Wheels and Tires for a KK

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Hi, i got my daughter a 2011 Jet which came with a 3" suspension lift, 2" wheel spacers, and 20 inch almost bald tires. I would like to replace the Wheel spacers and 20" rims. My local tire dealer said that I should be able to go with 17" rims with 265x65x17 tires. Does anyone know if that setup will fit, and will it require re-gearing ?

Thanks for any advise.
 

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Hi, i got my daughter a 2011 Jet which came with a 3" suspension lift, 2" wheel spacers, and 20 inch almost bald tires. I would like to replace the Wheel spacers and 20" rims. My local tire dealer said that I should be able to go with 17" rims with 265x65x17 tires. Does anyone know if that setup will fit, and will it require re-gearing ?

Thanks for any advise.


FIRST, what kind of lift, full spring or spacer ?
reason for asking is spacer lifts sag badly so we need to know where you sit at .
Measure from middle of the wheel to bottom of the flare on left front
Personally I hate 17s, I would go 16s

The size you mentioned would be 30.5 inches tall, basically what we call 31s
you will lose some power and gas mileage with that size
I run 31s on one of mine but have regeared to 4.10s
 

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Hi tommudd, thank you for the information. I ended up going with the 265x65x17's and they seem to fit fine with the 3" suspension lift.
 

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Never did find out what kind of lift LOL
like to see those wheels after a day of being off road

and no mention of a regear :(
 

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The 3" suspension lift is springs and i did not have to regear. The difference in tire size is on 21 revs per mile. When she goes off roading we will see how hard it is to clean them, i am sure not any worse then mine.
 

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The 3" suspension lift is springs and i did not have to regear. The difference in tire size is on 21 revs per mile. When she goes off roading we will see how hard it is to clean them, i am sure not any worse then mine.
Those are 30.5-30.6 inches tall, so yes basically a 31 and trust me , a regear is needed if you like your transmission etc
It will shift a lot more now, run a bit hotter ( due to extra shifting etc ) plus a little extra weight of the wheels and tires and with the Libertys narrow range where they run best, its a regear game
After 40 plus years of building 4x4s there are not many that can get by when going larger tire sizes without a regear, also 16 years with these Libertys

Good example, I have two Libertys that are lifted one with 32s and one with 31s, both with 4.10s
One road from my place to state capitol is rolling hills on interstate, running the 03 with 31s and stock 3.73s it would shift at least once or twice on every hill when running 75. With 4.10s it only shifts a very few times in the 120 mile trip, does not bog down, doesn't down shift just hit the hill and goes. Better mileage, better on the transmission, runs cooler on the scan guage.
Now you say IT'S ONLY 21 revs per mile but end of the day it is worth regearing
 
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Not much too understand, if your too much of a baby you have to worry about getting your wheels muddy stay home. It's not rocket science.
LOL oh so you want to playm games do you? I'll bet I was out playing in the mud before you were ever thought of
Now we can go on with this stupid sh** you started or do you still want to play?
I would rather be helping people out
 
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LOL oh so you want to playm games do you? I'll bet I was out playing in the mud before you were ever thought of
Now we can go on with this stupid sh** you started or do you still want to play?
I would rather be helping people out
Lol if you where that old youd think you'd be grown up by now. I'm not playing any games im stating the obvious, there's a difference and 90% of the time I see you "helping someone" you got a snotty attitude. There isn't any need for that either is there?
 

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Lol if you where that old youd think you'd be grown up by now. I'm not playing any games im stating the obvious, there's a difference and 90% of the time I see you "helping someone" you got a snotty attitude. There isn't any need for that either is there?
Not snotty at all, after you have been asked the same question for the last 16 years in most cases and people are just too lazy to look up anything for themselves then yes I may be a little short at times
I suggest you visit Pirate4x4 someday and ask some of the questions that are asked on other sites. If your butt doesn't burn when you leave that group then you didn't read the responses LOL
I " grew up " with guys that were 55-65 in the early 1970s, now they were snotty ( using your word) You would think they hated each other and everyone else in the world, and their answers to any questions were even worse.
Some day in 35-40 years you'll look back and think how much of a young snot you were and laugh
NOW back to Jeep Liberty things, I have a customers KJ waiting for me do some work on it for them before 2 PM
 

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Hey guys, I have 2008 KK sport 4x4 I’m looking to install a spacer Lyft kit 3” and I’m looking for the best size of tires that can fit on it, honestly, I have no knowledge about the tire size/brands. I want something like the pict that I’ll upload. I saw this KK in this one somewhere.
Thank you all for your help.
 

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Hey guys, I have 2008 KK sport 4x4 I’m looking to install a spacer Lyft kit 3” and I’m looking for the best size of tires that can fit on it, honestly, I have no knowledge about the tire size/brands. I want something like the pict that I’ll upload. I saw this KK in this one somewhere.
Thank you all for your help.
Just say NO to any spacer lift first thing
you need new springs and shocks, OME for example

Springs are weak from the get go, add 50-60,000 miles and they are already or starting to sag
Best you can do is stock sizes to be sure
 
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I have a kk '10 i want chubby fat tires added on but im trying to decide the lift size and wheel spacer size needed eithout rubbing or very minimal rubbing

What i want to do is add 265/70r16 with wheel spacers either 1" or 2"

Or maybe just a 245/70r16 but those tires look like theyd be too skinny for the look i want

How do i get fat clunky tire look like the picture attached without rubbing

Any suggestions ???
Anyone can help ???
 

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That blue Liberty is not reasonably set up. The tires are too big for the wheel arches. It will rub when turning and also when articulating over terrain. It’s not going to work on the street or off road like that.

The best setup available now is to use an OME (old man emu) lift kit with shocks and springs, which will get you 2.5 inches over stock. (It advertises as 1.5 inches but underestimates.) Then, look into 245/75R16 tires for a beefy look, but they will take some of your power and gas mileage away. Go for 245/70R16 to stay with the stock tire height but be wider than stock tires. Wheel spacers more often than not will cause rubbing so avoid them.
 

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