Mike Romain

Body lifts can be extremely difficult depending on your local rust
quotient. The bolts have a tendency to snap or spin the hidden nuts.

If you do go that route, 2" is max for safety, 1" is better or just
leave it stock and lift the suspension.

I have a 3" suspension lift on my CJ7 which clears my 33X9.5 BFG muds
just fine. I never tag. A YJ needs a bit more than a CJ for the same
clearance, but your 3 or 4" suspension lift will do it fine.

Stock rims should run up to a 10.5" wide tire, but some folks squeeze a
12.5" on there.

I run in sand and swamp lots and love the tall skinny rubber. I
basically don't spin because the narrow track grabs the dirt so well so
I just cruise on through. My CJ7 will walk up sand pit walls just
chugging along at 500 or 600 rpm without spinning rubber. If you spin,
you are sunk.

Folks with wide 'flotation' tires do OK in the sand until they spin,
then they dig holes really fast. The wider tire has less PSI on the
ground patch so it floats better but also spins 'way' easier.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

adamjurczyk@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi! I've just bought my lifelong dream recreational vehicle... a 93
> Wrangler... 6, 4.0, stock rims, black
>
> I really want to lift it and get some new tires, but I'm not wild
> about buying new wheels/rims. Before I lift it, what size width and
> height tires could i buy with stock rims? When I lift it, say this 4"
> suspension lift or 3" body one (http://www.roughcountry.com/
> jeep_yj_suspension_lift_kits.html) what size tires would I be able to
> fit on stock rims without much adjustment? Budget is tight right now,
> so I'd like to get the most bang for the buck. i go offroading on the
> beach.
>
> Anywhere you recommend buying tires from online?
>
> Any good install shops for the lift in the east cost MA, RI area? Any
> idea how much I could expect this to cost?
>

Mike Romain

Body lifts can be extremely difficult depending on your local rust
quotient. The bolts have a tendency to snap or spin the hidden nuts.

If you do go that route, 2" is max for safety, 1" is better or just
leave it stock and lift the suspension.

I have a 3" suspension lift on my CJ7 which clears my 33X9.5 BFG muds
just fine. I never tag. A YJ needs a bit more than a CJ for the same
clearance, but your 3 or 4" suspension lift will do it fine.

Stock rims should run up to a 10.5" wide tire, but some folks squeeze a
12.5" on there.

I run in sand and swamp lots and love the tall skinny rubber. I
basically don't spin because the narrow track grabs the dirt so well so
I just cruise on through. My CJ7 will walk up sand pit walls just
chugging along at 500 or 600 rpm without spinning rubber. If you spin,
you are sunk.

Folks with wide 'flotation' tires do OK in the sand until they spin,
then they dig holes really fast. The wider tire has less PSI on the
ground patch so it floats better but also spins 'way' easier.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

adamjurczyk@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi! I've just bought my lifelong dream recreational vehicle... a 93
> Wrangler... 6, 4.0, stock rims, black
>
> I really want to lift it and get some new tires, but I'm not wild
> about buying new wheels/rims. Before I lift it, what size width and
> height tires could i buy with stock rims? When I lift it, say this 4"
> suspension lift or 3" body one (http://www.roughcountry.com/
> jeep_yj_suspension_lift_kits.html) what size tires would I be able to
> fit on stock rims without much adjustment? Budget is tight right now,
> so I'd like to get the most bang for the buck. i go offroading on the
> beach.
>
> Anywhere you recommend buying tires from online?
>
> Any good install shops for the lift in the east cost MA, RI area? Any
> idea how much I could expect this to cost?
>

Mike Romain

Body lifts can be extremely difficult depending on your local rust
quotient. The bolts have a tendency to snap or spin the hidden nuts.

If you do go that route, 2" is max for safety, 1" is better or just
leave it stock and lift the suspension.

I have a 3" suspension lift on my CJ7 which clears my 33X9.5 BFG muds
just fine. I never tag. A YJ needs a bit more than a CJ for the same
clearance, but your 3 or 4" suspension lift will do it fine.

Stock rims should run up to a 10.5" wide tire, but some folks squeeze a
12.5" on there.

I run in sand and swamp lots and love the tall skinny rubber. I
basically don't spin because the narrow track grabs the dirt so well so
I just cruise on through. My CJ7 will walk up sand pit walls just
chugging along at 500 or 600 rpm without spinning rubber. If you spin,
you are sunk.

Folks with wide 'flotation' tires do OK in the sand until they spin,
then they dig holes really fast. The wider tire has less PSI on the
ground patch so it floats better but also spins 'way' easier.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

adamjurczyk@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi! I've just bought my lifelong dream recreational vehicle... a 93
> Wrangler... 6, 4.0, stock rims, black
>
> I really want to lift it and get some new tires, but I'm not wild
> about buying new wheels/rims. Before I lift it, what size width and
> height tires could i buy with stock rims? When I lift it, say this 4"
> suspension lift or 3" body one (http://www.roughcountry.com/
> jeep_yj_suspension_lift_kits.html) what size tires would I be able to
> fit on stock rims without much adjustment? Budget is tight right now,
> so I'd like to get the most bang for the buck. i go offroading on the
> beach.
>
> Anywhere you recommend buying tires from online?
>
> Any good install shops for the lift in the east cost MA, RI area? Any
> idea how much I could expect this to cost?
>