Tire Choices

[ducatijosh]

Hello, I've got a Wrangler JLU High Tide with Dana 44s front and rear and rubicon fenders. 4.56 gears. I've put on a Clayton overland plus 2.5" lift kit and now want bigger tires

Looking to upgrade to one of the following:

BFG KO2 37x12.50x17 Load C @ 64lbs per tire
or a
Nitto Ridge Grappler 38x12.50x17 Load C @ 82lbs per tire

Since i'm still on Dana44 axles im thinking the KO2's would be a better choice to not break anything as they're significantly lighter though also significantly smaller.
I plan on getting Method 316 Wheels at 26lbs each.

Any thoughts? I was originally sold on the KO2's but it sucks they measure 35.5" in diameter.

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[BDinTX]

Hey Josh,
Nice looking rig! I don't have an answer to your question but I thought I'd throw out this thought: You may need to consider a different front bumper if you go with larger tires.

I have a setup similar to yours and my tires rub the back of my full width ARB bumper. It's much worse if I try to turn while stuffed even just a little bit. It's so bad I've been toying with the idea of cutting the back side of the bumper out with an angle grinder.

 

[ducatijosh]

Thanks for the tip i'll keep an eye on it, currently there's a ton of room with my 35" KO2s

Per the Warn page on this bumper it says the following, hopefully i'm good with the 2.5" clayton lift which nets quite a bit more than advertised.

"Advanced bumper geometry designed specifically to increase approach angles and articulation. Will accommodate 37″ tires with only a 2″ lift (full-width version)"


https://www.warn.com/new-product-warn-elite-series-bumpers-for-jeep-wrangler-jl

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