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Agree with all, absolutely possible to build LCG vehicles with amazing flex. But...complicated, and expensive. For example, I was on a Baja 1000 team for a while and then worked as a rescue driver at Mojave Desert Racing events. Trophy trucks are very low yet have absolutely amazing droop and...

Dan, love the jeep. But want to use your ramp picture to make a comment on lift and 35s. I ran 35s with no lift on the JLURD for about 10 months, then 35s with a 2.5" Clayton for about 2.5 years. Now the 2.5" Clayton with 37s. The below picture is of my JLURD doing some fine tuning of the...

I had a very experienced mechanic with time on some desert race teams explain to me (while I was chasing my Ram 2500 DW) that sidewall stiffness is critical and that a tire with sidewalls that are not stiff enough for the weight / set-up of your vehicle will frequently lead to DW...especially if...

Lots of great comments. My only addition is you may also want to consider a problem with your Power Distribution Block. I fought some electrical gremlins for a while, random stuff, hard or impossible to reproduce. After multiple trips to the dealer (a pretty good one) they figured out I had...

I have a 2020 with a 2.5 Clayton on 35's (at the time....now 37s). I got my first post pothole shimmy a bit after 40K miles. Over about 5 weeks it developed into real DW. I have experienced the stop to stop shake you off the road DW in my Ram, and didn't want any part of that again, so chased...

When I talked to Clayton as I put in my 2.5, they also recommended a front driveshaft. They were not adamant about it but were clear that it was a should do.

I had exactly that same dilemma that I just came to conclusion on and went with the D range. My reasoning. First...most important reason for me. Death Wobble. I have heard nobody talk about sidewall stiffness and death wobble on the Jeep forums. However, it was a substantial topic of...

So, I will present a very slightly different perspective. I also have a JLURD with Clayton 2.5. I have Reid knuckles, Dynatrac ball joints, and an Adams front drive shaft, but haven't trussed / gusseted...yet. And haven't switched to RCVs ...yet. I am also still on 3.73 gears, through will...

I'll bite. I would consider a Bronco if: 1. Ford put in a decent, reliable diesel engine. 2. Dropped IFS and switched to solid axle. 3. Fixed the cheap plastic feel. 4. Reduced gadgets and complexity. 5. Matched price range of the JL. That is not to say if they did those thing I would...

Or, just strip the entire liner / inner fender. In my opinion it looks better without it anyway and it creates a lot of space. This is mine with everything stripped out:

I have the Clayton 2.5 on mine and just put on 37s (take a look at my build thread if you want to see pics and fitment). I also have fender liners removed and aftermarket inner fenders. Since putting 37s on I have yet to get mine on a ramp, but last time I had it on one (when I had 35s) we...

Yeah, I think we will see a dramatic drop off in new ecodiesel products. Still think this is the best (most suited to use) engine ever put in a Wrangler, and a shame to see it go, but yeah probably very limited new products. I have held off buying an intake for exactly the same reason, but AFE...

I managed to take a little time this last weekend to get the AFE Momentum HD Cold Air Intake installed. I have been driving it for a few days now. General thoughts / observations, I can hear just a very slight intake whine. Not nearly as noticeable as on my Cummins (which also has an AFE on...

THANK YOU! That is exactly what I needed, both the picture and the JB Weld comment. I really appreciate the response.

I think I could probably pull it forward 1/3 to 1/2 and inch, which might be enough. That still wouldn't cover all the tire / pinch seam overlap in the back, but it might give me the clearance I need. Need to do a bit more measuring.

37" Mickey Thompson Baja Legend EXPs Are On! I really like the look. Looks like the tire the Jeep was meant to have. Initial impression of feel is great. The Toyo Open Country AT2s I had were load range E and even with around 30 psi they still felt stiff. These are load range D and...

Well, as I mentioned in my last post my 35" Toyo AT2s were reaching the end of their service life. They have been a great tire, but it was time. Spent a lot of time looking around. Almost went with the BFG KO2s, but in the end decided to try a set of 37" Mickey Thompson Baja Legend EXPs...

Yeah, the AT3s have more options and are lighter than the AT2s. 37" AT3s are only in E and, like my AT2s, quite heavy (73lbs). If I had stuck with 35s I would have gone with the AT3s and stayed with load range E, they dropped from 72lbs from AT2s to 65Lbs for AT3s. The load range C AT3s are...

I am just replacing a set of Toyo ATIIs I put on back in 2020. I have all the same comments you have about the AT3s. Just a great tire. Plus, I can attest to longevity. I am over 60k with decent enough tread left to switch them over to my work truck (Ram 2500) which is running an even older...

I put Dynatracs on mine at the same time as I put on Reid Racing steering knuckles. Huge...Huge improvement in steering tightness and feel. Did it all in my garage and putting in the ball joints took me less than 6 hours with normal hand tools (plus a ball joint puller / installer)...and that...