31" tires with 2-3" lifts?

So, you're either up super late, or up super early, lol! As a matter of fact I think I have some profile shots.
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See @Squatch, I knew this guy would have a pic, because I read once he's a picture whore!

Anyways, I think it looks just right. Although I'm always torn because I like to see more tread, so I went with the 12.5" tire, but that's just personal preference of me and my wife...

You might ask your wife what she thinks.
 
Me?, a picture whore? Naw! Lol!
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So, you're either up super late, or up super early, lol! As a matter of fact I think I have some profile shots.
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Cool! That's much closer to the look I'm after. Thanks for the visual! And every time I see Canyons, I think to myself that I could save a few hundred dollars on purchasing new rims if I'd just mount up the set of Canyons I have in the basement. I love Canyons on a Jeep, in general (not just TJs).
 
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Cool! That's much closer to the look I'm after. Thanks for the visual! And every time I see Canyons, I think to myself that I could save a few hundred dollars on purchasing new rims if I'd just mount up the set of Canyons I have in the basement. I love Canyons on a Jeep, in general (not just TJs).

Did you see what I did with the Canyons I put on Frankentrailer?
 
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I have since put new Cooper 31’s instead of the one that came on it when I purchased it a couple years ago, it has a 3” lift. After riding the trails with others with 33” I saw no reason to put 33” on mine.
Gorgeous jeep, Ron! Would you mind showing a pic of the front end, I think i like that bumper
 
New to the forum. I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with no mods. Tires are LT245/75 R16. The Goodyear MT's are gone (Except for the spare tire). The 4 other tires are some street tire like el dorado. I apologize for newbie questions, but I have been reading everything I can find here in the forum for about a month. Decided to post since I'm still lost on what I would call budget/simple lift and tires. This thread is kind of where I think I would be at. Maybe an OME Lift, not sure. I did see the thread that said stock suspensions, biggest tire would be 31x10.5 on R15. For example, when I look at Goodyear Duratrac's. I see the 31x10.5 R15 is 30.8" and the LT245/75 R16(Stock Rubicon size) is 30.7". So, is it worth going down to 15-inch rims for 0.1"? Looks like the next size up for me would be LT265/75 R16 with actual size being 31.7 in the duratrac. I don’t see 32" tire in the duractrac, but I do see a 32x11.5 R15(31.8”) in MT/R’s. I assume going to LT265/75 R16 I would need some sort of lift? Could I get away with just 1.25" Body lift or do I need a suspension lift? I do plan on trial riding, but not rock crawling. So, I worry about Flex with the 31.7". Finally, the max I think I would ever go is LT286/75 R16 (33.1") or 33x12.5 R15 (32.8"). This looks Like I need at least 2” suspension lift and 0.5 to 1.25” body lift? Also, I see people in many threads saying they wished they stayed with 31”. I assume there referring to LT245/75 R16? Can some people share with a newbie why you wished to stay stock with 31”? For example, is it MPG, dollars when parts break, or drivability problems? I find myself many times saying doing I need a lift? While I have a few small trials I go to, I think the LT245/75 R16 would work, and all I need is a more aggressive tire like the duratrac. The other 80% to 90% of the time I’ll probably be going to the beach or going down flat well-maintained dirt roads. Also, I see Kelly Safari’s mentioned from time to time. I see Kelly is owned by Goodyear and I caught a thread of person saying Goodyear pushes older technology to Kelly. Not sure how true that is, but I would be curious if anyone like’s Kelly Safari also? I appreciate any help or insight that people can offer!
You can easily run 265/75-16 tires with either a 1.75-2" budget boost, or a 2" spring lift. I run those now with my 2" OME suspension. I really like the Moab wheels, so if I get more aggressive tires, they will be 16". Considering Duratracs.

I think most who say they wish they'd stayed with 31" tires realize 1) those will get you through 90% of off-road situations they encounter, 2) mods to fit those are not only simpler, but easier on the bank account, and 3) bigger tires start you down a rabbit hole of mods that you don't even realize you're in until you look back one day and wonder how you got there.
 
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New to the forum. I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with no mods. Tires are LT245/75 R16. The Goodyear MT's are gone (Except for the spare tire). The 4 other tires are some street tire like el dorado. I apologize for newbie questions, but I have been reading everything I can find here in the forum for about a month. Decided to post since I'm still lost on what I would call budget/simple lift and tires. This thread is kind of where I think I would be at. Maybe an OME Lift, not sure. I did see the thread that said stock suspensions, biggest tire would be 31x10.5 on R15. For example, when I look at Goodyear Duratrac's. I see the 31x10.5 R15 is 30.8" and the LT245/75 R16(Stock Rubicon size) is 30.7". So, is it worth going down to 15-inch rims for 0.1"? Looks like the next size up for me would be LT265/75 R16 with actual size being 31.7 in the duratrac. I don’t see 32" tire in the duractrac, but I do see a 32x11.5 R15(31.8”) in MT/R’s. I assume going to LT265/75 R16 I would need some sort of lift? Could I get away with just 1.25" Body lift or do I need a suspension lift? I do plan on trial riding, but not rock crawling. So, I worry about Flex with the 31.7". Finally, the max I think I would ever go is LT286/75 R16 (33.1") or 33x12.5 R15 (32.8"). This looks Like I need at least 2” suspension lift and 0.5 to 1.25” body lift? Also, I see people in many threads saying they wished they stayed with 31”. I assume there referring to LT245/75 R16? Can some people share with a newbie why you wished to stay stock with 31”? For example, is it MPG, dollars when parts break, or drivability problems? I find myself many times saying doing I need a lift? While I have a few small trials I go to, I think the LT245/75 R16 would work, and all I need is a more aggressive tire like the duratrac. The other 80% to 90% of the time I’ll probably be going to the beach or going down flat well-maintained dirt roads. Also, I see Kelly Safari’s mentioned from time to time. I see Kelly is owned by Goodyear and I caught a thread of person saying Goodyear pushes older technology to Kelly. Not sure how true that is, but I would be curious if anyone like’s Kelly Safari also? I appreciate any help or insight that people can offer!
Welcome to the forum! Good to have you here. Good questions too.

YOu can stay with your 16” wheels and just keep doing the conversions from metric to know your SAE tire size. There’s no reason to change your wheels unless A) you don’t like them, B) you don’t like the limited tire selection with 16” wheels. Other than that, you can keep them, if you get a tire wider than 10.5 just buy some wheel spacers.

For your uses, light trails and beach, 31x10.5’s will be fine. You can run these on a stock setup. YOu can run them with a 1-1.25” body lift. YOu can run them on a 2” suspension lift. Lots of options if you never want to go over 31’s. I prefer a 2.5” OME with 31’s. It just looks right because it is right!

If you are going to 33’s, you can still do the 2.5” OME, and just add a small body lift, 1-1.25”. Or you can do it in the reverse order, Body lift first, then the 2.5” OME.

I think some folks prefer staying with 31’s for several reasons; it fits their wheelin style, it’s cheaper, it’s simpler