35" tires w/ no lift

[dwoodwo1]

Apologies on this if posted before, but no luck in the search. I see a lot of posts about 37" tires rubbing when not accompanied by a lift, but what about 35s? Can a stock JLU sahara fit 35s without rubbing or compromising offroad capability?

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[jericbarg]

My first JL was a Sahara, 35 would rub at mild-moderate flex at times. A 2 inch spacer in the front and 1 inch in the rear cured it.

 

[Brandonjjon]

My first JL was a Sahara, 35 would rub at mild-moderate flex at times. A 2 inch spacer in the front and 1 inch in the rear cured it.

Your first JL?

 

[jericbarg]

Your first JL?

I sold it and ordered a JLU Rubicon from Kim @ Superior.
ETA 3/17.

 

[Trailjeepin]

My first JL was a Sahara, 35 would rub at mild-moderate flex at times. A 2 inch spacer in the front and 1 inch in the rear cured it.

Did you have those with stock wheels? Any wheel spacer?

 

[jericbarg]

Did you have those with stock wheels? Any wheel spacer?

Aftermarket 17x8 wheels with 10mm offset. No spacers

 

[MBurgJL]

I sold it and ordered a JLU Rubicon from Kim @ Superior.
ETA 3/17.

How much of a hit did you take on trading it in?

 

[Trailjeepin]

Aftermarket 17x8 wheels with 10mm offset. No spacers

Ah ok thanks. Lol do you know the stock offset?

 

[jericbarg]

How much of a hit did you take on trading it in?

I sold it for $2300 more than I paid and then, thanks to Kim I saved $5800 on the Rubicon.
Win/win.

 

[MBurgJL]

I sold it for $2300 more than I paid.

Damn, that is great. You sold it to the dealer?

 

[jericbarg]

No, private sale.
Kim did make me a great offer on trade, but selling privately is so much easier and better $$$ wise.

 

[Saejin]

Well, this is a good question. I would think on a Sahara since you don’t have swaybar disconnect you wouldn’t run going off-road. Also it depends on what you consider off-road. I did 35s on my JKU with no lift for about a month. Took it to MOAB and did some light trails with no issues.

I think if you did 35s and picked up a JL Rubicon suspension that would work fine. Would be a good look too...what they are now calling a low center of gravity build.

 

[JLGuyFTLD]

Apologies on this if posted before, but no luck in the search. I see a lot of posts about 37" tires rubbing when not accompanied by a lift, but what about 35s? Can a stock JLU sahara fit 35s without rubbing or compromising offroad capability?

I just purchased Sahara as well and was wondering the same thing

 

[Schism75]

Picked up a new JLU Sahara and want to transfer my 35’s from my jk. So, I plan on picking up rubi springs & shocks to avoid a lift and still have the ability to lightly wheel. Just discovered I need spline lugs and trying to avoid going down the rabbit hole again before the bride gets wind of it.

 

[slacker83]

I put rubicon fender flares on my sahara to cover the larger tires and haven't had any rubbing but mine hasn't been offroad yet. Tires are 315/70/17 but pretty close to 35's

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