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285's and OME lift= too much lift for that size tire??

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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Default 285's and OME lift= too much lift for that size tire??

Trying to decide between 35's and 285's, I am trying to figure out if the OME lift (HD front/Med Rear) would be too much lift for a 285 tire? I don't want it to look like a stock Jeep with a big lift and too small a shoe!

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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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honestly probably 35's in my opinion.............. I run 265's and they do look really small, 285s would be a little better but I think 35s would look perfect on the lift
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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I've got the OME with HD front and Med rear with 285's. Looks good in my opinion.

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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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That looks great

how does it flex?
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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Wow, that does look really great. Remember though, that jeep has got a serious winch and serious bumper that helps it out a lot. With nothing on that front end, it might not turn out as well.

Once again though, very nice setup!
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 08:48 AM
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does you run wheels spacers on that silver jeep?

That looks great!
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 09:21 AM
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What kind of height will the OME give you? i am thinking i will just not do a bidget boost at all and just go straight to a big boy lift
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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That looks like a great set up! 285's look great with the stock rims!
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 05:22 AM
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I ran my stock Rubicon 32's with my OME LT lift for six months. With the stock fenders it looked fine, and worked quite well both on and off road.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 05:42 AM
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I know you are all aware, but 285 is a tire WIDTH and has no bearing on diameter until you take the second and third numbers, (65R18,70R17,75R16 etc) into consideration. So a 285 could be 32" in diameter or 35" in diameter.

That said, I think your 285 mm width tire will be fine, because I think the oddball look with smaller tires is due mostly to the width, not the height. I am running 275/65R18 with a 2.5 Coil lift and it looks OK.
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