Do you daily drive 33s/lifted TJ?

Does my CJ7 count?

It is my daily driver and cruises along nice at 70- 75 mph.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

MrDan>

Yes you can drive daily.. it helps if you have 373 gears on high way rather than 307's

I've daily driven my '02 TJ with 4" of lift, 33" tires and 3.73 gears for almost two years. No complaints, other than it would be nice to be able to use fifth gear routinely. I don't expect it to behave like a BMW on the highway, so I find it quite driveable. I've even taken it on several hundred mile business trips. It makes for a longer travel time when I do so, but not because the vehicle isn't capable. It's just that those darn backroads are so attractive, I can't stop myself from pulling off the freeway and taking the _long_ way!

/Peter

Hi Mike,

what kind of gearing do you have? 5speed? do you get to 5 at all??

sb

Yup.

97 TJ w/4" Teraflex/Procomp lift and 33x12.50r15 BFG AT KO's. (Had same-size Procomp MTs on there the last year and a half; the BFGs are quieter and have a noticeably smoother ride quality, especially at lower speeds.)

It's my only vehicle and does fine for me. Sure, a little bumpier, and it can't be driven like a 'vette, but perfectly enjoyable. Not to mention the envy of all those dulldrum car owners during the summer when I get to take my doors off and put the top down. ;-)

I have the 3.55:1 diff gearing, so it's closer to the performance of the newer TJs with the 3.73 gearing ratio, and ok for the highway. I do get to use 5th gear on occasion. And it does fine at 70-75 MPH (I choose to usually go slower than that, though, to save wear on my expensive tires).

I will say, though, that before I put in the SYE kit and the CV rear driveshaft, its manners weren't quite as nice (due to the vibrations in the driveline u-joints).

If this is the only reason you may be leaning away from lifting your ride, I say to heck with it, go ahead and lift it--you won't be sorry.

I have stock 3.31's...

Not the best, but I get great highway performance in 4th gear. 5th will still work, but it revs too low and drinks gas because it lugs.

In 4th at 70 mph, I am turning around 2300 rpm and with the spedo buried she is turning 2700 rpm.

It doesn't really bother me, 5th is just one less shift I have to worry about.

I trail run mostly off road and very seldom have a need for 1st low, so I am fine going slow.

Mike

SB wrote:

I don't have a TJ, But I do have a CJ-7 and I have driven it to and from work going on Four years now I think. And it is a little stiffer ride then before the lift,but I would do it again if need be. It has a Tuff Country Standard 4" lift so it's a little ruffer ride then the easy ride lift's I'm sure. I've driven it all over, but I wouldn't drive it all over the country. I just bought a 1995" Jeep Cherokee Country with a Super Lift 3" kit in it and I would drive it all over the country. Coil's in front and Leaf spring's in the rear and your TJ having Coil's all the way around I can only think that the ride would be better.

86" CJ-7& 95" XJ Jeep's you got to love them... Jimmie: VP. North Iowa Off-Road Club