Max Legal Lift On Jeep Wrangler JK Before Requiring Engineering

[Tortoise]

Hi everyone,

Two months ago i purchased a 2008 Wrangler JK Unlimited Diesel with a damaged engine. I got it for $7000 and need to spend about $5000 to get it working, so well worth it in my opinion.
Upon completion of the repair i hope to get it ready for offroad use and then join the club. I have already done some research about the laws around lift kits and putting larger tyres on vehicles but can't actually find a definitive answer.

Does anyone know what size tyre and lift i can put on the car. It came with no lift and 31" all terrain tyres.
I was hoping to put 33" mud tyres and a 2" lift. Can i do this without getting the car engineered?

Regards
Curtis

[Steve F]

2" lift and 285/70/17 (basically a 33") are legal, or so close to it that you won't have any issues and you would probably not find anyone engineered with this combination.

Cheers
Steve

[Tortoise]

2" lift and 285/70/17 (basically a 33") are legal, or so close to it that you won't have any issues and you would probably not find anyone engineered with this combination.

Cheers
Steve

Thanks for the advice,

I did some searching for tyres of that spec and found these two
https://www.bobjane.com.au/tyres/radar/renegade-r7/
https://www.bobjane.com.au/tyres/dick-cepek/extreme-country/

Would they be good for moderate use during the week and then C or B grade tracks on the weekend?

[SnakeDoctor]

Just about every off road tyre comes in 285/70r17, take your pick!

[Steve F]

Should add make sure you have 17" wheels, could possibly be 16".

Cheers
Steve

[Elio S]

Mines a 2.25" lift with 295/70 r 17's. I'm hoping no one notices lol

[Tortoise]

Mines a 2.25" lift with 295/70 r 17's. I'm hoping no one notices lol

Haha yeah, was going to do 2.5" but im going to play it safe with 2" and 285/70/17 tyres