95 YJ Lift

[Eviltanker]

I've recently bought a 95 YJ and am wondering if the 2.5" lift from Rough Country will be ok The Jeep will used on/ off road and used as a daily driver so any help would be greatly apreciated. Thank you in advance, Frank
P.S. I only plan on running 31's on it.

 

[spyder873]

you should be ok. The limit is about 4" before a sye. do you plan on changing the wheel backspacing or adding spacers?

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Sounds like the 2.5" kit would work well for you.

 

[Eviltanker]

I thought about wheel spacers just don't know alot about them on jeeps. I have some experience with them on quads and I was wondering if they will add any extra stress like on a quad.

 

[jps4jeep]

they will add no more or less stress on teh wheel bearings than if you put a rim on with les backspacing. Sounds like a good recepit for a sweet rig.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Spacers are fine on a jeep, but they will wear the wheel bearing assemblies slightly faster but no faster than wheels with less backspacing.

Be sure to use loctite on the wheel studs holding the spacer to the axle.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

I have put 2-1/2" lifts on a couple of YJs and used them for daily drivers and light off road. Street handling was good but I would be concerned that your cornering manners on the street would suffer with 4" or more of lift.

 

[spyder873]

I have never used wheel spacers. Here in Pa the vec. code states we can run them but no more then a 1/4 " so thats like a waste. It is easier to get a back spacing of 3.75 or 4" and get the 6" flares.

if you would like more then 2.5" you could go with a 1" shackle( i wouldn't go anymore then that on a shackle lift) also.and a body lift.

I have noticed with both my tjl and my yj that the road manners got better after the backspaced wheels were installed.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

I have never used wheel spacers. Here in Pa the vec. code states we can run them but no more then a 1/4 " so thats like a waste.

1/4" would be a wheel shim, there is a significant difference between a spacer and a shim as the shim is not bolted to the wheel mounting flange. Anything less than 1" would generally be a shim as there's no room for the lugs to attach it if it were a spacer.

 

[spyder873]

Thats whats funny about it. It specifically uses the term "spacer" not shim so it leaves alot open for debate.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

So if you were changing the lug pattern, a wheel 'adapter' would be legal? LOL

 

[spyder873]

I don't know that, the laws here leave a lot to interpretation.
it all depends on the local law enforcement and the mechinic at where ever you get your stuff inspected.