Can I PLEASE run 32's on my unlifted TJ?

It pretty clear you want bigger tires just for looks. That's cool, but 32s on a stock TJ are going to look really stupid -- read, no room between the fenders and the tires. Save your money and get a 2" budget boost (coil spacer lift) for $200.00 and some change; then the 32s will lokk a whole lot better.

Wow, that's one of the greatest things I've ever seen. I looked at 32x10.5's for my stock '85 CJ7 and after putting them beside the Jeep I realized it would cause all sorts of problems. I'm pretty sure 31x10.5 would fit but I'm not sure I want to be that close. What would you guys suggest be the

Thanks

A stock CJ7 can take 31x10.5's.

Mike

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I'm not saying to do it, but I've seen it. A guy had a stock TJ with 32s. They were REALLY close to the fenders, but he did it. Just spend $80 and get the pucks to lift you up 2". That'll be more than enough. Check on eBay and you could probably get them used for half that.

Eric

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Wow, great chart.

I also have a TJ and was thinking about getting 31X10.5's. The chart says "Proper wheel offset crucial". Does anobody know what wheel offset would allow me to get these tires?

Thanks!

My stock wheels that came with the 30" tire package ('99 Sahara) handle my

Tirya

Or get the 32s and install a 2" Rubicon Express Budget Boost... ;D

I made the "mistake" of getting the tires before the boost, so I couldn't fit the 32s. Now I wish I'd waited! Of course, I'd've needed to get a new set of rims for the 32s, so maybe it wasn't such a bad thing, after all...

Tirya

-- TDC Inca Jeeper "The painkillers are rather good, actually..."

Thanks for the reply!

Actually, it's not for the looks at all. All I meant with the no rockcrawling comment was that I am not a guy out there flexing my suspension to it's limits all the time. Where I wheel it's less about flexing and more about traction (western Oregon).... I regeared the TJ to 4.10, and put Tru-traks front and rear, because someday I want to build this thing up some, when I can afford to retire it to "toy" status. I didn't want to have to regear again, and it had the stock 3.07's when I bought it used which was unworkable for me. Regearing to anything other than 4.10 made no sense...

However, 4.10 is pretty low with 31's even, so if 32's would work in scenarios OTHER than max flex, that'd be great. When I do lift it I want to just do it right, and that cannot happen for a while.

Sounds like 32's won't work, though. 'S OK. 31's will be fine for now.

Thanks again!

-jeff

You are saying pucks for a body lift or coil spacers?

-jeff

Well, I have been running 265/75R16 on stock rims and stock suspension on my TJ for a couple of months and they have not given me any problems. These tyres would be roughly equivalent to 32x10.50s. We don't have many rock crawling trails here either (in and around Auckland New Zealand). Generally here its either sand or clay based tracks, both of which turn into nice mud tracks very quickly as it rains often. A few spots would require flexing of the suspension to a great deal, but again no problems so far.

I do have the suspension lift in my plans, but I need to have it cleared with my budget and insurance first. On the last few trips on sandy and clay tracks, there has been no rubbing at all. I am planning on doing some mountain tracks in the next month, so will find out if there is any rubbing when the suspension if fully challenged.

If you like, I can email you a photo of my TJ off forum to see what these tyres look like. What we get in New Zealand are Jeeps specially spec'd for our country, if that matters at all as far as suspensions are concerned.

Have fun, TW

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If I was gonna spend $80 to lift the TJ, I'd do the "redneck lift" from over on the 7SG site. We did that to my kid's '02 and he's been running it close to a year with no problem. Never did like spacers, it's kinda like the slugs they used to use to extend the front ends of motorcycles.

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