305/70/17 (34") on AEV Savegre wheels (JK spec) with Spidertrax 1.5" adapters (4.5-5x5.0). Roughly 3.5" of lift with Buswacker flat flares. It flexes ok but there is not a lot of uptravel at only 3.5" of lift.

 

Nice look Cherokee!

 

USN jeepxj how is the ride, does it bottom out quickly/violently?
I never would have thought bushwackers would allow 34s.

btw where are these photos?

 

Beautiful rig USN_JeepXJ!

 

The first one is Yankee Boy Basin near Ouray Colorado (where my parents live) and the others are Oklahoma.

I built the orange XJ for my dad and it is running OME springs with Rustys control arms and Bilstein shocks; the ride is superb! Its a little on the stiffer side when offroading and it probably needs some more bumpstops in the front. But it works well for my dad and the roads he drives.

Bushwackers will sorta stuff 35's with some rubbing (obviously with a lot of extra bumpstops at 5.5" of lift...







Thanks!

 

the yellow jeep is closer to what i had in mind as long as it can take trail with some flex or enough i wouldnt complain. does this set up stress the vehicle anymore than average as the flex is limited?

 

Not really any more than running 35's on any other setup. Just have to bump stop to keep from rubbing and re-gear accordingly.

 

is this practical though? as a DD and wheeling vehicle will speedbumps/ anyother be instant bumpstop slappers? 31"+ 3.5 lift flexes very well but is axle/body clearance sacrificed with 3.5 " lift & 33x10.50x15 tire? would giving some pumpkin clearance kill the suspensions potential? im not a rock crawler but some trails/ mountain passes have some extreme transitions.

 

Some people run 40s on about 4-5 in of lift. With enough trimming and proper bumpstops anything is possible. Keeping a low cog is very important, although you may use your bumpstops more you'll be less likely to flop. I have 3 in coils and 33x10.50R15s and have no issues with clearance or bottoming out on speed bumps or mild offroading which is all I've had the opportunity to do.

 

After a couple years at 5.5-6" and 35s I have learned that much lift is unnecessary. Right now my tires will stuff into the inner fender before they hit the bumpstop which basically means I have unused uptravel. I want to lower my lift down to about 4.5". That seems to be the sweetspot. With long arms and OTK steering it should allow me to run my current shocks to have great down travel.