I've received a few questions about how to do this.
As a preface, lift height alone does not give you the ability to run larger tires.
What matters is flare/body clearance and the length of your bumpstops.
So, here is an explanation:
Currently, I have my winter wheels on...with my current lift which is essentially the OME LT kit (3") from Northridge4x4.
(I haven't reinstalled my wide Xenons for winter yet.)
Okay, the details on how to do it:
37s, OME HD springs (3"), 1" body lift, and:
Cut 2" off stock Rubi rocker guards
Drill holes to replicate stock rocker guard ends so you can move the caps (here is what a stock end looks like):
Fold over pinch seam with BFH (big friendly hammer), sand underneath cut or flat flares, paint flat black, also sand rear most pinch seam and paint it flat black so the 1" body lift is less obvious. Sand inner rear fender well and paint with Duplicolor bedliner (looks better than trimmed stock inner liner):
Sand and paint flat black under the front trimmed flares, and drill a couple small holes through the bottom part of the front inner fender liner so you can zip tie it to the body mount to hold it in place:
You will need 2.5" extended rear bumpstops. Here are mine from my original 2.5" TF BB when I had my Xenons installed:
You can run stock front bumpstops without rubbing, but your springs will fully compress. I later added 1" extended front bumpstops from JKS (the kind that you bolt to the bottom of the front spring perch). Here is a full stuff on stock front bumpstops and 37s (pre-OME LT shocks and extended brakelines):
Barely touched with compressed front bumpstops and Xenon flares:
Wife driving with front compressed on stock bumpstops:
Wife also driving with stuffed rear tire (those tires and wheels are now on her rig):
Install front axle sleeves, C gussets, box in lower control arm brackets with skids, and reinforce trackbar bracket on front axle:
Install chromoly front and rear axle shafts (didn't take any pics).
Install minimum 5.13 gears, and preferably 5.38 gears if you have an automatic (no install pics).
Install Superchips Flashpaq.
Adjust front steering stops with 4-6 washers to avoid rubbing tires on frame rail with full lock turn. Not my pics, but here is is a write-up:
Project-JK.com - Jeep JK Wrangler Resource Jeep JK Wrangler Steer Stop Adjustment
As a preface, lift height alone does not give you the ability to run larger tires.
What matters is flare/body clearance and the length of your bumpstops.
So, here is an explanation:
Currently, I have my winter wheels on...with my current lift which is essentially the OME LT kit (3") from Northridge4x4.
(I haven't reinstalled my wide Xenons for winter yet.)
Okay, the details on how to do it:
37s, OME HD springs (3"), 1" body lift, and:
Cut 2" off stock Rubi rocker guards
Drill holes to replicate stock rocker guard ends so you can move the caps (here is what a stock end looks like):
Fold over pinch seam with BFH (big friendly hammer), sand underneath cut or flat flares, paint flat black, also sand rear most pinch seam and paint it flat black so the 1" body lift is less obvious. Sand inner rear fender well and paint with Duplicolor bedliner (looks better than trimmed stock inner liner):
Sand and paint flat black under the front trimmed flares, and drill a couple small holes through the bottom part of the front inner fender liner so you can zip tie it to the body mount to hold it in place:
You will need 2.5" extended rear bumpstops. Here are mine from my original 2.5" TF BB when I had my Xenons installed:
You can run stock front bumpstops without rubbing, but your springs will fully compress. I later added 1" extended front bumpstops from JKS (the kind that you bolt to the bottom of the front spring perch). Here is a full stuff on stock front bumpstops and 37s (pre-OME LT shocks and extended brakelines):
Barely touched with compressed front bumpstops and Xenon flares:
Wife driving with front compressed on stock bumpstops:
Wife also driving with stuffed rear tire (those tires and wheels are now on her rig):
Install front axle sleeves, C gussets, box in lower control arm brackets with skids, and reinforce trackbar bracket on front axle:
Install chromoly front and rear axle shafts (didn't take any pics).
Install minimum 5.13 gears, and preferably 5.38 gears if you have an automatic (no install pics).
Install Superchips Flashpaq.
Adjust front steering stops with 4-6 washers to avoid rubbing tires on frame rail with full lock turn. Not my pics, but here is is a write-up:
Project-JK.com - Jeep JK Wrangler Resource Jeep JK Wrangler Steer Stop Adjustment