Jeep Wrangler questions

[itchin]

I believe some people are using tj flares on xj after cutting them. Does anyone know if flares are required in Tx? You could always do bushwhackers lol, but that's alot of money for some plastic lol.

 

[AndrewGS]

Gasp, I'm offended. TJ=Best ever.

I think there's one thing we can agree on, JJ = DYNOMIIIITE!!!

 

[majormadmax]

Gasp, I'm offended. TJ=Best ever.

Don't be offended, as you are right, the TJ is the best Wrangler made to date. Anyone who claims the YJ is better than a TJ doesn't know their Jeeps!

As for the new JKs, I've test driven them and was not impressed. Too much plastic for a Jeep.

 

[majormadmax]

I believe some people are using tj flares on xj after cutting them. Does anyone know if flares are required in Tx? You could always do bushwhackers lol, but that's alot of money for some plastic lol.

No, I saw a TJ on my way home today that had flat fenders on the front and no flares on the rear. If you look at the pics of my LJ you will see I trimmed my front flares out a bit, the upside was a bit more clearance (1.5") and flex, but the downside is that the removed lip kept a lot of water from the road from rooster-tailing out of the wheel wells.

Here is a before and after pic...

Another great option on the Wranglers are the ability to put the windshield down. It is a lot of fun like this, but I don't recommend taking long or high-speed trips in this configuration!

Cheers! M2

 

[M. Sage]

I did a little touch up with some Bedliner. Getting ready to do a 3" lift, and I have some 31's in the garage waiting to go on.. Nothing too extreme, just a little more offload fun..
My 99' XJ

Isn't 3" a bit much lift to fit 31s?

 

[shooterfpga]

Isn't 3" a bit much lift to fit 31s?

do you see how much room he has between his tire and wheel well? thats not much for articulation. and if those are 31s on there now. or the 31s will keep the same profile, his only choice is to cut fenders and disconnect sway bar. ive got about 12-14" articulation, maybe more before i unseat a coil.

 

[M. Sage]

Don't be offended, as you are right, the TJ is the best Wrangler made to date. Anyone who claims the YJ is better than a TJ doesn't know their Jeeps!

As for the new JKs, I've test driven them and was not impressed. Too much plastic for a Jeep.

+1. The early TJs weren't good to lift because Mopar put a too-short rear driveshaft in them. They fixed the problem in later years (different output shaft in the transfer case) though. Other than that... leaf springs, four-link front and rear, 4.0 fuel injected six... what's the problem? The YJ was only so-so. The early models still had the 258, which was a POS.

 

[Randman]

do you see how much room he has between his tire and wheel well? thats not much for articulation. and if those are 31s on there now. or the 31s will keep the same profile, his only choice is to cut fenders and disconnect sway bar. ive got about 12-14" articulation, maybe more before i unseat a coil.

Those are stock size on there now, no lift...

 

[itchin]

**81** JEEP SCRAMBLER

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

2" spacer in the coils and a 1" body lift and you can stuff 33s on a TJ w/ very few issues with the drivetrain angles or anything else.

 

[shooterfpga]

2" spacer in the coils and a 1" body lift and you can stuff 33s on a TJ w/ very few issues with the drivetrain angles or anything else.

how much articulation can you get with that before you unseat the.spacer or coil?

 

[hkusp1]

Would love to have a scrambler but they fetch a price when you find one.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

how much articulation can you get with that before you unseat the.spacer or coil?

As long as the coils aren't old and saggy...you can disconnect the sway bar offroad and barely rub the fender flare at full articulation while the wheel is turned. I run 33x10.5 instead of 12.5 and never rub.

They won't unseat anything because the shock will bottom out on the down travel. On the uptravel, if you don't want any rubbing on the flare at all you can put a hockey puck or two on top of the bump stop plate if the tire is rubbing (w/ a little gasket liquid to hold it.).

For very little $$ you can do the lift I described (<$250) plus a rear trackbar relocation bracket (~$20) and have a pretty decent offroader. It's not as nice as having a really good expensive system but it works well, with no issues, for most casual offroaders.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

**81** JEEP SCRAMBLER

I love the scramblers. Collins Bros always has some nice ones they restore.

 

[M. Sage]

2" spacer in the coils and a 1" body lift and you can stuff 33s on a TJ w/ very few issues with the drivetrain angles or anything else.

Some of the TJs run 30s stock, on those a 2" spacer would be all you need.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Some of the TJs run 30s stock, on those a 2" spacer would be all you need.

Definitely height wise, but the 1" body lift makes a big difference because 33x12.5 width don't usually tuck inside the fender as easily as the 30x9.5 do...and when you try to backspace too much the inside of the tire will hit the swaybar and other pieces and you'll have to put a spacer on the steering stop.

It also gets you much better access to a bunch of tight spots underneath. There's a few other benefits too, a 1" body lift can go with a 1" motor mount lift (tucks the underside up better and gives you a better driveline angle on the short wheel base).

If you ditch the fender flares and do some trimming then all bets are off. A stock suspension on a TJ with some heavier trimming and a little extra bump stop can run 35s. Not much travel though.

 

[M. Sage]

I just hate body lifts. To me they're a bandaid where you should have stitches.

 

[shooterfpga]

I just hate body lifts. To me they're a bandaid where you should have stitches.

i hate body lifts too, but sometimes i think, damn working on this would be a lot easier if i had a body lift so i can stick my hand in there.

 

[majormadmax]

I'm running a 2.25" budget boost and 31" MTs without and problems but as I stated I've shaved my front flares down...

Cheers! M2

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

I just hate body lifts. To me they're a bandaid where you should have stitches.

I do too, usually. But on a TJ you don't see them and it's all around a good way to go. A lot of guys with expensive lifts still do them because of the benefits on that platform. I wouldn't go over an inch though.