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1st Jeep build
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Can someone tell me if the intake manifold from a 2005 4.0 will work on my 2000 4.0 or are they different.
I can’t answer that question, but I do wonder what size tire you went with and how much overall lift you have. That tire looks ginormous compared to the stock. Beautiful Jeep.
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That’s almost a 34” tire. You’d be better set up if you added a 1-1.25” BL.
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It may seem that you have sufficient clearance, but I run 3” suspension lift, 1.25” body lift, 2” of bumpstop and 33’s and they front tires still rub the back of the wheel well at full lock stuffed.
Normal rule of thumb
33’s - 4”
35’s - 5”
So a 34” would ideally be around 4.5” of overall lift.
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Ideal BS for an 8” wide rim is 3.75-4”. If you use a JK Moab rim you’ll have to use wheelspacers to correct the bolt pattern. TJ is 5x4.5. JK is 5x5. @Mike_H used to run those rims and he could tell you what thickness is ideal to avoid rubbing.
JK rubicon wheels are 7.5" wide, IIRC. You'll need a 2" adapter to get them out far enough to not rub. The more common 1.25" wheel spacer puts your backspacing on factory wheel in the neighborhood of 5."
I'm running a 285/70R17 tire on a 2" spring/1.25" BL and its not really enough room. I'm going up to 3" springs/1.25" BL here in the near future (springs arrived yesterday). My wheel and tire package is a AEV Pintler for a JK (which is backspaced around 5.25" and is 9" wide) with a 1.25" adapter to give me an effective BS of 4." I have BFG KM2's mounted up right now, and they just barely clear the fenders, but they are half worn out too. Good clearance to the control arms and stuff though. When these are worn (or maybe I'll sell them sooner) I'm going with an Aggressive All Terrain, like GY Duratrac.
I'm running a 285/70R17 tire on a 2" spring/1.25" BL and its not really enough room. I'm going up to 3" springs/1.25" BL here in the near future (springs arrived yesterday). My wheel and tire package is a AEV Pintler for a JK (which is backspaced around 5.25" and is 9" wide) with a 1.25" adapter to give me an effective BS of 4." I have BFG KM2's mounted up right now, and they just barely clear the fenders, but they are half worn out too. Good clearance to the control arms and stuff though. When these are worn (or maybe I'll sell them sooner) I'm going with an Aggressive All Terrain, like GY Duratrac.
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So this is the wheel with the tire mounted. I am using adapters that are 1.25" thick. I couldnt find anything thicker than that. The 2nd pic is the tire rubbing the spring when turned to lock.
You can add some washers to your steering lock. Decreases turn radius. Or buy Mikes 2” spacers!
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BPGC4H4/?tag=wranglerorg-20
I had a set of these ready to go, but then I found my Pintlers, so I returned them to Amazon.
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Will 2" adapter be enough or should i get some 3" that i found? Im running the 3.5" metalcloak lift and no body lift. I dont want to buy more than i need but i dont want to have to buy a 3rd set of adapters either
Those wheels should be about 6" backspacing. You can measure it...Once you do pick a spacer that will get you to about 3.75-4" of backspacing. If those wheels are 6" (Which I'm almost positive they are), 2" is what you need. Spacing the wheels is more about clearance behind the tire, vs lift height. That rubbing you have against the spring would happen no matter what spring you happened to have. I'm running 4" backspacing and I clear almost all the time...Only time I get a rub is when I'm REALLY crossed up and at full lock on steering.
This is fully stuffed, with 4" BS and a 285/70R17 tire
Turned full driver's. Notice how close the tire is to the back of the fender...
Again, Full driver's lock. This is the inside tire sidewall clearance to the control arms...
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Thanks for the info. Yes they are 6" bs i measured earlier. I will go with the 2" adapters you posted thanks
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Has anyone ever used header wrap on the stock exhaust manifolds to keep down heat? I have my engine out and was wondering if its worth the hassle and money to do it before putting it back in the jeep
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Finally got around to taking off the angle iron front bumper and fou d a little damage to the frame horn. Nothing too major but 1 more thing to fix on this damn TJ
