2 door with Method 701s and 35" BF Goodrich KM3 Mud Terrains

[sarum87]

Really happy with these 17" wheels and the way they look. Method makes a very nice wheel. Love the finish and quality. Tires are LT35/12.5R 17. Many places were sold out of these KM3s (including Amazon) but found them at Walmart.com.

I used the Mopar, oversized reinforced tire carrier kit to handle the weight of the spare.

Stock suspension. Metalcloak 3" Gamechanger lift and ADS shocks are a few weeks out.

That's a Gobi rack in case you're curious. Love it.

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[acftmec]

What brand lug nuts did you use?

 

[sarum87]

Lug nuts are from Method as well.

 

[ChattVol]

Really happy with these 17" wheels and the way they look. Method makes a very nice wheel. Love the finish and quality. Tires are LT35/12.5R 17. Many places were sold out of these KM3s (including Amazon) but found them at Walmart.com.

I used the Mopar, oversized reinforced tire carrier kit to handle the weight of the spare.

Stock suspension. Metalcloak 3" Gamechanger lift and ADS shocks are a few weeks out.

That's a Gobi rack in case you're curious. Love it.

I like your jeep. 35's are gonna look really small if you go with the Metalcloak 3.5 gamechanger. People run up to 40s with that lift. I'd leave it at stock height with 35s or swap your tires for 37s at a minimum if you want the 3.5" lift. I ran 35s with a 2.5" lift and tires looked small with rubicon fenders....so I swapped in 37s and it looks proportionate and flexes well with 2" bumpstops.

 

[sarum87]

Yes I was thinking the same about the 37s but decided to forgoe the strain on the drivetrain from larger and heavier tires. Trying to keep weight down as well as I overland with the Jeep. We will see. I may cave in the end!

 

[ChattVol]

Yes I was thinking the same about the 37s but decided to forgoe the strain on the drivetrain from larger and heavier tires. Trying to keep weight down as well as I overland with the Jeep. We will see. I may cave in the end!

The 37 in load d weighs 3lbs more than your 35 in load e. A load d tire will also ride a little better than your load e on a lightweight 2 door. I've watched multiple people frequently wheel 37s hard on these axles/drivetrain with heavier 4 doors and gladiators with no issues. I used to feel the way you do until I watched them....true testament to the new axles/drivetrain. Your lighter 2 door won't break a sweat pushin 37s. If you go with a 3.5" lift, I predict you have 37s on it within a month.

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