265-75r16 no lift and VERY lil rub!

[jay20jeep]

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Ok, so it is a little misleading, I have a clevis lift (.75")in the front, and 2 extra isos in the rear. I had a "moment" when I went to buy them, I went for 245-75, bought the wrong size (I still insists they put the wrong set in the back of my jeep).
I owned 'em so i tried one on my spare tire to fit it under.
In the rear the only way it rubs is when the wheel is stuffed into the wheel well. it rubs a little where the fender flare is on the door

front.... well little bit more of a process. The tires rubbed like mad so I wore them till they fit. hehe J/K
I bent the pinch rail, cut the bottom 6" of the inner wheel liner. and pushed the front bumper foreward 1" with spacers.

So over all everyday driving IT DOES NOT RUB! (there is always a but). Off road is a bit different the front do fit a little tight even getting one front wheel a few feet up it doesnt rub, way to close to go off road often with out doing something wrong.

 

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[Hedsic]

I assume you did not regear either?

All I want right now are to get some 265's under my jeep since the 245's feel way to small to me but I don't see me being able to afford a regear any time soon


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[tommudd]

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Too tight for me, glad it works for you for now
When are you regearing ? Helps a lot to save your transmission and also let the engine run correctly . Hope you threw in some extra bumpstops

 

[jay20jeep]

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Too tight for me, glad it works for you for now
When are you regearing ? Helps a lot to save your transmission and also let the engine run correctly . Hope you threw in some extra bumpstops

this doesnt go too far, more groceries then gorges. I do not drive it like i stole it. as far a re-gearing... i doubt i will. i know everyone has their opinions, but the long and skinny is it is to beebop in town with i dont travel more then 20 miles in any direction. never goes over 55. it will be fine. if i was intending on serious off road where i thought i would need to transfer that kind of power i most absolutley would regear. it gets through what lil traffic i need it to, and out of its own way. gas milage.... i dont want to know lol
I know, so why did i do it?
I still hunt and fish around here and rear diff height is more important then climbing rocks, atv trails usually decent but logging roads the clearence in the center is important, last bear season we were trucking through some pulp company land and i found my rear diff a few times Via the ruts, that extra lift from those tires allowed me enough to clear more of those problems areas.

i would like to get one more inch out of the front though

 

[tommudd]

I regeared more for on road travel, not so much for off road although it does help of course. Many think the only reason to regear is just to rock crawl when in fact keeping the engines RPMs up in the sweet spot lets everything work and run better
I didn't like the trans always searching for the right gear and also running hotter. Doesn't matter if you drive 5 or 100 miles per day
Not being able to use overdrive, running 7-10 degrees hotter etc is enough for me to swap every vehicle I have ever owned that went to larger tires

 

[streetglideok]

this doesnt go too far, more groceries then gorges. I do not drive it like i stole it. as far a re-gearing... i doubt i will. i know everyone has their opinions, but the long and skinny is it is to beebop in town with i dont travel more then 20 miles in any direction. never goes over 55. it will be fine. if i was intending on serious off road where i thought i would need to transfer that kind of power i most absolutley would regear. it gets through what lil traffic i need it to, and out of its own way. gas milage.... i dont want to know lol
I know, so why did i do it?
I still hunt and fish around here and rear diff height is more important then climbing rocks, atv trails usually decent but logging roads the clearence in the center is important, last bear season we were trucking through some pulp company land and i found my rear diff a few times Via the ruts, that extra lift from those tires allowed me enough to clear more of those problems areas.

i would like to get one more inch out of the front though

You don't offroad, but you have logging trails with ruts that make your diff drag. You need clearance underneath, but have almost no clearance on top of the tires for articulation on those logging roads. Even just putting around town, you're putting a lot of stress on the drivetrain. Offroading, you have 4low to make up for the gearing. On road, you don't have that, and at 55mph, your overdrive clutches won't be lasting long.

 

[tjkj2002]

You don't offroad, but you have logging trails with ruts that make your diff drag. You need clearance underneath, but have almost no clearance on top of the tires for articulation on those logging roads. Even just putting around town, you're putting a lot of stress on the drivetrain. Offroading, you have 4low to make up for the gearing. On road, you don't have that, and at 55mph, your overdrive clutches won't be lasting long.

Yep the 1st trail run I did here in CO I ripped my rear flares off with 3.75" of lift and 265/75R16's.Took a lot of trimming even at that height to stop ripping the rear flares off(ARB front bumper and pinch weld pounding took care of the front).


I already had 4.10's installed and here in CO that was not nearly deep enough for the trails here,4.56's would have been better for 265/75's.

 

[streetglideok]

If I ever end up moving to that much rubber, I'll just spring for the jba steel diff. I need to stroll out to teller county and check for rubbing in back. I still have rubbing issues on the front bumper. Joys of beefy shoulder lugs

 

[tjkj2002]

If I ever end up moving to that much rubber, I'll just spring for the jba steel diff. I need to stroll out to teller county and check for rubbing in back. I still have rubbing issues on the front bumper. Joys of beefy shoulder lugs

Well when I get a engine in the beast I'll have to take you to a fun trail,don't worry one a IFS KJ can do.Give ya a chance to really test the KJ out on.