to put 32" tires on a stock 2002 Sport? What do I need to have enough clearance so they do not rub? Just looking for the easiest way to do this. Does not look like there is alot of off roading in the future, just regular driving with the chance of pulling a pop up tent camper. Going for the look more than anything else. Thanks, Scooby
I had 32" Pro Comp MT's on with no lift. They only measured 30.5" and on a soft 8, I had no issues. If anything, do a 1.25 body lift and you'll be good to go. My 2 cents
You can go cheap or good, if you do the body lift please save yourself some problems and do the motor lift too, when the body goes up so does the radiator and fan shroud while the fan stays in the same spot, see what I mean. I did 2" spacer lift and used 07 rubi shocks and it cost me less than $100, the shocks I got from a guy who had his rubi lifted brand new out of the box by the dealer, they had -0- miles on them or whatever mileage they get between the assembly line and being rolled off the truck at the dealers lot.
if you do a body lift you do not have to do a MML. and don't listen to the people that say you should do a MML to avoid messing with the radiator and fan shroud. putting the brackets on for the fan shroud is far easier and less time consuming than a MML.
i don't think that TJ rubi shocks are any longer. just get a BB with shocks and be done with it. if you don't wanna shell out the money for new shocks then get shock extenders/BPE's from rocky road outfitters for like $60 (pair of front and rear). the shock extenders with coil spacers would be very cheap and would let you keep the stock shocks and a stock ride.
anyhow to the original question, if you're not planning on going with bigger tires than 32s, i'd get 1" coil spacers and thats all. 25 bucks a pair makes it cheaper than a bl. 50 vs 80 or 90 and you wont have any gaps to cover.
The expensive part of him going to 32's is not the lift. That is cheap and easy. His problem is the 11.5 tires and the rubbing they are going to cause. With factory rims and their 5.5" backspace is not going to be enough to stop the wheels from rubbing. he either needs different wheels (cheasy steelies) or a set of wheel spacers. Either way its a big added expense.
If money is that tight Scooby I would just go with a set of 31X10.5 MALL Terrains (like I posted pictures of) on your factory wheels. You will need no lift or anyhting at all and most of the people at the mall wont know the difference between a 31 and a 32.
I should have been clearer with my original post because last fall I had a set of black Soft 8's installed, but I used my 30" tires. What does this change with what I should do to install 32" tires? I do not know how much backspacing these have, but I know that before my spare tire sat against the isolators, but now they are close to 2" away. I remember something about the tire guy saying that these wheels are 4 degree. Maybe I just need to drive to Omaha and you can give me a class on this! Thanks again, Scooby
Mall terrains, I see. Don't get all defencive Trip. For some people mall terrains are the perfect choice. Like when all your "wheeling" is done in the city and on the streets.
If your going to spend all your time on the road running around town there is really no need for a mud tire. Your better off them rather then having to listen to a mud tire when all your after is "the Look". Which is why they created the Mall terrain.
You should take that thing to an off road park at least once. If nothing else to get some pics
I am ditching my MT's for Mall Terrains only because I do 1000 miles a week back and forth to work and school and MT's wore down to fast. I need a tire that will get long wear. I'm going to miss the sound of the mt's howling down the road.
I have 45K on my Mickey Thompson MTZ's right now and still have 11/32'nd of an inch of tread left. Enough to make me to about 50-55K. But I will change them out in about a month or 2 for new ones.
honestly i don't think you'll need to extend your bumpstops if your daily driving or doing light offroading and not rocks where your gonna be flexy. if you really wanna add them then just glue hockey pucks to the spring perch or buy the BB from 4wheelcustoms (includes bumpstop extensions) and buy the bpe's/shock extenders seperate from rocky road
Big Jeep, how do you recommend "gluing" hockey pucks? Do you mind explaining. No i'm not against your advice or anything i'm actually curious as i've heard other people doing that too.
take a hockey puck and just use some gorilla glue on the bottom spring perch and it will act as a lower bumpstop....if the spring perch is higher (cause of the hockey puck) then the top bumpstop will hit the puck and will keep the axles from flexing anymore
either a small body lift, or a 2" spacer lift would be the way to go. You may get some rubbing with the 32's both on the lower control arm and at full flex but most likey if you adj your steering stops it should help a great deal at least with the control arm rubbing. As for tires, nothing wrong with AT's, or black steel rims.
If you want the ultimate in low buck and will fit 33's
2 inch budget boost
1 inch body lift
Motor mount lift
Bar bin elimnators with shock extenders
Hock puck drilled and counter suck bolted to your lower spring perch
As for black steelies and mall crawlers. Here's a picture of steps at Virtue Flat in the winter. My open/open black wheels and BFG AT's walked all over a Locked Rubicon on MTRs. Mybe its the driver? Couldn't be the wheels.
The only reason I switched out to Cooper Discoverers is I wanted a more agressive tread for mud.
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