I laid out the cost for 37s + beadlocks to the wife and I swear I saw her soul leave her body for a minute... Gotta be careful dropping those kind of numbers on the better half!Just ordered Toyo A/T3’s in 35/11.5/17’s from Discount Tire and have install appt. Saturday morning. That is if the wife doesn’t kill me first. Just Empty Every Pocket is getting me in trouble.
After the next few wheeling trips I'll have to update my thread with the spreadsheet I made laying out and tabulating costs for all the parts I'm thinking about. Made the mistake of putting it all on a shared google sheet.
Funny, I was just calculating the pro-rated price for the stockers. They will have less than 8,000 miles on them and have been 5 tire rotated at 4,558 miles. New are $314 each. My pro-rated price comes out to $263.76 each. I’ll decide on a final number once ready to sell.
I’ll post pics after.
Now that you have had it for awhile, how do you like your new set up. A couple of months ago I sold my JTR with a 2.5 Clayton Off Road, 37” BFG, and 5:13 gears. Looked ultra sharp, but ride was a little rough and wife did not like getting up into it (even with RSE power steps) or riding in it. I bought a used JLR with 2341 miles and the 2.0 turbo and we both love it. It is easy to get into, peppy, and surprisingly comfortable on the highway with around 20 mpg with regular gas and driving 75 mph. I am torn between leaving it stock vs adding 35s with or without a mild lift, spacer or springs etc. We will probably off road it only a couple times a year, mostly in Colorado. I do not want to do anything to negatively impact the ride, comfort, or gas mileage. Let me know how you like your new set up.
I still love the new setup. It’s little firmer than stock because the TeraFlex springs take in account steel bumpers, winches and accessories. It levels out the Jeep and the ride is not harsh or jarring.
I am around 5‘ 6” (maybe less with age?) and my wife is 5’ 2”. We are both in our early 70s. I have had six or seven Jeeps, including a couple of TJs, a couple of JKUs, and the JT and my JL, with 2.0 and 8 speed transmission is the best overall riding Jeep, which includes handling, power, maneuverability etc i have had. (We probably all want to justify what we have. LOL). I had an experienced Jeeper suggest I run 35 x 11.5s without a lift. I am probably going to keep it stock, at least for now, and probably see what it does. We have a trip planned for the Breckenridge, Colorado, area next fall and I would like to take it out sometime before that in the spring or summer. If I do tires and a lift I want to do it one time!
