31" tires with 2-3" lifts?

Alvin A said:
After reading this post, it has me seriously considering a Zone or OME budget lift and 31’s. It’s really not a $$ thing with me, I would just use the TJ on pavement 90 plus percent of the time.
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31's will fit with no lift. Run some Moog coils 3226/3227 and Rancho 5000X shocks for stock length. Will ride great and you won't have to worry about driveline vibrations.
 
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Anyone here think 33s with the stocky 30/35s axles on the 4cyl will be all that bad? I've been running 31s but increased some power with a new full exhuast however I've been eyeing 32s over 33s because of power concerns and the axles but will it really be that bad?


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Nicholas said:
Anyone here think 33s with the stocky 30/35s axles on the 4cyl will be all that bad? I've been running 31s but increased some power with a new full exhuast however I've been eyeing 32s over 33s because of power concerns and the axles but will it really be that bad?


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I didn't like mine with 31's and 3.73. You are going to be pretty gutless on 33's.
 
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Rob5589 said:
I didn't like mine with 31's and 3.73. You are going to be pretty gutless on 33's.
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Yeah I was thinking about re gearing sometime this year to maybe 4.10s but in the mean time when looking for tires I can't seem to find 32x10.5, pretty tough to find especially for a 17 wheel


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Nicholas said:
Yeah I was thinking about re gearing sometime this year to maybe 4.10s but in the mean time when looking for tires I can't seem to find 32x10.5, pretty tough to find especially for a 17 wheel


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Forget 4.10, 4.88 for 32, 5.13 for 33. I run 4.88 with 31's and it works great.
 
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Nicholas said:
Yeah I was thinking about re gearing sometime this year to maybe 4.10s but in the mean time when looking for tires I can't seem to find 32x10.5, pretty tough to find especially for a 17 wheel


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If you have 17" wheels, start looking for 255/75R17. That is the stock JK tire, and you can find takeoffs ALL over the place for dirt cheap. Its a 32 x 10...
 
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Here is mine. 16" Rubi's, 265/75R16 Falken Wildpeaks. This is PRE 2.5" BB lift, which made a huge difference.

The tires are a good compromise of weight, performance, and strength. They're 4 ply, which should be fine for normal (for me) off road use, but super quiet and comfy on the road. I needed to save weight so I could pull behind my class C motorhome.

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I’ve concluded that I won’t move up from 31s or a 3” lift until the TJ is not a daily driver. It’s so capable in most places just how it is and I don’t have to worry too much about breakage.
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My 12 has 255/75/17 which eguals 31s, I just bought it but I do not think it has a lift at all. I do just fine but I have not gone out in the mud or anything like that yet. It still has streer tires on it. But I do not plan I doing anything crazy with it. Just trails and nature stuff so no big deal.
 
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Chris said:
Oh, I totally forgot about that. Maybe I should give it a try, huh?

I just don't want to use their JKS shocks with it. I'd rather use Ranchos. They only offer it with their JKS shocks or Fox shocks.
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I’m currently reading this thread, so you might have covered this but, which length of ranco shock would you suggest/choose for 2” lift and 31” tires? The measurements and what exactly to measure gets me mixed up.what do you think? Thanks!
 
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I’m currently reading this thread, so you might have covered this but, which length of ranco shock would you suggest/choose for 2” lift and 31” tires? The measurements and what exactly to measure gets me mixed up.what do you think? Thanks!
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Rancho makes a 2-3” shock, but they run a little long, so 3” of lift is really recommended. They're the RS55239 and RS55241
 
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