let me know. Should I get a 2" lift? will that even make it look more aggressive? If anyone has pictures or suggestions please help me. Thank you fellas.
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Hey fellas, I recently bought my first car in May and went with the 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4. Its a XJ. I recently purchased 29" tires for it and it is at stock height. Now i'm in the market for a lift. I'm trying to stay under $400 for a lift kit. I was thinking of a 2.5" lift but with 29" tires I'm not sure how it would look. I've been looking all over the internet but its like no one has a 2.5 inch lift with 29" inch tires. And im starting to think theres a reason for that. If anyone has suggestions PLEASE let me know. Should I get a 2" lift? will that even make it look more aggressive? If anyone has pictures or suggestions please help me. Thank you fellas.
3 inch lift if you want a complete kit. 29 imch tires look fine...... you dont see people with 2.5 inches of lift because there arent many options. You can piece together a 2 inch lift and 29 inch tires. Thats my setup.
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2 and 29
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^^^ hmm. 2 and 29 looks pretty good in my opinion too.
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40s FTW!
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2 and 30

EDIT - These are 245/75R/16's ... so actually 30.5"


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2" and 30 tires is a sweet combo. For a variety of reasons. Looks great on your 2door PCO6.

I'm at about 1.75 and 30.
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2" Lift and 30" Tires.
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Not really a lot of size difference between 235's and 30/9.50's. Talking 15" sizes.
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