I've decided to keep her. Major decisions...

[rocknxj]

Mind giving a measurement to the drivers side door sill on Old Blue? I'm gonna do the same thing for me to check out the RE 3.5 lift height before I make a decision on lift.

I texted my kid and he came up with a measurement of 21.5" from ground to driver's side door sill, lower edge, flat part, er...where the plastic kick plate is...got it?

I had a friend measure his Jeep with a 4.5" lift and 32" tires. He has a measurement of 22.5. That seems low to me. He complains of tire rub up front.

 

[american_zero]

Thanks!

 

[rocknxj]

Excellent progress for today, Jan 15. I picked up my Advance Adapters SYE and CV driveshaft, then bought 4 BFG 33x10.50x15 A/T MT KM2's. Drove home and promptly ordered 5 Cragar 15x8 Soft 8 rims from SummitRacing.com. My pockets are empty and my bank account is over 2k lighter.

It was a very good day.

 

[fyrfytr1717]

bought 4 BFG 33x10.50x15 A/T MT KM2's. Drove home and promptly ordered 5 Cragar 15x8 Soft 8 rims

4 tires and 5 wheels? Am I missing something here?

Also, do you plan on going with wider tires in the future? If not, I'd consider using 15x7's with those 33x10.5 MT's. That's my plan anyways...

 

[rocknxj]

Bought one extra rim for a spare and am hoping to safe a few bucks by finding a used 33" tire. I don't plan on installing the lift for another few weeks so that gives me some time to search.

I think the 15x8's are good for the 10.5" tire. I'm running the same rims on the other XJ with 31x10.50x15 and they look good.

 

[rocknxj]

I spent 5 hours on the SYE installation today and am only about a third of the way done. I had three unexpected trips to the parts store and an finally making some good progress. Called it a night right at the point where the rear cone is pulled. Man, I hope tomorrow is better. Today kicked my butt.

When I'm done, I will post a list of hints that I hope somebody finds useful.