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Tire sizes for 97 XLT 4 door

I have 1997 XLT 4.0 4 door that I've put Warrior extended shackles on and done a torsion bar twist. I'd like some suggestions for the tallest tire I could put on without installing a body lift. At the present time I run Pirelli Scorpians (white letters out) 30x9.5-15. If type B bars and and add-a-leaf would help I'd be willing to go that far.
thanks.
 






Hi Bruce,
Before I modified my 97, I ran 31X10.5's, even before doing a torsion bar twist. I would bet that you could run 32's.
 






32" should be possible. I ran my 265 75R16 (31.7") tires before I had any kind of lift. I had to trim a piece of plastic from inside my front wheel wells to clear them when turning but that was it. Do a search for the thread "Largest tires that will fit on a '97 Sport" to get a lot more info and see the pictures.
 






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