Izzo93
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- Nathan
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This is for my wife’s 2018 JLU Sport Automatic 8speed...
So I bought a 3.5-4” lift for my wife’s JLU Sport..I just bought 17x9 Fuel Vapors & 37/12.50r17 BFG Ko2 A/Ts. My suspension lift should be in within two weeks, and my buddy and I are gonna slap that together, then I’m heading over to my local DiscountTire shop to have the new wheels and tires thrown on.. so here’s the nitty gritty.. until my warranty is up I’m going to be doing 0 rock crawling or trailing. (I’ll just be on my side by side till then or on pavement riding my street glide), so 100% pavement. I went with the Ko2s over Mickeys, Nittos, or Mid Grade Patagonia’s due to the fact they were the lightest “37 inch” tire I could find, and were smaller than any 37” tire out there but still bigger than 35s. And until my warranty is up in the next year and a half I wanted to get the best use out of my tires because it’s just going to be two and from work at speeds 44-55 mph with 12 minute trips two and from work or the occasional 75-85 mph trip on the highway to camp which is a two hour commute one way. I’m 100% new to the jeep community, and I’ve been researching and reading forum after forum. YES, I know my Jeep will feel sluggish. Even going from stock to 35s, especially the jump to 37’s that I made. But the way I am applying my JLU for the next year and a half / two years , am I going to make a terrible decision by not reinforcing, re gearing, or outright buying new axels? I would appreciate as much honest insight as possible. Thanks again guys. So yes. I am going to be the despised “Mall Crawler” for the time being
Also, before this gets asked, again me being completely new to jeeps, from what a buddy told me, is I bought the worst if not the 2nd worst kit I could’ve possibly bought which was the 3.5-4” skyjacker dual rate suspension lift with optional high clearance dual steering stabilizer. I’ve now made that purchase, along with the wheel and tires, and I’m not sure if I’ve already set my wife’s JLU up for failure, or if it kinda is what it is, but I would prefer to get the advice from you guys who have been doing this proper knowledge and sound advice rather than me just going on a whim
So I bought a 3.5-4” lift for my wife’s JLU Sport..I just bought 17x9 Fuel Vapors & 37/12.50r17 BFG Ko2 A/Ts. My suspension lift should be in within two weeks, and my buddy and I are gonna slap that together, then I’m heading over to my local DiscountTire shop to have the new wheels and tires thrown on.. so here’s the nitty gritty.. until my warranty is up I’m going to be doing 0 rock crawling or trailing. (I’ll just be on my side by side till then or on pavement riding my street glide), so 100% pavement. I went with the Ko2s over Mickeys, Nittos, or Mid Grade Patagonia’s due to the fact they were the lightest “37 inch” tire I could find, and were smaller than any 37” tire out there but still bigger than 35s. And until my warranty is up in the next year and a half I wanted to get the best use out of my tires because it’s just going to be two and from work at speeds 44-55 mph with 12 minute trips two and from work or the occasional 75-85 mph trip on the highway to camp which is a two hour commute one way. I’m 100% new to the jeep community, and I’ve been researching and reading forum after forum. YES, I know my Jeep will feel sluggish. Even going from stock to 35s, especially the jump to 37’s that I made. But the way I am applying my JLU for the next year and a half / two years , am I going to make a terrible decision by not reinforcing, re gearing, or outright buying new axels? I would appreciate as much honest insight as possible. Thanks again guys. So yes. I am going to be the despised “Mall Crawler” for the time being
Also, before this gets asked, again me being completely new to jeeps, from what a buddy told me, is I bought the worst if not the 2nd worst kit I could’ve possibly bought which was the 3.5-4” skyjacker dual rate suspension lift with optional high clearance dual steering stabilizer. I’ve now made that purchase, along with the wheel and tires, and I’m not sure if I’ve already set my wife’s JLU up for failure, or if it kinda is what it is, but I would prefer to get the advice from you guys who have been doing this proper knowledge and sound advice rather than me just going on a whim
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