Roky
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No problemYeah, it's a Hunter GSP 9700 (or newer model number) for the Road Force Balancer.
Thanks for the tip....I'll have to check into it.
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No problemYeah, it's a Hunter GSP 9700 (or newer model number) for the Road Force Balancer.
Thanks for the tip....I'll have to check into it.
Dog ok?Sorry thought I hit post this am. I have 37"KO2s on stock wheels had 35" to start. There is no need for wheel spacers i added some just for the looks. I have a RC spacer lift i believe they call it a 2.5" I am in East Texas where 2 lane country roads are 70 mph lol. No issues at all with handling none of the horror stories you hear about (wabble or drifting) it is a dream to drive. We had an emergency the other night dog bitten by a Copperhead made use of the tazer flashers and felt surprisingly solid @ 95 mph (was 2am on empty roads). 35" k02s are usually D or E rated a much stiffer tire the 37" is C rated better ride in my opinion. Running 27psi.
Yes thank you for asking. Vet friend said %85 survivable if just give benedrill I can't work with those margins with a family member. He got steroids antibiotics and a vile of antivenom.Dog ok?
That’s great, and I totally understand going the extra mile.....Yes thank you for asking. Vet friend said %85 survivable if just give benedrill I can't work with those margins with a family member. He got steroids antibiotics and a vile of antivenom.
No, they just stuck the flat square weights on the inside of the rim, he did mention that he had a couple other ways to get them to balance if they didn’t balance out. Maybe that was one of them. He drove it after and couldn’t believe how it drove. He said that he sells a lot of ridge grapplers but that was the first set of DL beadlocks he’s sold, or dealt with. He told me it didn’t drive like a Jeep on 37s and beadlocks.Did they break the tires down and do hot patches for weight inside the tire or did they just do a static balance on your tires? If you know.....
Morning Jeff. Would you post a pic of your rig/tires. I think I would like to do what you did. Thx.I have a '19 JLUR with a 2" BDS lift and 35-12.5-17 BFG KO2's on stock Rubicon wheels. I would say that the ride is basically indistinguishable from stock. With the stock rims and 35's I have not even come close to having tire contact with any part of the vehicle and I do not have spacers. No hint of additional wander or wobble ever. Admittedly, I am not a serious off road guy, but the jeep has seen moderate trail use with times where 4 Lo, F&R lockers and swaybar disconnect were in use.
As far as the tire poke goes the outer shoulder of the tread is barely covered by the stock flares, and the widest part of the sidewall is about an inch outside of the flares. I also like the look of the tires sticking out a couple of inches from the flares, and I bought 2" spidertrax spacers when I bought my lift and tires. Unfortunately, I bought JK spacers not realizing the difference in the lug sizes between the JK and JL, so returned them and have not yet purchased the spacers for the JL....not sure that I will at this point as I really like the look.
All in all, I am VERY happy with the package, ride and handling is basically as it was stock, and I also tow a boat with it which is why I finally decided on 35's instead of 37's (boat and trailer package is just under the 3500lb tow limit). If my Jeep was stolen tomorrow I would put a replacement together exactly the same way as my current ride.
Jeff
I had a 2014 JK on 35s and a 2.5" lift and now I have a 2018 JLU on 37s and a 3.5" lift. Both ride great on the highway.I wanted to pose this question about 35" tires vs 37" tires on a JLRU for a daily driver. In the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, unless you are driving 70-90 mph on the freeways, you WILL get run over. I prefer the looks and clearance advantages of 37" tires over the 35" tires, but was curious about how secure the ride is when traveling 70-90 mph? I commute about 30 miles a day. My understanding is that 35" tires on the Rubicon will work fine on the factory wheels/rims and that, for the most part, a lift is not needed. For the 37" tires, wider wheels/rims are recommended and a minimal 2" lift is needed, although most of you have probably gone with a 2.5" - 3.5" lift. So I guess the question has to include a lift with the 37" tires.
Answers here would really be important for those of you who have had both 35" tires and 37" tires/with a lift setups. As always, thank you for your responses
I've had mine balanced at discount tire. They will not mount them or air them up but they will balance the tire.Did you actually have them balanced? I haven't tried it....just assumed the tire shops would tell me no.
Pictures please!!!I have a '19 JLUR with a 2" BDS lift and 35-12.5-17 BFG KO2's on stock Rubicon wheels. I would say that the ride is basically indistinguishable from stock. With the stock rims and 35's I have not even come close to having tire contact with any part of the vehicle and I do not have spacers. No hint of additional wander or wobble ever. Admittedly, I am not a serious off road guy, but the jeep has seen moderate trail use with times where 4 Lo, F&R lockers and swaybar disconnect were in use.
As far as the tire poke goes the outer shoulder of the tread is barely covered by the stock flares, and the widest part of the sidewall is about an inch outside of the flares. I also like the look of the tires sticking out a couple of inches from the flares, and I bought 2" spidertrax spacers when I bought my lift and tires. Unfortunately, I bought JK spacers not realizing the difference in the lug sizes between the JK and JL, so returned them and have not yet purchased the spacers for the JL....not sure that I will at this point as I really like the look.
All in all, I am VERY happy with the package, ride and handling is basically as it was stock, and I also tow a boat with it which is why I finally decided on 35's instead of 37's (boat and trailer package is just under the 3500lb tow limit). If my Jeep was stolen tomorrow I would put a replacement together exactly the same way as my current ride.
Jeff
I'll get some pics and post soon. Correct, the lift was not necessary to fit the 35's, I got the tires mounted the day I bought the jeep, and didn't install the lift for about a week or so after that. No issues or rub at all with the 35's and no lift.Pictures please!!!
Also, I know you did a 2" lift, but that wasn't a necessity with the 35" tires, right? More of "I just wanted a 2" lift", yeah?
Was there a big change, if any, in the way your Jeep handled after the 2" lift compared to before?I'll get some pics and post soon. Correct, the lift was not necessary to fit the 35's, I got the tires mounted the day I bought the jeep, and didn't install the lift for about a week or so after that. No issues or rub at all with the 35's and no lift.