Can someone please explain why the rubicon sits higher?

[LiveToWork]

Is a 2 inch lifted Sahara the same exact height as a 2 inch lifted Rubicon?

Looking at getting 37x13.50s on my Sahara.

has a 2 inch mopar lift and 35s right now. looks like Id have the room to turn full lock with 37s.

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[Roky]

Is a 2 inch lifted Sahara the same exact height as a 2 inch lifted Rubicon?

Looking at getting 37x13.50s on my Sahara.

has a 2 inch mopar lift and 35s right now. looks like Id have the room to turn full lock with 37s.

Most lift companies base there height on Rubi . So a 2” lift gives Rubi 2”, and sport Sahara will get 3,5 ish out of it.

 

[LiveToWork]

Most lift companies base there height on Rubi . So a 2” lift gives Rubi 2”, and sport Sahara will get 3,5 ish out of it.

Awesome man thanks so much!!

 

[word302]

Awesome man thanks so much!!

So if you put the same lift on both rigs they should end up about the same height, though the rubicon will have more clearance in the fenders as they have different fenders.

 

[Terminex]

There are 2 important differences when trying to fit bigger tires on a sahara compared to the Rubi.

- As mentioned the Rubi fenders are an inch higher
- the Rubi axles are wider

As Word302 noted the final height of all wranglers will be the same from a lift, but the Rubi will have more room for the bigger tires due to my notes above.

The real question is what do you want to do with it once you put 37s on. If it will simply be a daily driver, and you get the correct wheel back spacing, you should be fine.

if you want to do serious trails, i would expect you will need to do some trimming / replacement on the fender liners, possibly need higher fenders. This will be tough to say for sure without seeing how much flex you get out of the lifted rig, and the 37s with wheels.

Final thought - this might just be me, but i have a sahara as well. While i love it, i would be worried about doing serious trails with 37s and the front axle. I am sure others have better experience to correct / corroborate my concerns.

 

[blnewt]

Would love to run 37s on my sport but my gears say NO! And the wife would say No to new gears, so 35s it is!

Maybe some Rubicon 44s will end up in my driveway someday but until they do I can only imagine what 37s would look like on my rig.

 

[LiveToWork]

Would love to run 37s on my sport but my gears say NO! And the wife would say No to new gears, so 35s it is!

Maybe some Rubicon 44s will end up in my driveway someday but until they do I can only imagine what 37s would look like on my rig.

Ive never understood why we'd have to regear. But Im not big into going off roading so I can only assume with 37s youd have a high likelyhood of breaking stuff on the trail?

 

[Terminex]

Ive never understood why we'd have to regear. But Im not big into going off roading so I can only assume with 37s youd have a high likelyhood of breaking stuff on the trail?

So gearing would be an issue. Your gears provide the leverage to translate the output driveshaft in to something other than a 1:1 ratio. The bigger and heavier the tire, the more leverage is required to turn the tire.

So the gearing is only a part of why I would worry about serious off-roading with my Sahara front axle. (both gear ratio as well as the strength of the gears themselves) The other issue is the strength of the axle shafts.

 

[Gdub]

Is a 2 inch lifted Sahara the same exact height as a 2 inch lifted Rubicon?

Looking at getting 37x13.50s on my Sahara.

has a 2 inch mopar lift and 35s right now. looks like Id have the room to turn full lock with 37s.

Also remember the rubicon has different fenders. Which will effect clearance and travel.

 

[thance]

Just going by the title,. Is this like when the customer in front of you in line at the deli asks "Why is this sandwich so big?"

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