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4" lift only fits 35s?

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#1 ·
Hey all,

I just picked up some Mud Claws last night for my '11 Rubicon, 315/70/17s. I'm looking at the below lift and seeing it only fits tires up to a 35. How is this possible, a 4" lift seems to have a ton of wheel gap even with 35s. I may want to go bigger tires down the road, but it sounds like I might be limited due to this lift.

Would I be okay putting this lift on? I have smittybilt fenders I'm installing tomorrow, so not worried about stock fenders interfering.

Zone Offroad 4" Suspension Lift Kit with Nitro Shocks - ZON-J14N

Also, I know some of you may recommend a better lift but to be honest the wife will kill me if I spend anymore right now. So, with that being said the Zone on my 98 TJ has been solid, I trust in their lifts.

Thanks all
 
#2 ·
You can run 37's with that lift. Just keep in mind zone springs aren't rated for weight so once you start adding bumpers front and rear, a winch, the 4" lift will turn into closer to a 3" lift. If I were you I'd look into some metalcloak, or Rock Crawler springs, they are triple rated and they test their springs under weight so if it says 3.5" then under weight that's what you will get. It's over 4" if your sitting stock if I am remembering correctly.
 
#3 ·
Hey all,

I just picked up some Mud Claws last night for my '11 Rubicon, 315/70/17s. I'm looking at the below lift and seeing it only fits tires up to a 35. How is this possible, a 4" lift seems to have a ton of wheel gap even with 35s.

Would I be okay putting this lift on? I have smittybilt fenders I'm installing tomorrow, so not worried about stock fenders interfering.

Zone Offroad 4" Suspension Lift Kit with Nitro Shocks - ZON-J14N

Thanks all
Hi G9803,

First off I wouldn't put a zone lift on your jeep. They were good for the yj and tj but not so much on the jk. I would go with a 2.5" lift from either Rock Krawler, teraflex, rubicon express or Rancho. A 4" will lead you in to all sorts of issue and tons of upgrades. I will put some lifts on here to look at.

Popular JK 2.5" Entry Level Lift by Ken

Customizable 2.5" Lift Kit

2007-2016 JEEP WRANGLER JK 2/4 DOOR - 3-IN. SPORT SYSTEM

Rubicon Express JK Lift Kit 2.5 Inch W/Twin Tube Shocks 07-Pres Jeep Wrangler JK 2 Dr

The lifts are a little more pricey as you go up in quality. But that is with everything. You also have to figure out how you will be using your lift. DD moderate off-road? That will help you determine what kind of lift you should get. Also if you are going to add weight to your jeep. Bumpers, winch etc. Let me know if you have any questions. We will be more then happy to help you out.

-JP
 
#4 · (Edited)
Tire Pressure Sensors

Tire Pressure Sensors are a waste of time and money. Just another way of the dealership gouging you for money!!!! $125 dollars to replace.

Sorry did not mean to hi jack your thread
 
#6 ·
Tire Pressure Sensors are a waste of time and money. Just another way of the dealership gouging you for money!!!! $125 dollars to replace.

Sorry did not mean to hi jack your thread
A bit random ... (I wouldn't by them from the dealer)
 
#7 ·
With most 4 inch lifts ypu can fit 37s. With the Zone lift not coming with adjustable arms ypu may have an issue with the front tires contacting the bumper or rear tires contacting the pinch seam area.
 
#8 ·
Honestly if your looking for a budget lift that's worth the money but want break the bank I've been running this one for 18 months on mine and it's a 3" trailmaster lift. It yielded 3-3/4 inches of lift up front and 3-1/4 inches of lift in the rear when I first installed it. It's settled some over the last 18 months and is sitting at 3-1/2 in the rear and 3 in the front. That's good enough for me because all I was expecting was 3 inches of lift anyway. I also got a 1-1/4 inch Body lift installed as well. Probably going to remove the BL this year a install 3.5" RK springs.

http://www.trailmastersuspension.co...x?t_c=1&t_s=38&t_pt=3533&t_pn=T/MTM3330-40020

Edit: well maybe not going to do the RKs now. Just saw that trailmaster has 3.5 springs. If I can get just the springs, I'll be all over those.

Here's a picture. If I trimmed my hard rock rails I could run 37's with this setup



That's on 35's
 
#10 ·
I run 37s on 2.5 lift (RK X Factor), no way you need 4 to run 35s. On TJs you did, but JKs are engineered much differently. Do not go cheap on suspension.

Technically on a JK with a bit of trimming, flat Fenders and proper bumpstop you can run 35s with zero lift on a pavement rig.

Two doors just need to lift to clear the tires - low center of gravity works because of better breakover angles. Four doors have that mile long belly so need to lift a little more to compensate for crappy breakover Offroad.
 
#11 ·
Hey all,

I just picked up some Mud Claws last night for my '11 Rubicon, 315/70/17s. I'm looking at the below lift and seeing it only fits tires up to a 35. How is this possible, a 4" lift seems to have a ton of wheel gap even with 35s. I may want to go bigger tires down the road, but it sounds like I might be limited due to this lift.

Would I be okay putting this lift on? I have smittybilt fenders I'm installing tomorrow, so not worried about stock fenders interfering.

Zone Offroad 4" Suspension Lift Kit with Nitro Shocks - ZON-J14N

Also, I know some of you may recommend a better lift but to be honest the wife will kill me if I spend anymore right now. So, with that being said the Zone on my 98 TJ has been solid, I trust in their lifts.

Thanks all
You do Not need lift to run 35s, click my build thread below...
 
#12 ·
So I got the wheel spacers and 35s installed last night, took it for a test drive and got some bad rubbing somewhere. Hoping it's in the fenders as I have the SmittyBilts on the way, they should be here today. I'll toss those on after work and see if it takes care of the rubbing. I'll add a pic once it's daylight.
 
#17 ·
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4" Mopar lift with added synergy adjustable lowers. 315 MT ATZ's on stock rims and Spidertrax 1.5 spacers.
 
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