Camper towing worthy.

[Icuff4cash]

Today I just bought a 94 with 150,000 off the original owner it's awd runs well great shape it's an XLT LOADED. I paid $1,500. It has a tow hitch but tiny ass tires. Will a daystar 2" lift allow me to run 29/30 inch tires. I'm not mug bogging I want to tow a popup or make it a westi clone for camping and driving on fire/ logging roads or camp grounds. I think I got maybe 6 inches of clearence you just about get the factory jack under neath. So I'm thing of BG ALL TARRAIN. Unless someone knows better. Don't beat me up here thanks
Robert

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! You should get Gabriel HiJacker rear shocks, and cargo coils.

 

[Josh P]

Narrow wheel wells, you may need more lift to fit anything tall in the front. A 245 45 R17 won't fit without rubbing.

 

[colintrax]

I'm confused, why do you need bigger tires to pull a camper? Trying to get a higher load rating?

 

[Josh P]

I'm confused, why do you need bigger tires to pull a camper? Trying to get a higher load rating?

Says he wants more than 6 inches of clearance for camp ground dirt roads.

 

[Icuff4cash]

Camp ground road

That's correct I'm looking to go down camp ground roads I towed a camper with a friends min van dodge. It had 6 inches of clearance and you heard the belly scrapping once awhile. Between uneven roads and gullies ect.. So I was thinking 28" on explorer 15/16 rime. I got these small 14 and I can see dragging. I have read evey post starting from 11 ok last night till 5 am. Some say use ranger springs I don't see how to get 2 inches of hight. I cross reference moog numbers and ranger front 4x4 hd xtra cab are the same springs as a Aerostar rear rwd springs. Now day star has spacers for a 2 inch lift. Is that big enuf for 28-29 because stock is 26.how come those dubs gansters bag everything. Can you put the bags in the front springs to clear the tires. I might be older than some but I had a new 1977 Cherokee chief from the factory I had air shocks I case I wanted to run a plow. You never hear about those hijackers anymore.
Just my 2 cents

 

[Josh P]

That's correct I'm looking to go down camp ground roads I towed a camper with a friends min van dodge. It had 6 inches of clearance and you heard the belly scrapping once awhile. Between uneven roads and gullies ect.. So I was thinking 28" on explorer 15/16 rime. I got these small 14 and I can see dragging. I have read evey post starting from 11 ok last night till 5 am. Some say use ranger springs I don't see how to get 2 inches of hight. I cross reference moog numbers and ranger front 4x4 hd xtra cab are the same springs as a Aerostar rear rwd springs. Now day star has spacers for a 2 inch lift. Is that big enuf for 28-29 because stock is 26.how come those dubs gansters bag everything. Can you put the bags in the front springs to clear the tires. I might be older than some but I had a new 1977 Cherokee chief from the factory I had air shocks I case I wanted to run a plow. You never hear about those hijackers anymore.
Just my 2 cents

I was curious about how tall of a tire would fit the van so I got the spare out of my 99 grand cherokee, it is a 29 inch diameter. It is larger than the wheel well. I'd hit the junk yard to find a cheap wheel with a 27.5 inch tire to see how it fits. If you jack the van up by the body that would simulate some lift.

 

[colintrax]

Not to be an ass, but I think you just need to focus on line selection. I've taken my Spark down plenty of dirt roads and forestry roads, and it's fine. A little scrapping is no big deal, long as you ain't dragging parts.

If you really feel like you need bigger tires... you could do a spacer lift and step up the tire size a little. Might be able to squeeze out an inch or 2 but any more than that, you need to invest some cash for lower gears, and a real lift.

 

[don-ohio]

Taller tires= more strain on tranny and your all wheel drive,especially if pulling something. Just a thought. don-ohio ^)

That's correct I'm looking to go down camp ground roads I towed a camper with a friends min van dodge. It had 6 inches of clearance and you heard the belly scrapping once awhile. Between uneven roads and gullies ect.. So I was thinking 28" on explorer 15/16 rime.

 

[Icuff4cash]

Off road camping

Guys I know we been debating on ride height and some are running explorer rims and ta tires. What size tires. I measured my night from the ground ti the lip on the wheel well 26 rear 27 1/4 front. Could my springs be shot that t sits low. I can just about get the factory jack under the van on the pinch welds. I found the 4x4 relay unplugged and in the glove box. I asked the owner they never told me about this when I bought the van. They said it's still running in awd mode because when it's on a lift all 4 tires spin. They said when trying to make tight turns it pulled so the Goodyear service center just un plugged it. They been driving like this for 2 years with no problem?

 

[don-ohio]

Yes,springs can go bad. Mine did. Not hard to replace on the 2 wheel drive version. don-ohio