Lift kit and bigger tires advice

[ChrisATL]

I’ve been reading a ton of posts about all of this, but haven’t quite found the exact same situation. I have a 2022 Sport S with rubicon take off wheels and my original 245 tires. I am about to self install the OEM mopar 2” lift kit. I want to put on bigger tires but not too big. I’m really eyeballing the toyo OC 285/75/17 or 34/10.5/17. I want to keep the rubicon wheels and not have to buy any new ones.
My questions for the group -
1) are both of those tire sizes good options for my situation?
2) will either of those tire sizes change my geometry to the point of needing to alter gearing or anything like that?
3) will I need to alter my tire carrier for the bigger tire? Seems like that brake light would be pretty close.
4) is the OEM kit lacking anything that I should also install?

thanks in advance!

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[AcesandEights]

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[Punkn89]

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe
4. No

 

[geolchris]

I did the same when I started on my journey. The only things I added at the start, anyways, to the mopar kit was geometry correction brackets for the front control arms and the rear track bar, and an adjustable front track bar.

You could do an adjustable rear track bar instead of the drop bracket, but the bracket is just as effective and more cost effective.

The front control arm brackets keep the control arms nice and flat and add a lot of stability when stopping.

The track bars need the help because they connect on one side of the bar to the frame, and on the other side to the axle. When you lift, you effectively shorten the length of the track bar, which pulls the axle an inch or so towards the frame side connection point. The adjustable bar up front and the bracket in the rear allow your axles to remain centered under the truck.

Of course, all those are optional. But I highly recommend it if you want to maintain as stable a driving experience as possible. And to keep your OCD at bay when you look at the front of your truck post lift and go crazy cause one tire sticks out from your fenders and the other doesn’t.

 

[ChrisATL]

I did the same when I started on my journey. The only things I added at the start, anyways, to the mopar kit was geometry correction brackets for the front control arms and the rear track bar, and an adjustable front track bar.

You could do an adjustable rear track bar instead of the drop bracket, but the bracket is just as effective and more cost effective.

The front control arm brackets keep the control arms nice and flat and add a lot of stability when stopping.

The track bars need the help because they connect on one side of the bar to the frame, and on the other side to the axle. When you lift, you effectively shorten the length of the track bar, which pulls the axle an inch or so towards the frame side connection point. The adjustable bar up front and the bracket in the rear allow your axles to remain centered under the truck.

Of course, all those are optional. But I highly recommend it if you want to maintain as stable a driving experience as possible. And to keep your OCD at bay when you look at the front of your truck post lift and go crazy cause one tire sticks out from your fenders and the other doesn’t.

Oh that’s great to know! Do you happen to recall any particular part numbers? Or even have links

 

[geolchris]

Front control arm: https://www.quadratec.com/p/rancho/geometry-correction-brackets-jeep-wrangler-jl

Or if you prefer Metalcloak (my whole lift is MC now, but I still run the Rancho brackets that I bought four years ago when I did the lift and have zero reason to swap it out): https://metalcloak.com/jl-wrangler-hd-control-arm-pro-lignment-kit.html

Front adjustable track bar: I got Metalcloak but Clayton is excellent as well. Clayton is more expensive though.

Metalcloak: https://metalcloak.com/durotrak-track-bar-solid-chromoly-front-jl-wrangler.html

Clayton: https://www.claytonoffroad.com/product/jeep-adjustable-front-track-bar-2018-jl-jt

Rear track bar bracket - hm, I didn’t think about this at the time - but the bracket I bought and linked here is $115. But, an adjustable rear track bar is $200. Maybe if I did it again I’d go adjustable rear. They’d achieve the same result, but you’d have more future flexibility with the adjustable bar if you change lift height.

Here’s both options:

Bracket: https://teraflex.com/jl-rear-track-bar-axle-bracket-kit-2-5-4-5-lift.html

Bar: https://metalcloak.com/jl-wrangler-rear-durotrak-track-bar.html

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