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Old 02-22-2011, 11:29 PM
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I just bought a 1993 Jeep Cherokee 2 Door Sport. I really like the look of any lifted vehicle. I really would love to lift my jeep. Money is tight for me right now so that just means I have quite a bit of time to decide exactly what I want to do. I'm going to be perfectly honest, I am 16, new at this, and I probably will very rarely take this off road, and if I do I wont be going crazy with anything at all.

I had my eyes on a 4.5" lift from Rough Country because of the price they offer and because my friend has a 3" lift on his Cherokee and I really think it would look much better with just a little higher lift. I really just need some help on what kind of rims and tires to get, and what all I must do to make this a good, lifted, daily driver. Do I have to change gear ratios and all that good stuff too? Please go into great detail.

I just need advise, so please don't criticize me for only wanting a on-road vehicle, I'm appologize but I have a lifted Suzuki Eiger I take off road with my buddies from time to time and I would like for my Jeep so stay on the road.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Old 02-23-2011, 03:50 AM
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If you want 33s on it you might want to change ratio that's only if you want all the power you have now
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For 33's and to DD its not worth the money to regear... if you have a 5 speed then swap to a automatic Cherokees axles but if yours is a auto which it probably is then its not worth the cost to regear... RC is your best bang for your Buck...
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I have a 2000 Classic with 3.5 Rusty's lift, am running 285-70/17 (32.8") BFG KM2 tires, with stock 3:55 gears. Had to do the fender trim to fit the tires but that was real cheap, did it myself with a skill saw. I think in the future the lift will get bigger but for now it is doing fine. The cheapest wheels I found were Cragar soft 8 at ~89 apiece from Summit.
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