So is everyone in agreement that a 5 1/4 lift with 35's will guarantee you won't blow out a fender?.....with extended bump stops of course
Thats is the height I run but my 3.07 gears effect my performance.
So is everyone in agreement that a 5 1/4 lift with 35's will guarantee you won't blow out a fender?.....with extended bump stops of course
How can you even take off with those gears.....I had to go from 3.73 to 4.56 for it to be decent taking off
Was said in jest. I have regeared to 5.13.
Any regrets with 5.13's?
Just the few months I was still on 31" tyres till I got my 35's.
View attachment 431604
How bad was that? I might be in the same situation soon depending on the order i do things
So is everyone in agreement that a 5 1/4 lift with 35's will guarantee you won't blow out a fender?.....with extended bump stops of course
As others have said, 5" - 5 1/4" total is what you want with 35s.
I built my Jeep for 33s and it currently has 3" suspension and 1" body lift. I've since moved to 35s. This lift still works reasonably well with an extra inch of bump stop (1 hockey puck at each corner) but it's not ideal when the trail gets big rocky. I'd really like that extra inch. I also have poison spider flat fenders (in aluminum). Some say they don't give you any more clearance than stock fenders. I think I got a bit more clearance over stock though, but not much, maybe 1/2". And I think this is because the stock fenders edge where the plastic flares attached was further inboard than the outer lip of my 5" flat fenders, which my tires tuck inside of at full up flex.
I'm currently working on a SYE/tummy tuck so I can move to 4" springs and have a proper setup for 35s. I think anyone building a TJ for 35s should definitely follow this route.
When we say (non highline) flat fenders do not provide more clearance than stock, we are not comparing them to the flexible flares.
If the aftermarket fender does not have anything resembling this relief scoop on the factory fender, then it has reduced the available tire clearance.
View attachment 431621
I understand that you aren't comparing to flexible flares, but I was talking about that area you have highlighted in red and I see what you are saying. After seeing that I would have to agree that at full stuff, I shouldn't have any measurable clearance advantage with the poison spider fenders, but I disagree that it has reduced available clearance. The way the poison spider fenders mount is to cut that fender you are showing an inch out from that lip that goes behind the hood and mount the fender on top of the 1" piece of remaining fender. So the part you have highlighted is just a flat sheet of aluminum on MT fenders. The outer portion of my fender is rolled (actually it is welded and not rolled, but it appears as rolled) which would reduce available clearance if they weren't the 5" version, which my tire tucks inside of.
View attachment 431630
In this picture, you can actually see the 1" strip of remaining original fender that the aluminum fender is bolted to.
What happens right there when you turn the steering lock to lock?
Now, I read your post.
View attachment 431642