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sooki_blu:
erm thanks...
I think...

thepsychoman:
Okay, reverting to some sense of normality... no, 31/10.5/15s wont fit a standard XJ - they foul all over the place. I had one and speak from experience.

You can just about get away with 235/75/15s if you adjust the steering lock stops, but they'll still foul on full articulation. Not ideal if you want to use it off road to anywhere near its potential.

If you wan to run 31s you will need to run at least a 3" lift, if not a 3.5". Note that your gearing will be out of whack (I lived with this, some don't) and you may need a SYE to avoid nasty vibes through your transmission.

Sensibly, then... decide what you want it to do and what size tyres you want to run. All other decisions really stem from there on an XJ.

Does that help?!? :roll:

tim_aka_tim:
Perhaps this scale which was used on another forum for the Wangler would help you decide. It's of tyre size vs. cash you need to spend to put those tyres on an XJ

235s £
        (just the tyres)

30"   ££££
        (budget boost, possibly new, longer shocks)

31"   £££££££££££££££
        (Full lift kit with new springs and shocks and possibly an SYE
         - depends on your Jeep - they're all different)

33"   £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££
        (Big lift with new springs and shocks, re-geared diffs, stronger axle
        shafts, slip yoke eliminator or transfer case drop kit. New wider
        wheels advisable for 12.5" wide tyres. Probably new fender flares
        to fit over the bodywork you had to cut away.

Bigger sizes rise exponentially.

Bishops Finger:
Confused.....has datalass become drutt?

Anyway whats wrong with condescending....never put off a certain Torbay Hotel Owner........ :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Fat Gaz:
Have to say at this point a Cherokee (XJ) is a very capable truck, the first set of muds on standard steel rims I used when it was on standard suspension were only 215 x 75 x 15's.

Perfectly good enough for lanes & off-road sites. The only draw back being lack of ground clearance.
Still used them for a while after I had lifted it 3".

Now I run it with 235 AT's everyday & have a set of 235 muds. Frankly if where that dont take me I probably dont want to go  :wink:

Also something which you may want to bear in mind, I think you will struggle to fit anything bigger than a 235 spare wheel on the standard mounting point. Something I had to beer in mind as the dog still needs to travel in the boot area.

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