Hot damn... Are they really that cheap? That's a STEAL!
I'd grab a set of those and some OME 2.5" springs and you'd be good to go! It would be a damn nice lift.
There is a solution. You can have the gratification of modding your TJ, but in bite size reasonably affordable pieces too.The thing is.. I was very, how do I say it?
I was horrible at managing my money and impulse purchases while active duty. Couple that with getting out and starting a low paying government job in a high cost of living area and we ran up a bit of debt those first few years, so it will take me about a year to budget up for those kinds of costs. Not to mention the other 1000-1200 I'd need for rims/tires (from a quick glance at various rim/tire websites).
This will more than likely end up being a slow build for at a rate of a few pieces of gear a year with maybe one big purchase thrown in when taxes come back. Obviously I want to do this right but I will forever battle the "want it now" impulse side of my brain.
Both Rob and Chris have said at this point that going 10+ on a wheel is undesirable. My question is why? Again, it's more of an aesthetics thing than it is pure functionality. Seeing as I know so little at this point I'm open to all advice given.
So how wide can I ago with tires on an 8" wheel? 10.5 tops?
I've bookmarked those springs and shocks for the moment. If the Sig pro shop up in NH doesn't have my pistol in the next few weeks I might just order these instead.
Now talk to me about tires.
I've seen plenty of rigs set up, at this point via google, with 12.5/10.5 wide tires. I'm a huge fan of aesthetics and making everything kind of look right if you know what I mean. For a jeep that means a wide wheelbase when viewed from front/back, primarily made by a wide tire and maybe a wheel with an offset pushing them out another inch or two.
Both Rob and Chris have said at this point that going 10+ on a wheel is undesirable. My question is why? Again, it's more of an aesthetics thing than it is pure functionality. Seeing as I know so little at this point I'm open to all advice given.
BBC won't fit in a TJ without a ton of modifications. I stuffed a 400 Chevy small block into a '72 Vega, and made it work, but the TJ just doesn't have the room in any direction to fit a Big Block in there. I taped it all out from my Vortec 7.4. If someone does it, I wanna see pictures.My biggest problem is my last build was a 1 ton truck with 400+ hp, 410: gears and 12" of lift plus 3" of body lift. All of my 4 x 4 trucks I built engines for. When I look at tires for my TJ I need to keep in mind the limited power, gearing and standard suspension.
My dream TJ would be a sbc or BBC with a 400th auto.
Just confirming for you LCL-Dead that UpperMI's advice there is right on, you really want a 15x8 or 15x8.5 wheel for 33x12.50 or 35x12.50 tires.You can run a 33x12.5 or 35x12.5 tire on an 8" wide rim.
Springs set your ride height, shocks dictate ride quality. (both could be worn out)
Are you on stock springs still? If you are planning on lifting it I'd get a lift that replaces the springs, I can't remember exactly what you decided you wanted to do for lift and tires.