jeeperguy21
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Syracuse, UT
I have gone through multiple sized lifts and various tire sizes during the lifetime of my XJ. I have always wanted to keep my stock flares untouched, in the stock location and have adjusted the lift size according to the tire size that I want to run.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a general rule of thumb for how much space should be desired between the top of the tire and where the bottom of the flare is located. For example, a hypothetical rule would be that no matter what tire size you run, you should try to have a space of 4 inches between the top of the tire and where the sheet metal is.
I may be over-simplifying this, but maybe someone out there can provide some helpful input. I realize that many people trim fenders to fit larger tires, but I still feel that with those circumstances, a general rule may be applied... obviously requiring more trimming to fit larger and larger tires, but still trying to maintain that "general rule" of having a certain amount of space above the tire.
I don't know if this is necessarily the same thing as up-travel, but perhaps this can be lumped together with that. Unfortunately, if up-travel is lumped into this, other things, like wheel backspacing would probably need to be taken into account. So try to simplify this as much as possible for me and let me know if there are any general rules to follow with regards to tire and fender space. Thanks.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a general rule of thumb for how much space should be desired between the top of the tire and where the bottom of the flare is located. For example, a hypothetical rule would be that no matter what tire size you run, you should try to have a space of 4 inches between the top of the tire and where the sheet metal is.
I may be over-simplifying this, but maybe someone out there can provide some helpful input. I realize that many people trim fenders to fit larger tires, but I still feel that with those circumstances, a general rule may be applied... obviously requiring more trimming to fit larger and larger tires, but still trying to maintain that "general rule" of having a certain amount of space above the tire.
I don't know if this is necessarily the same thing as up-travel, but perhaps this can be lumped together with that. Unfortunately, if up-travel is lumped into this, other things, like wheel backspacing would probably need to be taken into account. So try to simplify this as much as possible for me and let me know if there are any general rules to follow with regards to tire and fender space. Thanks.