285/70R17 on 2.5inch lift

[cis911]

HEAR ME OUT FOR A SEC.



my set up; rough country 2in spacers front with rustys leveling spacer

rough country rear spacer



NOTE TO EVERYONE: i dont care how much trimming chopping i do to my XK. i dont care about the inner front plastic linner.



now with that said. i want to see everyones opinions on the following





Rims UNIQUE 297 17x8 WITH 0 OFFSET

Tires 285/70R17(32.71") mud tires doesnt matter wich ones right now

WHEEL SPACERS: Rough Country 1.5inch Wheel spacers.



here is what i figured out so far. The front of my xk doesnt really allow my tire to stuff up into the wheel well due to the ifs. so i know it wont rub when "flexing" now turning with those rims and spacers and trimming of the pinch weld, bottom corner of front bumper and molding or even getting rid of that stupid plastic liner do you guys think i should be fine?

[strokeZ]

Sounds like you have this thought out. I think however no matter what you do in the front you will run into issues with the rear pushing forward under heavy articulation. Chop away if you dare and let us know if it works out!

[cis911]

yeah i had put a lot of thinking behind this lol. my wife thinks im crazy.

[Sal-XK]

Just go a head and chop all that crap out of there man. If you take your time deciding on how to do it or what line to draw you can make it look good.

http://www.theultimatejeep.com/showthread.php/685-Front-Bumper-Mod?p=6932&viewfull=1#post6932

[Matt]

I'm sure you mean 0 OFFSET not backspace. An 8" wide wheel with 0 offset has 4.5" backspace. Absolutely NO reason to run wheel spacers with them.

So get rid if the spacers, get out your grinder and give it a shot.... probably going to need to relocate the firewall a bit so I hope you can weld...

[cis911]

Hell yeah sal im going to chop up my front bumper like yours

[Sal-XK]

That size tire he's talking about is little less then 33" correct. If that is the case I don't see him having that many issues like hitting the firewall or the rear pushing into the doors but it will be close with just a 2" lift. The guy who ran 35" on his 2" lift had some issues of course. He had trim the rear because he pushed into his doors back there but he wasn't hitting the firewall I believe. If he's willing to trim all the crap out of the way 33" seem like they would fit. I think he might have to pull the rear heat lines out of the way like one of the other members did.

[cis911]

32.71 inches is the overall diameter for 285/70r17

[Sal-XK]

Hell yeah sal im going to chop up my front bumper like yours

I really like the way mine turned out. It made it look lie a whole different Jeep and much more improved off road as well. The best part was it's free!

[Sal-XK]

32.71 inches is the overall diameter for 285/70r17

You'll have some work to do up front I'm sure. Make sure you check those rear heat lines. One guy loosened them and pulled them in a tied them up underneath the Jeep. If you put the longer moroe road leveler shocks out back they will give you the extra height needed in the rear that might alleviate some of the issues you'll have in the rear.