This was a good video. I’m about ready to try and fit 35s with a 3.5” long arm kit on a 2-door. It’s my wife’s Jeep and she just wants it as a camping vehicle. I’ll probably have to cut the fenders a good bit and bumpstop a lot.
That one might be a little tight. This Jeep already had a 2” installed. We just added 3”picks and a drop shackle. And we still had to cut. Still rubbs just a little at full lock with a little flex. And thanks! I appreciate it! We got a few xjs on the channel along with a few other cool projects coming up. Good luck!
@@dylanholzman8840 definitely be a tight fit but that’s how I like it lol. If I need to I can add shackles and coil spacers. It’s a new IRO long arm kit so it shouldn’t sag for a long time. I’ve seen guys run 32s with no lift so I’ll pretty much be setting it up that way. Pretty much no up travel and all droop.
Did you cut n fold the seam that sticks out in the front wheel well? I’m going to be taking the front fender cut almost all the way up the the fender line.
No I wouldn’t recommend cutting that seem. That seems structural so I would just hammer it over or hammer it flat with a sledgehammer that’s what I did. He got a kind a massage at a little bit but it’ll go flat
I have about 5" of lift and I cut a lot more up front. I cut as much as I could without hitting the washer fluid bottle and I was rubbing just a tiny bit with 33's. If you don't extend your bump stops, you will rub if you go off road. If you don't wheel your Jeep then you can't probably get away with only cutting that much. Extending the bump stops in the rear us much harder and I am sure I will need to do it, I just haven't been able to wheel yet with my 35's.
Yeah this one’s mainly used for just driving to and from work in some light wheeling maybe. Mainly just my buddies daily driver he just wanted to make it look a little more aggressive and put some bigger tires underneath it. But we do have another jeep coming to the channel soon that’s on tons and 39’s. Still a ways to go but it’ll be a fun project. And he did rub a little bit with the 35s but we just had to go in there and massage the metal a little bit
@@dylanholzman8840 35's are a lot of tire on an XJ. Anything bigger and you really have to start cutting sheet metal or you just have ridiculously long bump stops (no up travel). You may want to preface the Jeep being a street Jeep in the video. Like "how to fit 35's on a mall crawler". lol An XJ on tons will be cool!
For anyone else thinking about cutting n folding the fenders supposedly if you heat up the fender right before you try bending the pieces up it’ll help prevent the paint from cracking. I’ll be trying this when I do my fenders so I’ll see if it actually works or not.
Ladies and gentlemen of TH-cam land I know this looks cool and awesome when you give trucks a lift and swap small tires for big tires but you have to realize ladies and gentlemen especially youngsters that by doing all this you're putting more strain on your ball joints on your tie rods your drive shafts that are offset angle and everything is just riding the way it shouldn't so if you enjoy replacing parts please feel free to give your truck or Jeep a good lift kit just don't use rough country because they suck... And please know that this comment is for individuals who lift our trucks and just cruise around on concrete all day or majority of the time now for individuals who hunt and go in the back trails you obviously need these tires and lifts so my hats off to you.. but again, I see so many people putting lifts on their trucks and bringing them into my shop because they need something replaced so if you want to do this work it your damn self.. I'm drunk, I'm not in a good mood and I'm just sick and tired of this damn coronavirus
Agreed. You gotta do it because you want to do it. Or in our case these aren’t daily drivers. They are just weekend toys. Parts will fail more often. But if you use it for off roading only it’s a hell of a good time.
Good video man! Please make more! Custom wrap/paint that thing!
debating on painting mine (the black one) concrete grey. but a wrap would be fun
The only person I've ever saw you a torque wrench on xj wheels lol
This was a good video. I’m about ready to try and fit 35s with a 3.5” long arm kit on a 2-door. It’s my wife’s Jeep and she just wants it as a camping vehicle. I’ll probably have to cut the fenders a good bit and bumpstop a lot.
