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Trimmed the fenders today for my new 31's. Confession, my son is a dentist so he got to use the dremel. It took more cutting than I anticipated but it turned out well because the dentist knows angles and how to use that dremel. Bout time I got paid back some for 10 more years in school for him. Thanks for the trimming suggestions guys. I appreciate the advise.
Ford Thunderbird V8 Coils and 2 inch spacer
S10 bastard pack with 2 inch blocks
Front fenders trimed
Rear has no rubbing issues
37x14.5x15 IROCS
Nice Jeep man. My advice would be to replace the blocks with a pack that will give you that additional 2". Blocks will lead to axle wrap especially with the torque turning against those 37s
My cherokee is on stock steel wheels. Not the 5 spoke ones but the older steel ones. Im not sure of their dimensions but i think they are 15x7 and 5.25 backspacing, correct me if im wrong. Ill be lifting it soon to 4.5 inches but its gonna take a little while to save up for the extras but im getting 15x8 wheels with 3.75 backspacing and im wanting to know if i could go ahead and buy the wheels and put like 30s on them to drive around till i get everything for my lift. Eventually 33 12.50s will be on them but could i run the 15x8s with 3.75 backspacing stock with some 30s till i get the lift on? Will they rub or anything?
My cherokee is on stock steel wheels. Not the 5 spoke ones but the older steel ones. Im not sure of their dimensions but i think they are 15x7 and 5.25 backspacing, correct me if im wrong. Ill be lifting it soon to 4.5 inches but its gonna take a little while to save up for the extras but im getting 15x8 wheels with 3.75 backspacing and im wanting to know if i could go ahead and buy the wheels and put like 30s on them to drive around till i get everything for my lift. Eventually 33 12.50s will be on them but could i run the 15x8s with 3.75 backspacing stock with some 30s till i get the lift on? Will they rub or anything?
Btw the reason i want to go ahead and get the 15x8s on now is because i dont like the look of the stock wheels.
My cherokee is on stock steel wheels. Not the 5 spoke ones but the older steel ones. Im not sure of their dimensions but i think they are 15x7 and 5.25 backspacing, correct me if im wrong. Ill be lifting it soon to 4.5 inches but its gonna take a little while to save up for the extras but im getting 15x8 wheels with 3.75 backspacing and im wanting to know if i could go ahead and buy the wheels and put like 30s on them to drive around till i get everything for my lift. Eventually 33 12.50s will be on them but could i run the 15x8s with 3.75 backspacing stock with some 30s till i get the lift on? Will they rub or anything?
Originally Posted by nchsa1120
Btw the reason i want to go ahead and get the 15x8s on now is because i dont like the look of the stock wheels.
You'll most likely rub a little with the 30s unless you do some minor trimming. However, you could just swap your current tires over to the 15x8s without issue.
Im getting a 3 inch lift and 31 10.50s for my cherokee and i have a deal on some 15x8s with 3.75" backspacing. Will i rub the flares with that setup?
You shouldn't. If you do it will be minimal and you can just cut the inside corners of your flares. It's such minimal trimming that you wouldn't even notice it if you weren't looking for it.
Not sure if this will help you or not, but I have a 3.5" lift with 31's and with quite a bit of trimming, I have TONS of clearance. If I didn't already have the flares off when I lifted it, I would have probably left them on.
Note: my rearend sags about a half an inch 'cause I took the overload spring out for better articulation.
Originally Posted by StealBlueStroker
6.5 inch Rough Country Short Arm Lift with 2 inch coil spacers
33" Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ
15" Pro Comp Flat Black Stealies 3.75 in back spacing
Rough Country 4" and 32" BFG A/T on Black 15x8 steelies
Hey man I was wondering I have the same year and am thinking about the exact same set up tires and lift height. How did it feel going from stock to this build, highway in particular because my jeep is my daily and do a decent amount of highway driving