I *hope* to be the new owner of an 83 CJ7. He as 1 1/2 inch of body lift and "said" he ran 36s on it with no rubbing!!!! I find that hard to believe but..... Has anyone run just 1 1/2 body lift and no suspension lift and sucessfully had 33s on? Allen
I run an inch of body lift, and 2.5 inches of spring lift, and 32s that rub. I can't imagine how anybody could run 36s without rubbing on stock springs, unless the springs were strapped to the top of the axles instead of the bottom.
Stock you can run 31's.
33's are only 1" taller....Don't see why not...
I have a 3" spring lift and my 'glass tub sits an inch higher than stock and I have tons of room for 33's.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'ssnipped-for-privacy@columbus.rr.com wrote:
On my YJ, I have a 2.5" suspension lift and a 1" Body Lift with hockey pucks. 3.5" of total lift is just about right for 33" tires. I also bought new 1" longer bump stops to prevent the tire from wreaking havoc in my fender wells off-road. You might be able to run 33" tires with only 1.5" of lift, but you will not be able to off-road in your Jeep without possibly damaging the body. If the Jeep had a SOA (spring over axle) conversion, you would know it for sure because it adds about 5" of lift. I recommend adding a 2.5" suspension lift before you get the 33's.
-Brent Bogrees '89 Jeep Wrangler YJ 2.5L TBI ? 33x10.5 BFG AT Tires '94 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L ? 31x10.5 BFG AT Tires
I'd recommend installing a little taller springs, maybe 2 1/2 inches before going to the 33" tires. You may be able to fit them on the Jeep now but you will have no articulation and they will definately rub the fender wells.
I've got a 2" body lift and 2 1/2 " spring lift with 33" tires and they fit very nicely on my CJ5.
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