Tire size after 4"lift and body mount chop

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Permalink Reply by Cowboy on June 23, 2012 at 1:21pm

If you go with a 35"  you are going to want/need a re-gear.

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Permalink Reply by GHOST on June 23, 2012 at 3:49pm

^ What Cowboy said. Also consider a very aggressive BMC, inner fender trimming, a body lift and extended bump stops. Making a tire "fit" is not the issue, proper fitment is the issue. You want a mod to benefit you, not become a hindrence. Every rig is slightly different, so it may all or none apply to your rig. Just my experience from the guys that I know who run 35" tires.

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Permalink Reply by FPFJ on June 24, 2012 at 12:11pm

Ok thanks a lot guys! so lots to think about! i guess I'm going to get the lift done and then get the tires that will work the best most likely smaller than 35" since the regrear will be adding to my costs. (on a slight budget). Also what are bump stops for? Thanks for the help guys!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Oliver on June 24, 2012 at 3:55pm

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the purpose of bump stops stop your shocks from fully compressing so your tires wont get mashed up in your wheel well.  Essentially they limit the range of your suspension, which is counter productive to you getting a 4" lift.  Someone please chime in if I'm incorrect on this. 

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Permalink Reply by PRS TiFJ on June 25, 2012 at 8:26am

As stated by Ghost you will need a lot of work.  I was running 35"s on my FJ.  Here is the short list of what I did to successfully run them.  FYI you can only get 3" of lift without a drop bracket.  I had to do an extreme body mount chop,  had to pound the pinchweld down on the back of the front fender well.  This is only an issue on the drivers side because for proper alignment there needs to be a slight difference in caster.  this means that the drivers side wheel will sit slightly further back in the wheel well.  I regeared to 4:56 which is about $2K to do it right if you cant do it yourself.  For the rear I had to extend the bump stops because you will rub the wheel wells when you stuff the rear end.  This was in addition to a 1" body lift to prevent rear rubbing.

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