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07-09-2012, 08:02 PM
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they are located in reading pa, they really need your jeep to be there for them to work on it. you can talk to the owner on FB they are called down n dirty offroad. basically they are really busy they can barely keep the parts that they don't make custom in stock. my advise, find a local fab shop and be amazed at how the price is 1/3 for thicker metal, the bumper is all 1/4" steel, alot of companies use 3/16". really happy with how it turned out though
07-16-2012, 10:15 PM
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so getting a 3.5" lift, now time to decide 35s or 37s. will be running sleeves and gussets till the d30 breaks. anyone know what the mpg difference would be from 37 to 35, and is there any difference from a 15inch rim to a 17?
07-16-2012, 10:46 PM
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I want the 3.5 lift bad! Just lack of money haha, also go with 35 it'd look nicer I'd think.nand for the mileage factore, I had a friend who drove a tj who had a 4 inch lift and had 37s said he got like 10 in town or something. I have another friend who has an fj and the mileage on an fj is pretty similar to a jk he get 9 off a 2.5 lift and 35s so idk if that helped
07-16-2012, 11:10 PM
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can't stand fj's but thats besides the point. well i have a friend with 35" km2s on his 07jk 3.73 gears with a 4" lift. he gets 14, the only thing im sort of concerned with is that he has a huge gap between his fenders and tires, he has the stock fenders still and i have cut the stockers, i know i could easily fit 37s, it would probably sit .5" lower than rubikat. two things come to mind 1) i don't want to get the 35s and instantly see with brand new tires that they look way too small and 2) i don't want less than 14mpg. also a regear is not out of question. this is quite the dilema. the truck will be on 37s or bigger anyways so hmmmm what to do
07-16-2012, 11:14 PM
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Haha I feel ya on the fj thing but he's the only other offload vehicle in town who actually gets the way of life! Look up the 37 on 3.5 online they'd look fine, Idk what to say with mileage tho cuz you can't just go back, and 3.5 would look kick ass! O and no fat chicks will be around either;-) what ever you decide let me know cuz I plan on doing 3.5 before graduation and I too need to know the best thing to do.