In my opinion, 33s are gonna look tiny with 5" and trimmed fenders.

 

I am running 35s on 3 inches and it has a great stance, doesnt looked like its hacked to hell. id say go 3 inches and 33s.. would be a nice setup.

 

im thinking ill do the 5" and 33s and not trim fenders unless i need to. then up grade my axles and gears and run 35s with trimmed fenders later

 

You cannot physically fit anything larger than a 31" tire in the wheel well with at least some trimming.

 

ok so ill trim them. plus if the springs dont run tall than ill be at 4.5" with 33s and that would look and perform fine i think

 

have to agree.. my last xj was 4.5" rusty coils and 34" LTBs. slightly trimmed fenders, but kept my flares. worked perfect.

my zj was 4.5" RE and 35s.. fenders were trimmed quite a bit.. worked perfect.

i'm not willing to trim my fenders on this xj, so that's why i'm asking about the 4.5" with winch combo. i'm currently at 2.5" RC coils and 245/75 on moabs. tucks in just perfect as well, but everything will change after i mount my winch.

OP, if you are willing to trim, keep it at 3". it will work with some bumpstopping. avoid the headache of going to 5" of lift. you won't need it. its a can of worms with SYE, driveshafts, brake lines, etc.. IMO

howie, you can look through my pics for my 2dr xj.. 4.5" and 34x10.50

 

For reference, and because I like to ***** my jeep photos...3 inches and 35s.

 

the springs are only 75 ish bucks and i allready have every thing else so ill do it and if i dont like it ill go back down to the 3" kit with 33s and trimmed fenders thanks to all it was allot of help

 

Do those tires measure to 35"? I thought an XJ rear would take more metal work than that for true 35" tires on a true 3" lift.

 

ya i like that but ill try 4.5" and 33s and if i dont like it ill go back to 3"and sell the 4.5 stuff

 

i also plan on building a older xj for offroad only and want to use my 3 inch kit and 35s on that to keep it low and flex the crap out of it

 

Just for some info the Rubicon express mono tube shocks I bought say "bilstien" stamped into the side of the tube.....

 

thats awsome maybe ill go with those and save a lil $

 

how it sets now

 

thats a nice lookin xj.. i wouldnt hack it all up yet..