I'm getting ready to replace the tires on my Cherokee 4wd 1995. What would be the largest all terrain or maybe mild mud tire I could fit on it without a lift? I'm considering a small lift, but it needs to be budget. I'm not spending 600.00 for a lift and I don't want a bunch of problems to sort out.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Ron
235 75 15's on stock height are pretty much the biggest you can go... That's what I have on my stock height Jeep, and while they don't rub at all, there's not much room for more.
xjfever, do you mean 30's will fit with a little rubbing with OR without the lift? Likewise, If I get one of the out of the box 2" lifts to fit 30's will I have to do anything but install the components/follow the directions with it?
Thanks for the help
Ron
The 30's will fit it stock with minor rubbing, but will clear fine with 2" lift. The budget boost will require removing the coils and adding the spacer above it, but it can be done with basic tools and a good set of jackstands. Depending on which 2" lift you get you may have to seperate the rear leafs and add an extra leaf in or just remove the rear shackle and install a longer one. The directions may be a little vague depending on which one you go with but you can get all the info you need here on the install. Good luck with whichever you decide on and keep us posted with the progress.
budget lift and add a leafs will give you nothing but problems speaking from experience. you can put on 30-9.50x15 or 235/75/15 your choice, the 30's are a little bigger and wider. i had 30's and my stock xj and hated them. 235's are the way to go
If your ball joints are bad, they're going to need a replacement either way.
For a stock Cherokee, 235/75R15 is pretty much the largest you're going to fit without rubbing, and even then you may find rubbing issues from time to time when turning and flexing. Part of that will depend on the wheel - with 15x6 stock rims, I never had rubbing on my '89 XJ. Likewise with 15x7 stock rims on my white '96 - no rubbing.
With 15x7 (unknown backspace) on my red '96 I rub occasionally, but oddly only while reversing while turned and flexing.
I only fit 30s on my white '96 after I put a 2" Budget Boost on; I'm not sure I'd even try it on a stock lift unless I didn't care about my sheetmetal.
my ball joints are bad, but no death wobble yet (no lift installed). just sayin that it's still driveable (sometimes) until you put a lift on which in my case will definitely end up with death wobble
its kinda sketchy when your jeep starts changing lanes on its own so im replacing them anyways. :thumbsup:
My 2000 was running 235 x 75 x 16 on the stock Icons for the better part of a year. Rubbed a tiny bit on the LCA at full lock when you hit a bump, other than that no problems. They looked great and worked great, but looked SILLY when I added 3" of lift, so on went the 31".
I believe they worked out to be around a 29.8 or something like that, so a 30" tire.
235/75 R15 should work ok without rubbing. I ran pretty worn 245/75 R16 Cooper MTs on 16" x 7" 4" BS wheels on my '90, which had very saggy coils and leafs, they only rubbed slightly with the front and rear sway bars removed.
235/75/15 worked on mine great...minor rubbing on the LCA at full lock while going over a bump.
It is as much about back spacing on your stock rims as it is about lift. Lift helps (even a shackle/spacer lift will do). Backspacing on the stock Cherokee wheels is 5.25" backspace IIRC, so if you go to a 4.5" BS you will lessen the rubbing and with those tires you should still be tucked under the wheel wells.
Small lift is cheap, 2" and you can still use your stock shocks... new wheels, more $$ for sure.
It is as much about back spacing on your stock rims as it is about lift. Lift helps (even a shackle/spacer lift will do). Backspacing on the stock Cherokee wheels is 5.25" backspace IIRC, so if you go to a 4.5" BS you will lessen the rubbing and with those tires you should still be tucked under the wheel wells.
235/75r15 works very well on stock without any problems. (Except extreme circumstances as described above) A 2 inch lift will squeeze 31s if you don't mind throwing a couple hockey picks in your springs to limit up travel.
Difference in width between the average 225/15 and 235/15 is a bit less than a half an inch. Overall diameter is a bit less than 3 quarters of an inch.
I don't see the advantage in real terms.
Figure the engineers knew what they we doing when they designed the xj.
No Lift I have always stuck with 225/75/15 and never been disappointed or risked anything rubbing or wobbling.
To me, 225's make the Jeep feel like an office chair on casters just waiting to dump you on your ***. 235's made it feel like a non issue.
XJ's used to be at the top of the roll-over list. I firmly believe that was due to the 225's.
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