That's a good lookin Jeep with the right proportions!
I think the problem is mostly offroad with the manual. I ran stock gears for a while with my 6spd(4dr) with both 37s and 40s. With the 40s 6th gear was useless. I did like the longer first gear with the bigger tires, but offroad crawling in 4lo is what made me feel the need to change before the next trip.
Depends on what your goal is for the Jeep and the amount of lift to make it look proportional. I prefer the wheels and tires poke a bit. I want the wheels and tires to be scrubbing the side of the mountain, not my fenders. 3.5" backspacing on a 9" wheel is a bit much for me, but I've seen some rigs up close lifted 3-4" and it looks good.
Id say go for it, I have way too many hobbies so budget is Always a problem lol. My budget build is the Teraflex ST1 and the smallish BFG KM3s in 37s. Works well with the short lift. TeraFlex ST1 is labeled to be a 1.5" lift but the front spacer is a 1" for the 2dr and 1.5" for the rear to help with the reverse rake. Id have to say its a true 1" lift imho. Im content with Blue trails so we are alike, anything more Ill just beat on the Can Am. Here are a couple pics. GL and post up some pics
just caught this, thanks for the kind words man.. really not much done to it yet as you can see but thanks..will let the wife know.
PLEASE share with the class what wheels those are. Those wheels look sweet and I know of a certain blue JLR that needs some new wheels... ;-)I have “35s” more like 34” tall though
Mines a sport, so dana 30 front axle.
Right now I plan to regear it to 4.56 and add a real lift (i have rubicon springs and shocks for a lift now)
I like to have fun and wheel hard and think 37s would be to much for a dana 30 in my case so ill be sticking with 35s for awhile.
My list is regear, winch, rubicon fenders as im rubbing the fenders pretty bad and its not fully bumped
They are procomp 5035 predator wheels, but i painted the ring and it almost matches the jeep!
Dood they look fantastic. I thought they came with the blue rim. Nice work on the paint job!!
What lift does your 2 door friend have??
At the time of that picture he only had a Rough Country 2.5" Spacer lift. He now has 40's with coilovers, long arms etc.
Id say go for it, I have way too many hobbies so budget is Always a problem lol. My budget build is the Teraflex ST1 and the smallish BFG KM3s in 37s. Works well with the short lift. TeraFlex ST1 is labeled to be a 1.5" lift but the front spacer is a 1" for the 2dr and 1.5" for the rear to help with the reverse rake. Id have to say its a true 1" lift imho. Im content with Blue trails so we are alike, anything more Ill just beat on the Can Am. Here are a couple pics. GL and post up some pics
did you installed the 37s on the stock tailgate?
If you lift up a 4 door enough, it too will look ridiculous. I don't think the pictures here are all that bad. xD
