Reinen
Well-Known Member
Well put. That's exactly why I'm taking a wait-and-see approach to lifting my JLR. I do go off-road often. But going from 32's to 35's only gets you an additional 1.5" under the axles. Is 1.5" really worth going down that rabbit hole? Going to 37's gets an additional 2.5" which I could see as significant, but it's a deeper rabbit hole. Besides, I'm an overlander, not a rock crawler and I need winter tires. I don't seek out obstacles, I just go over what I need to and get where I'm going. I also drive a lot of highway miles to get to where I go off-road.I don't understand anyone who lifts their Jeep and doesn't need the clearance for off road purposes. It simply doesn't make any sense. Time and time again I've heard the story that someone modifies their Jeep for no apparent reason and then sells it because it drive like shit.
Take your Jeep off road. Find it's limitations and upgrade your road blocks to more difficult trails.
If you don't off road, leave it alone. It only drives worse on road the more off road you make it.
I'm waiting for the day that I go down the trail and say to myself "I need a lift and bigger tires". So far, that day hasn't come. The JLR is pretty darn capable as it is.
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