Any XK's running the OME HD with 285's?

[mjsawatzky]

Hey All, been lurking for a while. First time poster here. I am in the process of getting everything organized to pull the trigger on the OME HD for my '06 Commander and was wondering if anyone is running 285/70R17 + 1.5" spacers without any additional mods?

[Matt]

That's goin to be a reeeeeallly tight fit. Most guys run 265/70/17 and still need to do a bit of trimming.

[AJeepZJ]

That's goin to be a reeeeeallly tight fit. Most guys run 265/70/17 and still need to do a bit of trimming.

Glad to see you find your way! I'm sure Sal-XK will comment on this. Since he hasn't really diverged his plans -i'm not at liberty to say, but i'm sure he'll give you some advice for this. But, I agree with Matt - Only XK's that I KNOW with 33's... have a Superlift.

[mjsawatzky]

Thanks Guys. That's what I figured but thought I'd check before I buy, if anyone had any luck shoehorning in a set of boots that size. I also have a WK running a 2.25"RR w/265's and there isn't a lot of room to spare so I'm not surprised by the responses. Thanks again!

-Matt

[AJeepZJ]

Thanks Guys. That's what I figured but thought I'd check before I buy, if anyone had any luck shoehorning in a set of boots that size. I also have a WK running a 2.25"RR w/265's and there isn't a lot of room to spare so I'm not surprised by the responses. Thanks again!

-Matt

eviljager stuffed 33x12.5's under his WK before he went to an 8" lift.

[Matt]

The WKs definitely have a bit more room than the XK. I've seen a few WKs with 285s crammed in there; but wheel selection and actual tire size plays a huge role in how much trimming is needed at that point.

For the XK, 265s generally need some help fitting -especially if you plan to go offroad. If I wanted to run 265s on my setup I would have to remove my rear HVAC lines; my 245/75/17 will hit that area (wheel width and backspace doesn't help me here).

PS welcome to the forum.

[Sal-XK]

My 265's fit with some light normal mods. My new set will require some more intensive modification to say the least

[07JeepXK]

My XK has the OME HD suspension lift, 265/70R17 (Goodyear Wrangler MT/R w/Kevlar) and 1.25 inch wheel spacers. Here in a few weeks im going to be upgrading to 285/70R17's with 1.5 inch wheel spacers. I however have done a few mods to my vehicle in the past few months to make the bigger tires fit without needing to buy the 4 inch lift. So if you want to fit that size tire on your XK with just a OME HD lift and nothing else done to it then the answer is NO.

[Matt]

Sounds like 2012 is going to be one hell of a paradigm buster!

(google it sal lol)

[Sal-XK]

Sounds like 2012 is going to be one hell of a paradigm buster!

(google it sal lol)

Funny go check your post in the giveaway thread