jgriffs
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Does anyone know if BFG KO's will fit on the 20" high altitude wheels on the new Wrangler 4XE?
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This is a timely thread, I'm looking to do basically the same as you did and I jumped on to see if I could find out how much actual height the 2" lift would add, I'm going 275/70/18 to keep the factory wheels. My last jeep (97 wrangler) had a 4" with 35" tires. I'm guessing this will be a touch shorter (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on that) and that would be perfect.For reference, here’s my Sahara with a Mopar 2” lift (I netted 3” in lift), 35” General ATs on 17” Quadratec wheels. Just got the wheels and tires this afternoon.
Welcome to the forum!This is a timely thread, I'm looking to do basically the same as you did and I jumped on to see if I could find out how much actual height the 2" lift would add, I'm going 275/70/18 to keep the factory wheels. My last jeep (97 wrangler) had a 4" with 35" tires. I'm guessing this will be a touch shorter (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on that) and that would be perfect.
Interesting. I think it looks good in pics but agree the larger tires look good, I was hoping to stick with the factory wheels, I like them better than some of the aftermarket and I don't plan to do much "real" off roading but we'll see. That's also a lot of tire for the factory wheels isn't it?I netted 4 inches in front and 3 inches in back.
Here is my Jeep with the Mopar lift and 275/70R18 --i.e., 33.2 inches-- before and after the lift. As you can see, it needed bigger tires.
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If I were to retain the factory wheels, I'd go with 285/75R18 tires. That is a 35x 11 tire.
Good luck!
285-wide tires will fit the 7.5“ OE wheels without a problem. It is within the recommended rim width range —7.5” to 9.5”— for tires of that width.Interesting. I think it looks good in pics but agree the larger tires look good, I was hoping to stick with the factory wheels, I like them better than some of the aftermarket and I don't plan to do much "real" off roading but we'll see. That's also a lot of tire for the factory wheels isn't it?
I only want to do this once and it's not currently my daily driver, though that will likely change in the near future, but I don't want to gain a ton of height so I'm trying to plan ahead.
Question @DHahn:
Do you have a rear D44? If you have a rear LSD or Selec-Trac, you do.
You may want the beefier D44 axle to comfortably drive around on 35s.
I believe there are several JL owners running 35s on non-D44 axles. I haven't really seen any posts of people breaking axles, so they must be holding up.Honestly I don't know,it's a stock Sahara with the 2.0T w/Etorque. I should probably check that.I just looked it up, it's a Dana M200, so no D44. I'm having the dealership do it so that I don't have to think twice about warranty, I'm still just under 7000 miles, and I want to be sure I don't cost myself later.If I don't have the D44, do you think it will still hold up under normal driving conditions? I'll admit it's not something I thought about at all so I thank you for bringing up the question.
To your other post, I have the Duratracs on my work truck (3/4 Ford Diesel) and love them so I was planning to go with those or the cooper STT Pro that I had on my other Jeep. I didn't check their pricing on the Coopers but they quoted me $200/tire on the Duratracs, and that's cheaper than I've found on Tire Rack so I think I'm good with that.
Thank you for all of the info, it is very helpful and gives me a much better idea of what I need to know before I finalize any of this.I believe there are several JL owners running 35s on non-D44 axles. I haven't really seen any posts of people breaking axles, so they must be holding up.
One other thing: a narrower tire --i.e., a 11 vs a 12.5 inch tire-- should put less stress on the axle due to (1) the narrower contact patch and (2) just overall lighter weight of the tire.