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[Ray H]

Originally Posted by echo6160

I was considering getting some larger tires on my stock rims since I need to be honest with myself; I won't be doing nearly as much 4x4ing as I'd like...this is mostly a street machine. I guess that means I'll need to get a new differential to adjust my speedo back to normal right?

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You can put 30" tires on and not lift it. They may rub some when off roading but only on plastic, not a big deal. I wouldnt bother regearing for 30s, they wont make that much difference. Most people dont suggest regearing until you go up to 32s. If you are thinking of regearing just so the speedo isnt off, you dont need to do that, you can buy different speedo gears to recalibrate the speedo.
Ive currently got 30" tires on my XJ with 1.5" lift using a 2" AAL in the rear and Grand Cherokee coil springs in front.

[echo6160]

Originally Posted by Ray H

You can put 30" tires on and not lift it. They may rub some when off roading but only on plastic, not a big deal. I wouldnt bother regearing for 30s, they wont make that much difference. Most people dont suggest regearing until you go up to 32s. If you are thinking of regearing just so the speedo isnt off, you dont need to do that, you can buy different speedo gears to recalibrate the speedo.

After seeing the pic of fredjacksonsan's lifted jeep, I think I might pursue a lift package. It looks really nice, and it's not over-the-top monster truck height.

I can't wait for winter to give us our first snow here in PA so I can test her out. Then I'll be waiting for summer so I can go find a trail.

Thanks for the info on not needing to regear the differential. I went to a tiresize calculator that jacksonsan linked for me and I think i'll be able to get the tires i want on my stock rims.

[fredjacksonsan]

Originally Posted by echo6160

After seeing the pic of fredjacksonsan's lifted jeep, I....

Mine's stock....

[Ray H]

Originally Posted by echo6160

I can't wait for winter to give us our first snow here in PA so I can test her out. Then I'll be waiting for summer so I can go find a trail.
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You should visit a place called Paragon Adventure Park http://www.paragonap.com/.
Its in Hazleton PA. Its a little bit expensive at $35/day but its a nice place to get into the sport and meet people around you. Get in on a monthly ride. There are usually tons of people there for those and they seperate vehicles up by ability pretty well.
My wife and I started going to Paragon back before it was Paragon, before it was open to the general public. We knew some people that knew the owners and all we had to do was call and show up with a couple bucks and wheel all weekend. Now its a whole waiver, membership, monthly ride, trail guide, rules and regs kinda thing. We probably wouldve been more involved in the making of Paragon if we lived closer and I didnt have to work every other weekend. A few of the people we used to wheel with helped make it what it is today. We where original members of the Dirty Dozen, an informal offroading group that kinda made Paragon their home until it became a real business. Again, because of where we live and my work schedule, we hardly ever see those people anymore.

[AlohaBra]

Originally Posted by fredjacksonsan

Mine's stock....

You might be talking about mine...

it has a 2 inch Rocky Road kit with the bar pin eliminators (cost about $150) plus you need a transfer case drop ($25) or SYE system ($400) for the rear drive shaft.

The pic show 29s (235/75-15 LT) because I bought them before the lift. I would use 30s (actual height is 29.6 inches or so) ...check out the Big-O XT..
http://www.bigo.com/item.asp?id=201

[Stick89]

NAXJA is a XJ only site....got some good writes on there and some well experienced XJ owners.....
As far as the descriptions "thingy" "whatcamacallit"n stuff like that ....I'm guessin it could be "noobs" who have not owned an XJ very long....or have some one who does not know HOW to click on the Search button.....
After all,WE were all "noobs"at one time weren't we?

[AlohaBra]

Yeah..U might see me over at North American..., but sometimes it is way too time consuming.. talking to all the active posters and all....reading some long threads too..

But that is where I get a lot of tips (especially for modifieds).