mtbfreak612

Im going to be lifting my xj soon and i want to hear from people who have 33s and people who have 35s. How much of a difference is it from the 33s to the 35s. Also, how much more prone to tipping is an xj lifted with 35s then an xj lifted with 33s. Does the power really **** the bed when you have stock gearing with 35s rather then with 33s or is there not a huge difference. Im stuck between getting a 5.5 lift with 33s, or going big and getting a 6.5 with 35s. convince me to go with 35s

helmut

5.5 with 35s maybe even lower if it was me. I have 33s and cant wait until they wear out so I could get 35s and Im at 4.5. As far as gearing, I guess I will see when I get there. It will be a dog for sure but as long as it wheels in 4Lo it might work for me.

xjpettit99

Just go With the best of both worlds 34x10.5 on 6.5. I am currently running 5.5 with 33's, but next year I plan to be on 35's with 6.5" of lift

mtbfreak612

seems like everyone who has 33s cant wait to get their 35s! im thinkin i just skip the 33s phase, you guys are doing good

CheapCherokee

the power is gonna suck, especially if you drive it on the freeway.

why not 5.5 or even 4.5 on 35s? you have to trim regardless of lift height...

mtbfreak612

eventually im going to regear, just wont be able to right away. and because i dont like tires that fill up the wheel wells all the way, i like some space in between

Atmos

yeah no reason to go over 5.5"
jumping right to 35's is expensive due to building axles completely etc.
that's why I just bought some nice BFG mud terrain 33's on CL for $150. get some and beat them up then buy some nice 35's when your axles are ready maybe?

Tom95YJ

My vote is for 4.5-5.5 on 35's , Eventually my XJ will have 4.5" and 35's with proper trimming and bumpstops.

mtbfreak612

what do you mean when you say building axels. like new axel shafts? i have an 8.25 in the rear and a d30 up front, its a 99 so im not sure if its a LP or HP d30

Atmos

should be high pinion
and I mean building axles as in gears, upgraded shafts, maybe a truss if you're gonna lock it. to run 35's you'll need to beef up that D30. a lot
gears especially. you'd be crazy to run 35" tires and 3.55 gears

mtbfreak612

yeah like i said earlier, i will regear it, but i wont have the money right away, it would be next on the list. Not planning on locking it so a truss shouldnt be necessary, and if it needs axel shafts then i could do axel shafts

Atmos

you probably wont need chromolly shafts unless you're locked.
but regearing and not installing a locker... kinda silly IMO
cant really just go out and buy 35" tires and wheel them. axles gotta come first

CheapCherokee

why don't you want to lock it? a locker will gain more traction than the jump from 33s to 35s will

mtbfreak612

why would regearing and not installing a locker be silly? And so if im not locking it i wont need to do shafts? or just wont need to do chromo shafts

mtbfreak612

because its a DD as well and i dont want to spend a thousand bucks on an ARB air or an electronic locker. But how bad is a locker when driving on the streets.