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Old 05-19-2011, 12:06 AM
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My friend has a 90 xj with a 4" iron rock lift...hes running 33s
I have a 3" rough country and im running 31"s..on my 00 xj
Yet his looks like 4"s higher?
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My friend has a 90 xj with a 4" iron rock lift...hes running 33s
I have a 3" rough country and im running 31"s..on my 00 xj
Yet his looks like 4"s higher?
4 inches on 33s would be higher then
3 inches on 31s.... or am i missing something?
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Well he's sitting 1" higher in lift height and 1" higher in tire height . . you might also have sagging springs??
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also, some tires are nowhere near their advertised height. his 33s might be close to actually 33 and your 31s could be more like 29s
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also, some tires are nowhere near their advertised height. his 33s might be close to actually 33 and your 31s could be more like 29s

X2 my friends tj has 33x12.50 bfg's like me but mine look WAY bigger
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yeah, my 33s are nearly 4" taller than the 31" BFG T/A KOs ive seen
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