i just recently added a skyjacker 2" suspension lift. what i have herd from quadratec: Skyjacker Standard 2" Spacer Lift Kit with Hydro Shocks for 97-06 Jeep® Wrangler TJ & Unlimited - Quadratec is that you can put up to 32" tires, but this doesnt make sense to me. stock size tires are 30, 15 radius. a 2" lift kit would add 2" to the maximum RADIUS, and in turn, add 4" to the maximum DIAMETER, allowing me to use up to 34" tires, correct?
I have heard/seen people using 33's with a 2in BB however there is not much travel room. I had 32's on factory wheels with approx. 2" of lift and my wheels would rub on the lower control arms at full chock left and right. Part of it depends on the backspacing of your rims. Are you on factory wheels? I wouldn't go any larger than 32's with a 2" lift IMHO
I had 32's on factory wheels with approx. 2" of lift and my wheels would rub on the lower control arms at full chock left and right. Part of it depends on the backspacing of your rims. Are you on factory wheels? I wouldn't go any larger than 32's with a 2" lift IMHO
Just posted this here too. I had rub in the same place with the 31x10.5's that came on my stock TJ... a few washers fixed that. Lose just a c-hair of the turning radius but can go to full lock no worries now. That's the only 2 cents I can respond with here, the rest is stuff I'm trying to learn about too
You also have to keep in mind the area behind the tire:
You're increasing the area you have over the tire, sure...so maybe you could run a 34" diameter if that was the only clearance issue you had. However, you increase the clearance in only one direction (primarily) with the 2" lift, and the larger tire is larger in all directions. So you might have the same (or more) space from the top of the tire to the edge of your flare overhead, but you won't have a proportionally equal clearance behind the tire. That's where you'll get in trouble. Also, you have to consider what happens when the tire is turned...you might have clearance issues inside the wheel well, to boot. Thus, when the suspension cycles (compresses, in this case) you may have too large of a tire, and you may end up with it slamming into the rear portion of your fender flare or wheel well.
As an example, look at high-clearance rear fenders...you need to trim the lowest part of the forward edge of the wheel well. That's where your tire impact would be.
Short answer: 33's and bumpstops. And check your shocks.
not correct at all. it doesn't matter if you have a 2" lift or 4" lift...what matters is shock length and bumpstop length. If you can compress the shocks and bumpstops to the original stock location, the radius from the wheel center to the fender hasn't changed at all. you need to think clearances at full suspension compression - aka springs are removed.
with 2" of lift, if you add 2" bumpstop extensions, you can run 33s. if you add 1" bumpstop extensions, you can run 32s. with no bumpstops, you can run 31s. a 1" BL removes the requirement for 1" of bumpstop extension.
well ive added the entire kit, which includes the 2" bump stops. so does that mean that i can get 33" and use them on/offroad safely? what about with swaybars disconnected?
and boogieman, are you sure that is a 2" lift with 33"? doesnt look like it.
I'm running a 2" BB on 32's...no issues though I wouldn't recommend going any bigger with that set-up. If you want bigger tires just wait and save your $$$ for a real lift-kit. Just my 2cents...
Here's a pic of my brother's willys edition with a 2.25" BB and 33's before I installed the BL.My neighbor has been driving his like that for 4 years and he goes offroad some(nothing major).
In my opinion go with a smaller tire such as a 31 or no more than a 32 and take the trade off of a smaller tire for better articulation. Unless your offroading is mainly mudding, then I would stuff a 33 or whatever the biggest you can fit in there, because in mud tire size matters and articualtion doesnt so much.
I swear I've seen some folks around the beaches near Los Angeles running what looks like 32 or 33" tires (and probably a foot wide) on an otherwise stock TJ. I guess it works if the jeep stays on the road all the time.
I swear I've seen some folks around the beaches near Los Angeles running what looks like 32 or 33" tires (and probably a foot wide) on an otherwise stock TJ. I guess it works if the jeep stays on the road all the time.
boogieman, that looks cool just because of the tire/jeep ratio look lol. but yes, articulation is VERY important as i spend more time in skinny trails barely making turns than mudding. so a 32" with my 2" lift on spare tires, spare backspacing, would not limit any articulation, full steering radius, etc?
and also, im 17 and my jeep is my daily driver so it needs to be good onroad, but i take it offroading alot. im in central florida, so not much extreme articulation like rock crawling, but mostly sand, mud, dirt, and the occasional technical trail that requires the jeep barely squeezing in and flexing.
Here is my 31"s 10.5 on 2 inch lift. I didn't want to stuff the wheel wells with rubber and lose turning radius. I wanted to go to 32" BFG/AT but couldnt find any. so 31's for this year, and maybe for the next couple of years as these tires last a long time.
Hopefully this setup will work well for my overland expedition.
Was running 34x9.5s ,Im running 34x10.5 ltbs currently, but tube fenders and some trimming were required, those ltb 34s run small too, closer to 33 in diameter. still kisses the controlarms and frame a tiny bit when fully stuffed but im too lazy to adjust the steering stops. would rub the front swaybar if I still had one.
ive been looking around and 32" tires for 15" rims seem to be rare, mostly 31 and 33. id like to upgrade to 33 if i could, but im worried about the steering rubbing. what if i added these?
I put on 285/75/16s (33") with a 2" BB and had some rubbing at turns so I looked into wheel spacers and ended up buying Spidertrax. Definitely recommend them. You want wheel spacers that are hub-centric, not sure if the ones you posted on eBay are like that. Recommend reading up a bit on them. Some folks say some scary things about them, but I read about scary things happening to wheels with folks that don't have wheel spacers. If you get them torqued right and check them periodically they should be just fine. And they gave me my turning radius back and make for a wider stance.
Right now I'm running 32x11.5 with 4in backspacing and a 2.25" BB. I'm fine at full turn both ways but did take it wheeling this weekend and did experience some rubbing.
That's roughly where I'm heading.... 33x12.2 Toyo M/T's w/ 1" spacers on my 16x8" A.R. Python wheels.
I measured how much clearance I have now (w/ 31x11's) at the rear shock tower. Going 1" wider on the 33's will reduce the clearance by 1/2 "..... so 1" spacers were more than enough.
8.25 holdin up fine, Im sure an 8.8 woulda coulda shoulda but this was layin around so I geared and welded it , its 29 spline with zj disk on a 4 banger, spares are in the garage jic . swappin axels isnt that big a deal for me but for anyone payin to get it done on a jeep they care about.... I would reccomend 8.8s for peace of mind. Check out treadwright for tires...couple of our guys are runnin them they have lots of metric sizes that are around 32 to 33 inches and 10.5 to 11 inch widths, alot in 16 and 17 inch rim sizes not much in 15. great tires, hold up to hard wheelin and good on the road. im swichin to 16 inch rims and doin 285,75,16 guarddog( goodyear mtr, goodyear carcass and goodyear still written on sidewalls) they measure 33.2 and are 11.4 wide and stand that tall in the real world too, not like swampers that run an inch or so smaller than stated on the sidewall.
looked up the guard dogs and they are retreads???? Sounds scary:thumbdown:
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