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Would a 4 lift kit on a 2002 jeep wranger be dangerous on the streets?

I have a 2002 jeep wrangler sport and am looking at getting a 4 lift for it. I dont do much(if any) offroading, but want to install 33-35 tires on it as well. Will this make the car unsafe and make it rollover very easily? How could this danger be lowered (wider tires?)?

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Since you drive most of the time with the tires hot then check the pressure with them hot and don't touch them afterwards. You should take it easy the first few miles you drive in your car when it is cold and until it warms up. But it is safe to drive for a small period at 26psi.
You can drive with that tire at 26psi but your fuel mileage will go down and the tire will cup out on the treads which means the outer tread will wear faster then the center. you will find out if you run the tires at 40psi they will wear better and fuel millage will go up. check the tires for pressure they will tell you what to run and like i said 40 is OK to run i run 40 psi on my car tires my truck runs 60 psi. nitrogen is a dry air has no water in it air like the pumps have at 7-11 will small amounts of water in them depends on how much is in the air.
Will a lift kit on a Wrangler make it more tippy? Yup, but not dangerously so. To help with this you can get wheels with a smaller backspacing so they stick out a little further but that can look silly. At 4 get a good lift kit, NOT cheap spacers. You will want to rotate your front axle to keep the u-joints from causing a ton of vibration. Rotating the axle is done by different length of control arms. I think 4 lift should have a 16.38 center to center distance on the mounting bolts.
check the tires once the car has cooled, over inflating just causes sheity handling and when u go over bumps u really feel them, underinflating is a lagging car,and tire wear, over inflating has tire wear to along the middle as low tires is the edges. nothing bad its not like u blew them up but for my max 51 psi tires i only inflate to 35. your not suppsed to go near the max, unless your towing or drifting. check your tires when their cold, and fill it at 34 cold. check your door jam, and glovebox, has manufactures recomended pressure.
check the tires once the car has cooled, over inflating just causes sheity handling and when u go over bumps u really feel them, underinflating is a lagging car,and tire wear, over inflating has tire wear to along the middle as low tires is the edges. nothing bad its not like u blew them up but for my max 51 psi tires i only inflate to 35. your not suppsed to go near the max, unless your towing or drifting. check your tires when their cold, and fill it at 34 cold. check your door jam, and glovebox, has manufactures recomended pressure.
Since you drive most of the time with the tires hot then check the pressure with them hot and don't touch them afterwards. You should take it easy the first few miles you drive in your car when it is cold and until it warms up. But it is safe to drive for a small period at 26psi.
You can drive with that tire at 26psi but your fuel mileage will go down and the tire will cup out on the treads which means the outer tread will wear faster then the center. you will find out if you run the tires at 40psi they will wear better and fuel millage will go up. check the tires for pressure they will tell you what to run and like i said 40 is OK to run i run 40 psi on my car tires my truck runs 60 psi. nitrogen is a dry air has no water in it air like the pumps have at 7-11 will small amounts of water in them depends on how much is in the air.
Will a lift kit on a Wrangler make it more tippy? Yup, but not dangerously so. To help with this you can get wheels with a smaller backspacing so they stick out a little further but that can look silly. At 4 get a good lift kit, NOT cheap spacers. You will want to rotate your front axle to keep the u-joints from causing a ton of vibration. Rotating the axle is done by different length of control arms. I think 4 lift should have a 16.38 center to center distance on the mounting bolts.

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