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- Gary
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- Hitchcock, TX
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- 2021 JLUR and 2018 JLU Sahara
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Hello all,
First off, I'm a jeep newbie, although I did buy a 2018 JLU Sahara for my daughter to get to college and home, but it's all stock.
I apologize for the length of this post, but I will be getting my custom build JLUR at the end of this month and I'm looking to immediately upgrade the wheels, tires and lift. This is what I'll be getting...as a stock build.
This jeep will be my primary vehicle, which will be used as a Flat Tow with my motorhome. Main purpose is to tow the jeep to various trails around the south, primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and other surrounding areas. I would say that 80% is going to be main road travel and the other 20% will be mild to medium off road excursions. I doubt, at this time, I'll be doing any serious rock crawling, but I do want some good challenges.
I've read countless posts, comments, and complaints of the various lifts on this site as well as others. I'm planning on putting 35x12.5 tires on 17x9" rims. Once I get more experience with off-roading, I'm may want to upgrade to 37" tires, therefore I don't want to limit myself on the lift...looking to do the lift once and just upgrade the tires if I intend to go that route later on.
Keeping the following in mind, I need to have a tow bar baseplate installed, although I don't believe (I could be wrong) any of the following, including a Mopar winch, will have any affect.
Blue Ox BX1139 Blue Ox BX1139 Baseplate (blueoxtowbars.com)
What I'm thinking of in terms of lifts, although I don't know which one will give me the best overall on-road / off-road experience based on my comments above.
Rock Krawler, but I need to figure out what shocks to get.
JLU 3.5 Inch X Factor "No Limits" Mid Arm System - Rock Krawler Suspension
Metacloak, although I'm not keen on the gold, call me crazy or stupid, but I don't think the gold will go with the Hydro Blue and Black wheels I'm looking at.
Metalcloak's Jeep JL Wrangler 3.5" True Dual Rate Lift Kits
TeraFlex with Falcon Shocks
JL 4dr: 3.5” Sport ST3 Suspension System – No Shocks - TeraFlex
JLU 4-Door: Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks - All 4 - TeraFlex
I'm looking at these wheels, again, not for heavy rock crawling, but mild to medium off-roading, but I don't want any rubbing and capable of lowering my PSI as required based on the trail I'm on. The 17x9 have a -12mm offset, which I don't know is enough to ensure no rubbing with 35"/37" tires. I had -14mm on my lifted Sequoia with 34" and I was rubbing a little, hence why I couldn't go with 35" on the Toyota. I'm trying to avoid putting on spacers on the jeep, so trying to figure out how much offset I'd need.
XD131 RG1 - XD Wheels
Although these wheels don't say "beadlock", I'm assuming their description " Satin Black With Reinforcing Ring", means the same thing?
Lastly, the tires. I'm not too concerned about "road noise" on the pavement, but it's a bigger deal to my wife, therefore I'm looking at the following wheels that are still good on road and more than capable on the trail:
BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO2 Tires | Truck All-Terrain Tires | Discount Tire I had these on my lifted Sequoia and they were a pretty good tire. Just not sure about off-road for mild/medium terrain.
BFGoodrich Mud Terrain T/A KM3 Tires | Truck Mud Terrain Tires | Discount Tire
I welcome your comments, positive/negative, it building out this jeep and upgrading to the look/feel I'm looking for for a comfortable on-road/off-road.
Thanks in advance.
First off, I'm a jeep newbie, although I did buy a 2018 JLU Sahara for my daughter to get to college and home, but it's all stock.
I apologize for the length of this post, but I will be getting my custom build JLUR at the end of this month and I'm looking to immediately upgrade the wheels, tires and lift. This is what I'll be getting...as a stock build.
This jeep will be my primary vehicle, which will be used as a Flat Tow with my motorhome. Main purpose is to tow the jeep to various trails around the south, primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and other surrounding areas. I would say that 80% is going to be main road travel and the other 20% will be mild to medium off road excursions. I doubt, at this time, I'll be doing any serious rock crawling, but I do want some good challenges.
I've read countless posts, comments, and complaints of the various lifts on this site as well as others. I'm planning on putting 35x12.5 tires on 17x9" rims. Once I get more experience with off-roading, I'm may want to upgrade to 37" tires, therefore I don't want to limit myself on the lift...looking to do the lift once and just upgrade the tires if I intend to go that route later on.
Keeping the following in mind, I need to have a tow bar baseplate installed, although I don't believe (I could be wrong) any of the following, including a Mopar winch, will have any affect.
Blue Ox BX1139 Blue Ox BX1139 Baseplate (blueoxtowbars.com)
What I'm thinking of in terms of lifts, although I don't know which one will give me the best overall on-road / off-road experience based on my comments above.
Rock Krawler, but I need to figure out what shocks to get.
JLU 3.5 Inch X Factor "No Limits" Mid Arm System - Rock Krawler Suspension
Metacloak, although I'm not keen on the gold, call me crazy or stupid, but I don't think the gold will go with the Hydro Blue and Black wheels I'm looking at.
Metalcloak's Jeep JL Wrangler 3.5" True Dual Rate Lift Kits
TeraFlex with Falcon Shocks
JL 4dr: 3.5” Sport ST3 Suspension System – No Shocks - TeraFlex
JLU 4-Door: Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks - All 4 - TeraFlex
I'm looking at these wheels, again, not for heavy rock crawling, but mild to medium off-roading, but I don't want any rubbing and capable of lowering my PSI as required based on the trail I'm on. The 17x9 have a -12mm offset, which I don't know is enough to ensure no rubbing with 35"/37" tires. I had -14mm on my lifted Sequoia with 34" and I was rubbing a little, hence why I couldn't go with 35" on the Toyota. I'm trying to avoid putting on spacers on the jeep, so trying to figure out how much offset I'd need.
XD131 RG1 - XD Wheels
Although these wheels don't say "beadlock", I'm assuming their description " Satin Black With Reinforcing Ring", means the same thing?
Lastly, the tires. I'm not too concerned about "road noise" on the pavement, but it's a bigger deal to my wife, therefore I'm looking at the following wheels that are still good on road and more than capable on the trail:
BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO2 Tires | Truck All-Terrain Tires | Discount Tire I had these on my lifted Sequoia and they were a pretty good tire. Just not sure about off-road for mild/medium terrain.
BFGoodrich Mud Terrain T/A KM3 Tires | Truck Mud Terrain Tires | Discount Tire
I welcome your comments, positive/negative, it building out this jeep and upgrading to the look/feel I'm looking for for a comfortable on-road/off-road.
Thanks in advance.
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