35's with 5.5

[CAsplorin]

Hey guys,
I know that most of you run 33's with the 5.5 in lift and a body lift for 35's. I also saw some with a 4 in lift running 33's. I would like to know if I put 35's with my 5.5 if I would be rubbing too much while wheelin since I frequent Hollister Hills and some of their top trails.
thanks.
Tim Cotta
94 xlt with 5.5

 

[mattadams]

I am running 33"s and I am STILL rubbing at about every turn/compress, I need to get a portion of my fender removed to stop them from grinding. WIth a body lift you probably would be able to squeeze in 35"s, but you would also put yourself at a dangerous height, which would be extremely tippy and put you at an increased risk of rollover. I know there have been times with my 33"s and 5.5" lift that I have gotten tippy enought hat I think with a few more inches, I could've gone over.

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Matt Adams
94 Explorer 4-door nick-named "Tippy"
http://bart.is-s.com/~explorers/explorer/explorer.html

 

[rockylaurence]

I'm running 35's with the 5.5 & 2" body lift. I had to trim about 2-3" at the rear of the front fender wells and change from a 10" rim to an 8" rim (the 2 inches made a BIG difference on clearance). I imagine that without the B/L you would have to do some serious hacking at the wells. I'm looking into going with 38x11's with a little more trimming in the future. The Bushwacker flares will/do hide the area that is trimmed. Go with the 35's and them make them fit-you wont regret it.

 

[RangerX]

rockylaurence,
Are you running stock axles, and how hard do you wheel offroad? I've been wanting to step up to 35s, but I worry about the increased strain snapping axles. I run 33s offroad, and 37s on road.

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Bill Collins
93 Ranger XLT 4X4
Modified