how much lift

[cammofsj]

im try to fit 31-32 inch tires under my grand wag.a place down the street has belltech 6400's cheap. could i use them up front and back. im willing to chop the $hit out of the fenders. its only going to be driven once-twice a week on the road but for like 30-45 min both ways. its going to be a summer beater. and another ? is the chevy 6 lug rims the same as jeep 6 lug rims. thanks.

[billyrb]

31's will fit stock to 4", for 32's or above you need 6" on an NT. Note that you can fit the 32's on with less lift, but when you fully flex the axles they will get sliced up by the fender lip.

[cammofsj]

what aboat the chevy 6 lugs. are they the same.

[FSJ Super Swamper]

yes they are the same

[jeepfan93]

Six lug Chevy and Toyota rims will fit. IF your suspension isn't sagging too bad, you can fit 31's. It will be tight. I put on a tow inch AAL, BJ's 1 inch shackle and 2 inch blocks with 31's and looks perfect, no rubbing at all. I had a good suspension to start with no sag at all.

[cammofsj]

well the fenders are going anyway so i should have no bromlem but i can get shackels cheap.

[jeepfan93]

A word of advise, DO NOT buy the cheap shackles at Autozone or Pepboys. They won't work for our rigs because of the offset between the frame and spring. I tried it already. And for the crappy metal they use it's just scary. I did mine on the cheap and trust me, spend the money for the BJ's shackles. They come with new urethane bushings and metal sleeves. A high quality product.

[cammofsj]

im try to fit 31-32 inch tires under my grand wag.a place down the street has belltech 6400's cheap. could i use them up front and back. im willing to chop the $hit out of the fenders. its only going to be driven once-twice a week on the road but for like 30-45 min both ways. its going to be a summer beater. and another ? is the chevy 6 lug rims the same as jeep 6 lug rims. thanks.i not going to pepboys.

[DAHoyle]

I know this has been covered before, ad naseum, but it is generally not a good idea to use very long shackles on the front of a jeep, unless you shim your springs to regain what caster you give up.


As far as using lengthened shackles in the rear, you just might want to crawl under there and look around. Extended shackles in the rear of an FSJ drops the rig, not lifts it.

Doug

[cammofsj]

there only 1-2 inches of lift and i could probly find a block at the junkyar if cutting doesnt give enough room

[DAHoyle]

Not trying to tell you your business, because we all have figured out a lot by doing it wrong the first time. In order to get 2 inches of lift, you would need shackles 4 inches longer than stock. You absolutely can not do that safely without additional mods. At the very least, you would have to shim your front end to regain your caster. If you don't, it is very likely that you will develop a death wobble. At the very least, your steering would be very vague, and squirrely.

Blocks in the rear aren't a problem as long as you don't get carried away. Blocks in the front will lower your vehicle.

[tkiller13]

How wide of tire?

[cammofsj]

what ever i can find used localy. i have this truck sitting around with bad frame so im going to brace it and beat it to deat. id leave the stock size street tires but there bold so ill go to 31s

[tkiller13]

oh. Then you dont need any lift. Just a :sawzall: You can cut enough of the fender out to fit 32's. Fronts have a decent amount of room. The rear is the extra small opening.