Awesome, thank you, I really appreciate it!No regrets! You won’t either. Great choice on tires, and you’ll be surprised how little they affect your JL. Don’t even look back. There’s no way I would put anything smaller than 37’s on a JL Rubicon. Here’s a couple flex pics from tonight. No spacers and factory wheels.
i’m going to throw on a teraflex level kit as soon as they’re out to get more clearance, then start to explore lifts. until then, will have to avoid any serious flexing
Problem I see/found with Cooper STT Pro 35"s is they are all E rated tire for that size. Unless you drop way down or go up in size you can't get a Cooper in a 17" rim that makes any load rating sense?
I keep saying it. On a Rubi, don’t even fool with 35’s. Waste of money. Go straight to 37’s. Otherwise you’ll be looking at pics of 37’s kicking yourself all the way back to the tire shop. Been there, done it.
You are definitely appealing to my dark side! TBH the other costs of the mopar tailgate bracket, MPG loss, possible re-gear, 2.5" lift, etc that make me wonder if that cost is worth it?
No reason for a tailgate bracket, you didn’t buy a JL for MPG and no reason for a regear. All you’re in it for is a 2.5” lift. Hell, you don’t even need spacers with your factory wheels. Proof. It flexes nicely with just a few adjustments. A little road up the mountain behind my house.
I’m not really sure. I have yet to correct the speedo. I imagine somewhere around 17-18 on the highway. Not sure about city. I don’t pay attention anymore. I did reset everything a few days ago and the dash said 22 mpg on my little trip to grand junction, co. My wife commented on it.
I just used a small torch with indirect heat to remold it back. Rubbing fixed. It doesn’t take much heat.Onlyone, great pics. I have a similar set up on my Rubi - 37s, stock rims,Rubicon express lift and love it. At this time I only rub at the rear/back of the inner fender liner(small pop out area). I don’t want to remove that part of the rear inner fender liner yet. It would be great if there was an aftermarket replacement soon..I have seen the heat gun trick to remold.How about you-any tips. Thanks
If I go 37"s it will be a MT and likely the Cooper STT Pro's in a 37X12.50R17 D rated tire on factory rims for starting. Those tires are listed at 75lbs plus the factory rim is supposedly ~22lbs so that puts me well over the 85lbs limit of the tailgate. Pretty sure I'd need/want the mopar reinforcement that costs $625 bux to be safe. I'm mostly convinced this is the right answer... most of my driving is in town and fairly short distance so I rarely will care that much about 8th gear. Maybe I'll need to eventually re-gear but I can live with out that for a while. I'm sure I will greatly appreciate the 37"s when i get it out of town, off road, and hopefully more than I like 8th gear or good MPG!
Just know that Jeep built that tailgate to hold 85 lbs over stock for their trail rail system. Just like the JK before could hold 50 lbs over stock. So that 85 is in addition to the stock spare so you have plenty of leeway. They brought that reinforcement in for all the addditonal weight the trail rail and other things you would mount to it. Just some info for you to make a informed decision.If I go 37"s it will be a MT and likely the Cooper STT Pro's in a 37X12.50R17 D rated tire on factory rims for starting. Those tires are listed at 75lbs plus the factory rim is supposedly ~22lbs so that puts me well over the 85lbs limit of the tailgate. Pretty sure I'd need/want the mopar reinforcement that costs $625 bux to be safe. I'm mostly convinced this is the right answer... most of my driving is in town and fairly short distance so I rarely will care that much about 8th gear. Maybe I'll need to eventually re-gear but I can live with out that for a while. I'm sure I will greatly appreciate the 37"s when i get it out of town, off road, and hopefully more than I like 8th gear or good MPG!
Right now on my JK i have a C rated tire. Its a good year MTR 35 12.50 17. it has the kelvar side walls for extra protection and does ride soft with the C rated tire. Max air is only 35 psi
Sounds good! Just let me know when.
