orange xj

hey guys got a 90 cherokee lifted 4 1/2 inches with a chrysler 8.25 29 spline rear(welded/locked) and dana 30 front stock gears 3.56 i belive..just ordered a set of crager d window 15x10inch wheels..i dailey drive the truck and cant decide between 33x12.50r15 or 35x12.50r15 most likley km2 or general grabbers? any sugestions/ thanks in advance

BNJeepsta

35's on stock gears would be terrible. Unless you are gonna re-gear I would stick with 32's or 33's

SuperGlue

Can you fit 35's with 4.5 inches of lift?

SuperGlue

And yours looks like its lifted more then 4.5 inches

xjmarc

What size are you running now cause you don't have much room for a bigger tire. Guessing you swapped in the rear axle and there is a big difference in the grabbers and km2. One is an AT and the other a MT.

Thedude

You could run them.. It would suck at that gearing and you'd have to trim some sheet metal to make them fit, but you could. If there's any laws about running with tires that stick out past the fenders, please abide by them though.. not all cops will catch you on it, but the ones that do are usually the ones who are pissy enough to give you a nice fine for it. As far as gearing goes, I have a buddy who runs 35's and stock gearing and he does well by it. It'll hurt your gas tank and how efficiently you can spin your tires.. I'm sure it sucks, but if you're ok with how it rides, you dont "have" to regear right away

mud-dog27

well im running 4.5" and 32s and could fit 33s with minor trimming[lower fender], 35s would require a significant amount of trim in my opinion if you plan on flexing at all, and as mention 3.55s with 35s will suck *****, at least i know 32s and 3.55s suck as far as gas mileage goes, power wise it aint terrible but it could be better.....mind you that was with the AW4[auto] i havent finished my 5spd swap yet so im expecting it to be mildly better but even still once i get new tires[33 or 35s] ill be running at least 4.56s or maybe 4.88s and with new tires i plan on going up another 2inches with a LA kit

odgreen

Why does every one say you need to re-gear?!?!?!
I run 35s with the same setup you have and I never have a problem. Don't get me wrong I'm going to get 4.56s later but now for 3 years I've run 3.55's.

jon_89

I ran 34s with stock gears for awhile was fine but what a diffrence the regear made.

Daltonamorph

You can do it. I run 35x12.5 KM2s on a 4.5" short arm with D30/44 axles. I had them geared at 3.55s and i didnt think it was that bad. I was getting 11-12 MPG. Then i put in a set of 4.88s and wow what a difference. Theres alot more low end power and get up and go. Im getting 16-18MPG now.

mud-dog27

i dont know how you guys run any bigger than 32s on stock gears IMO the power sucks and so does the gas mileage, mind you i DD my jeep for a long time and was filling up every couple days....now that i have a civic the jeep is a winter rig/weekend warrior

ClaytonXJ

Like mentioned, yea you can do it but power and gas mileage will absolutely suck with stock gears and an auto. Wouldn't be so bad with a stick. It will also put a lot of heat and strain on an auto having it struggling all the time.

austinjoe13

NO! 33s suck with 3.55s. I got about 30 miles to the first quarter tank on my dad's XJ. MINE however with 31s and 3.55s is acceptable. I currently have a cracked #6 exhaust tube and still manage 17mpg on average over a year and a half.
I'd recommend regearing like everyone here before me

Gatchmo5710

I'm on 35s with stock gearing and it's not bad around town. Free way it's a pain but it does it. Go 35s and if it breaks fix it!!!! Just be easy and you will be fine

99 Purple XJ

35s will fit but trimming is needed gas mileage will SUCK my truck sucks on 32 with 3.55