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Title: Measure your lift
Post by: jandh on April 27, 2009, 10:33:00 PM

If you don't know the lift above stock on your jeep, how can you measure it?
say if I measure from the center of the rim to the fender  would that tell me?

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: Immortal on April 27, 2009, 10:44:09 PM

or from ground to fender... utilizing same tires, of course.

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: jandh on April 27, 2009, 10:47:43 PM

what would be the stock measurement from the center of the rim to the fender?
anyone with a stock XJ still?

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: OffRoadNewbie on April 28, 2009, 01:39:35 AM

i think XJs are all different ...mine has 6" lift and JUST sits higher then my friends with only 3" lift and my tires are 2" bigger

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: jandh on April 28, 2009, 08:46:08 AM

really - thats interesting.

from the top of my tire (235 75 15's) to the fender was 2 inch's after the Grand Cherokee coils were added it went up to 4 inch's
so in theory a 2 in lift  -   is 4 inch's enough clearance for trial rides?

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: esi on April 28, 2009, 08:52:13 AM

If you're running stock rims, the tires should tuck up into the fender if they travel far enough. 4" should be good to get you on the trails and wanting more lift, bigger tires and lots more toys that you see out there.

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: Immortal on April 28, 2009, 09:31:24 AM

I'll check my stocker in a bit for ya.

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: jandh on April 28, 2009, 06:33:22 PM

awsome thanx

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: Immortal on April 29, 2009, 10:12:26 PM

From top of tire to bottom of fender... 4"
From ground to bottom of fender... 31.25"
225/70/15 tire

Title: Re: Measure your lift
Post by: cLAY on April 30, 2009, 10:52:50 AM

So you basically got 1" over the stock height or 2 " over the sagged out height you were at.

1" over stock is fine for upto a 30" tire, past that either trim fenders or more lift.