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Picked this up 2 weeks ago and finished the lift last night. Love the ride quality of the Metalcloak 3.5” lift.
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Are those 35s or 37s? Looks really great. Do you have an idea of how many inches in height you got from just the lift?
 

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NewJeep visited some trees this morning. No "mods" as yet; being only one week old, the focus has been on lug torque, recalibrating the pedal (no stalls since), and watching the status to make sure things are charging correctly and so forth.

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Aired down to 18 psi, can or should I go lower?
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Big Bear is beautiful! It's been a few years for me.

Keep this in mind regarding airing down. Yes you can certainly go lower, but on a non beadlock wheel, the lower you go, the greater the risk of breaking the bead between tire/wheel, leaving you in a bad spot.

I used to run 14 psi on my non beadlocks wheeling in Moab and we never had an issue. I did have onboard air and a Hi-Lift with me.

If you're on terrain like in your pic, you could go lower. Happy trails✌🏻


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Aired down to 18 psi, can or should I go lower?
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I run my Wrangler Rubicon diesel on stock wheels and 35’s in the snow at 16PSI. This works well for me on both rough overlanding trails and snow. I have heard and seen that the real magic is when you run your air pressure in the single digits as when using beadlocks.

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Big Bear is beautiful! It's been a few years for me.

Keep this in mind regarding airing down. Yes you can certainly go lower, but on a non beadlock wheel, the lower you go, the greater the risk of breaking the bead between tire/wheel, leaving you in a bad spot.

I used to run 14 psi on my non beadlocks wheeling in Moab and we never had an issue. I did have onboard air and a Hi-Lift with me.

If you're on terrain like in your pic, you could go lower. Happy trails✌🏻


-Steven
Thanks for tip! I'm always looking to learn the reasoning behind decisions made on the trail. I don't WANT to lower my psi just for fun but I do want to know what goes behind the decision to think "18 psi isn't enough, I should go down to 14 psi. But not any lower because I don't have beadlocks."

Thanks!!
 

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Thanks for tip! I'm always looking to learn the reasoning behind decisions made on the trail. I don't WANT to lower my psi just for fun but I do want to know what goes behind the decision to think "18 psi isn't enough, I should go down to 14 psi. But not any lower because I don't have beadlocks."

Thanks!!
My pleasure! I think that would keep you safe(14psi/sock wheel) and allow you to experience the difference in psi, especially on the same terrain. That's when you're really learning right?

Keep you and your family/friends in the 'safe' zone always. Changing a flat tire in offroad conditions can be challenging.

Lastly, as mentioned by @D90John , single digits on beadlocks will blow your mind in terms of traction/ability of the tire to work the terrain.

I'll be doing a video on beadlocks soon on my YouTube channel. Be safe Amigo!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven
 
 



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