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4" lift...whats my max. tire size?

DScull101

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I am planning on getting the 4" Superlift for my Explorer as a christmas present to myself. My question to you all is what would be the largest tire I could fit with that lift? I'd love to get 33s on there but am concerned about clearance. I don't mind trimming the fenders at all so this would be something else to consider when offering advice :)(It's pretty beat up already so I'm not to concerned about appearances). I am not planning on doing any rockcrawling so extreme clearance when articulated is not majorly important. I am going to be using it mostly as a daily driver with some PA and NY trails thrown in. I want the 33s for axle housing clearance because the trails I have tried, I always end up scraping the heck out of the bottom of my truck and especially the diffs. Also is there anything else I would need besides the lift, shocks, and tires? such as extended brakelines, etc.. I really appreciate the help, so thanks in advance.
 



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Well most of the pre95 that run 33's are using a 5.5" lift, however Ray Hutchinson is running a 2"or 2.5" suspension and 2" body lift and runs 33's so you might want to try it and see if it will work for you. Hope this helps.
 






i run 33's and have very little rubbing with a 4 inch lift. I'm thinking next go aroung i'm going to go with 35's. They will fit. Just need to modify a few things :hammer: Go to the before and after section and look at Fenderguy's setup. He has a 4 inch lift with 35's. Also before you look at tire size look at what kind of gearing you want to go with or if you even want to regear. Regearing is not cheap so keep that in consideration too.
 






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