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3" lift 1.25" BL Tube Fenders and 35's

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So I have done a lot of reading but I haven't found my exact situation. I know it is recommended to have 4" and 1.25 bl or just 5" of lift to run 35's. Well i currently have a 3" lift and I already put the 35's on as you can see in this picture. I have the smittybilt tube fenders and i think the front is actually ok right now. I tried to flex it to see if it rubs but i couldn't get it high enough. What i did notice is that the back was about a 1/4 inch from rubbing and i wasn't quite flexed 100%. So would adding the 1.25" BL be enough to clear the back? If anyone has a setup similar to this i'd appreciate the help.
 

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yes the 1 inch bl will be enough. This is what I will be doing once I wear out the 33's I am running. (and I save the money up for the fenders and tires)

(right now I am 3 inch BDS with a 1 inch body)



<---- avatar pic is just a 3 in with no body lift.
 
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It was about to rub on the tub which would actually be the plastic in the wheel well. I'm about to install the tub fenders in the rear but that wouldn't actually help. I need to find a good way to fully flex it. Could i just use a jack under one of the front wheels to flex it and check the back?
 
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3" springs, 1.25" Body Lift, 35's, MCE flat front fenders, and bumpstops extended to prevent rubbing.





 
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I've got 4" of suspension lift, no body lift. I have flat fenders front and back(with serious trimming in the back) and I can barely get the back to rub with the tire stuffed and the bumpstop touching. Front doesn't rub, and I've had it fully stuffed with the sway bar disconnected.
 
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5spdftw said:
I've got 4" of suspension lift, no body lift. I have flat fenders front and back(with serious trimming in the back) and I can barely get the back to rub with the tire stuffed and the bumpstop touching. Front doesn't rub, and I've had it fully stuffed with the sway bar disconnected.
Where and how much trimming did you do? I was thinking about doing the same also. What size bumpstops do you have?
 
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Don't know on the bumpstops right now as I'm not home and the p.o. did it. However, I had to trim a good amount off of the back of the wheel well, where the tire was rubbing.
 
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I tried to flex it to see if it rubs but i couldn't get it high enough.
thats because you're doing it wrong.

support the Jeep from the frame, pull the springs out and push the axle to full bump, full droop and full flex with floor jacks....with and without the tires mounted. Figure out how much bumpstop extension you need and where the axle needs to be positioned, then report back.
 
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Like Dave said everyones jeep is a bit different. I have 4 inch lift, stock bumps, and trimmed flares. I did a small bit of Sawzall work on the little part of the pinch seam that sticks out in the rear wheel well. Now with 1.25 spacers on the stock wheels It works without rubbing. I'm disabled and 4 inches is my limit to get in the jeep without some sort of step. So keeping it low was important.
 

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