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[Zedman]

Hiya

Please could someone let me know what is the largest diameter tyre I can fit to a standard YJ Jeep wrangler, what I am looking for is more ground clearance and good mud performance, the Jeep is primarily going to be used for off road use and trialing.

I was looking at 31x10.5x15 BF Goodich MT/A KM2 to fit onto the standard alloy rims, are these a good choice ?

Also the front disks are binding a bit is it worth stripping the calipers down and trying to clean them or buy new ones?  will i need new dust covers ?

[Nosebolt]

any reason why your not giving it a lift?

with a lift 33"-35" seems the popular choice, and personally I would prefer steels to alloys, alloys don't hammer straight to well

[Zedman]

how much is a lift to fit 33-35 tyres likley to cost me and how easy is it ? ps i sent you a mail

[greggmo]

ya will clear 31's with a shackle lift if yer springs are good, the yj has steel rims as standard not alloys. if ya gonna go up to 33's its gonna cost ya. ya can do it on the cheap but it wont last ya long. if you are gonna do trials get it on some 31's with a shaclkle lift and some longer shocks and get a decent winch and battery. you can always move on as you get more into the game.

[Bubba]

the fat one speaks the truth

[Zedman]

Thanks for the Info

Put some 31/10/15 silverstone Extremes on, the plastic arches seemed a bit close so trimmed them back with a jig saw and it looks like the tyres might just clear, will try it out and see if anything rubs b4 I go for longer shackles as the credit card has taken a bit of a beating this month.


PS If anyone could let me know where I can get some plastic arches that are about 2" wider to fit the wrangler it would be appreciated as the tyres stick out quite a bit now and I wouldnt want to clip some poor un-suspecting rambler.

[tim_aka_tim]

Google bushwacker or xenon fender flares. I'm not recommending either btw, but they will extend
your wheel arches.

[Bishops Finger]

Didn't the shite wacker thread re - appear a couple of weeks ago??

[Dave69]

yep

[Bulldog67]

Guilty m'luds

http://www.birtydastards.com/frm/index.php?topic=11678.0

Sold and cash spent already 

[wildwood]

look for some 2nd hand TJ arches they are 1or maybe 1 1/2 inches wider they'll be cheap too. give more coverage and bigger radius. Been there done this it works

[Zedman]

Having seen the insane prices for wrangler fender extenders what do think of the following plastic mudguards at £3.01 each ( yes thats £12.04 for a set ), they wont look pretty but do you think they will be legal ??

http://www.trailertek.com/acatalog/Plastic_Mudguards.html#aMG101

[Tank]

All i did was line the existing arches with a 4 inch wide rubber strip,stops the mud and was cheap

[greggmo]

the ones ya lookin at mate are brittle and the first time ya touch a tree they will be fit for the bin. tj ones work well. how much tyre ya got showin?

[Dave69]

the cheapest way is as Tank suggested, attatch a strip of rubber to the wheel arch so to increase the tyre coverage. This will stop and mud etc being kicked up from the tyres. Alot of people do this due to the cost also it allows the rubber arch to be bashed easily without any damage abd your origional arches remain intact. Another choice if you dont want to use rubber is conveyor belt material, just as hard wearing

[Mike Pavelin]

Damp proof course works well and is very cheap.

[Green Jeep]

Damp proof course works well and is very cheap.

Old conveyor belt rocks, very thick....

[Bishops Finger]

Its a Plymouth thing me thinks.......