[bsbmb]

building a yj was going to buy the rough country 4" susp and a 3" body left for it what size tires will fit and will driveshafts need to be extended??

thanks

 

[chadcooper55]

personally if you want that much lift i would do a soa and 1.5 inch springs. that will give you about 7" of lift. body lifts suck ass.

 

[chadcooper55]

http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=116290

a little "how to" on soa

 

[Sandals]

Why do you want that much lift?

dont lift and then figure out tire size.

Why dont you tell us intended purpose of the jeep, and what size tire you THINK you want to run. then you can lift to that.

 

[bsbmb]

building for mainly mud and trail maybe rocks later was thinking 35 to 36 tires maybe bigger dont know yet just got and shopping for ideals

 

[chadcooper55]

what size tires do you want? are you willing to cut sheet metal? and keep in mind the bigger the tires the more cash you have to put into axles

 

[HVYRTFT]

thats a lot of body lift.

 

[bsbmb]

if you do a soa lift and use lift springs what will i need to get the stering to bolt up and is there any web sites that have bolt on parts

 

[MikeOjeep]

I just put a rough country 4inch lift on my yj and I have a half inch shackle lift and it fits 35s easy, but I do have 4.10 gears so i am not to woried about the tire size and axles.

 

[MikeOjeep]

I did get lucky with the drive shafts because when i put the 4.0 motor in I moved the motor mounts back 2 inches and I had a skid plate cross member that droped the tcase down and inch, I actually had to lift my jeep to get the driveshafts to fit back up.

 

[bsbmb]

i was thinking 456 or 513 gears with a stroked sbc

 

[chadcooper55]

i was thinking 456 or 513 gears with a stroked sbc

what axles?

 

[bsbmb]

hpd60 front and a d60 rear but i dont know yet just see what people thought and what works

 

[MikeOjeep]

convert a rear 14 bolt to a front. It is 10 times stronger than a dana 60 and you will be more happier in the long run. You will have to convert it to a stering axle then seal the shafts to keep the fluid inside the hubs, Sounds difficult but is worth it.

 

[Jeepaholic]

convert a rear 14 bolt to a front. It is 10 times stronger than a dana 60 and you will be more happier in the long run. You will have to convert it to a stering axle then seal the shafts to keep the fluid inside the hubs, Sounds difficult but is worth it.

NOT! http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=114815

35-36's do the SOA setup with a hp44 from a 78-79 F-250 and the matching rear 60. This front bolts in and has flat top knuckles to do cross over steering or high steer.

 

[nate4d]

NOT! http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=114815

35-36's do the SOA setup with a hp44 from a 78-79 F-250 and the matching rear 60. This front bolts in and has flat top knuckles to do cross over steering or high steer.

the ford has flat tops? never heard of such.

 

[Jeepaholic]

the ford has flat tops? never heard of such.

yes the 3/4 ton late 70's ford axle all have flat tops