That one might be a little tight. This Jeep already had a 2” installed. We just added 3”picks and a drop shackle. And we still had to cut. Still rubbs just a little at full lock with a little flex. And thanks! I appreciate it! We got a few xjs on the channel along with a few other cool projects coming up. Good luck!
@@dylanholzman8840 definitely be a tight fit but that’s how I like it lol. If I need to I can add shackles and coil spacers. It’s a new IRO long arm kit so it shouldn’t sag for a long time. I’ve seen guys run 32s with no lift so I’ll pretty much be setting it up that way. Pretty much no up travel and all droop.
Did you cut n fold the seam that sticks out in the front wheel well? I’m going to be taking the front fender cut almost all the way up the the fender line.
No I wouldn’t recommend cutting that seem. That seems structural so I would just hammer it over or hammer it flat with a sledgehammer that’s what I did. He got a kind a massage at a little bit but it’ll go flat
Seam** Apparently talk to text can’t spell LOL
did you re-gear from the 3.55 factory gears ?
I have about 5" of lift and I cut a lot more up front. I cut as much as I could without hitting the washer fluid bottle and I was rubbing just a tiny bit with 33's. If you don't extend your bump stops, you will rub if you go off road. If you don't wheel your Jeep then you can't probably get away with only cutting that much. Extending the bump stops in the rear us much harder and I am sure I will need to do it, I just haven't been able to wheel yet with my 35's.
Yeah this one’s mainly used for just driving to and from work in some light wheeling maybe. Mainly just my buddies daily driver he just wanted to make it look a little more aggressive and put some bigger tires underneath it. But we do have another jeep coming to the channel soon that’s on tons and 39’s. Still a ways to go but it’ll be a fun project. And he did rub a little bit with the 35s but we just had to go in there and massage the metal a little bit
@@dylanholzman8840 35's are a lot of tire on an XJ. Anything bigger and you really have to start cutting sheet metal or you just have ridiculously long bump stops (no up travel). You may want to preface the Jeep being a street Jeep in the video. Like "how to fit 35's on a mall crawler". lol
An XJ on tons will be cool!
@@dylanholzman8840 What part of Washington are you in? I was born in Vancouver, WA and my family still lives up there.
Woodland area 45ish min north of Vancouver
@@dylanholzman8840 lol I lived in La Center. My family lives in Longview.
For anyone else thinking about cutting n folding the fenders supposedly if you heat up the fender right before you try bending the pieces up it’ll help prevent the paint from cracking. I’ll be trying this when I do my fenders so I’ll see if it actually works or not.
What brand and size wheels are those?
I think they are pro comp and they are 15s
You think I could put 35s on 2.5 in lift
no. not unless you put x
X-MAXX fender flairs on and that's a lot of cutting. And even the you might have issues with just a 2.5
182 NM=134 ft.lb.
looks a lot like my jeep Project ZipTie
That name is perfect for just about every car I own👍
Ladies and gentlemen of TH-cam land I know this looks cool and awesome when you give trucks a lift and swap small tires for big tires but you have to realize ladies and gentlemen especially youngsters that by doing all this you're putting more strain on your ball joints on your tie rods your drive shafts that are offset angle and everything is just riding the way it shouldn't so if you enjoy replacing parts please feel free to give your truck or Jeep a good lift kit just don't use rough country because they suck... And please know that this comment is for individuals who lift our trucks and just cruise around on concrete all day or majority of the time now for individuals who hunt and go in the back trails you obviously need these tires and lifts so my hats off to you.. but again, I see so many people putting lifts on their trucks and bringing them into my shop because they need something replaced so if you want to do this work it your damn self.. I'm drunk, I'm not in a good mood and I'm just sick and tired of this damn coronavirus
Agreed. You gotta do it because you want to do it. Or in our case these aren’t daily drivers. They are just weekend toys. Parts will fail more often. But if you use it for off roading only it’s a hell of a good time.