My 2 door on 37s w 2.5 Lift
04-23-2013, 06:25 PM
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My 2 door on 37s w 2.5 Lift
Just wanted to throw some pics up of my rig. Just installed a tuffy security deck, pure jeep tube fenders ( only the front) and smitty src rocker guards. I made a diy trunk awhile back but still wanted the tuffy, and I also had my fenders chopped awhile ago but got a little tired of the plastic. The bumpers are the E autogrille ones.
04-23-2013, 06:26 PM
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And a front view...
Also forgot to mention that I have a 1 inch body lift and trimmed the rocker guards and pinch seam
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04-23-2013, 08:09 PM
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I actually forgot to say that its a teraflex 2.5 budget boost on the lowest number coil spring... well, more like a 1.5 budget boost with my front bumper/winch being 150 lbs and my rear carrier and spare being 270 lbs. Getting gears, sleeves, and gussets in exactly 2 weeks and the shop is swapping out my stock coils and spacers for rock krawler 2.5 coils so im pretty sure ill get my height back.
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There are a lot of different factors going into it. A lot of guys will ask you if you intend on wheeling it or keeping it on the pavement.
If you already have the 2.5 lift and trimed fenders and pinch seam, you most likely can fit them. You may want a little more lift height, like adding spacers or a body lift for more breathing room. If your wheeling it, adding sleeves and gussets is good insurance and you may need to mess around with bumpstops depending on your setup.
I don't know about your engine and gears but with mine I definitely am looking forward to the regear. You may not have to regear, but not sure. I think since you have the new engine you might be able to get by, but I think there are a lot of threads out there that talk about it.
If you get a 13.5 wide tire, you will need 3.75 backspacing or you will need to adjust your steering stops. I have 4.5 backspacing on my toyo 37x13.5s and I have a lot of washers on my steering stop which sometimes sucks for making tight turns.
Don't forget about the spare tire. You can buy a spare tire carrier/rear bumper from chris at jeepaddons here over the forum for around 500 bucks. You also may want a different fromt bumper, like a stubby or you will rub.
You wll also need some kind of calibration tool/ programmer like a superchips or procal to mess around with your odometer/ tpms
Im also keeping an eye on my balljoints. Some guys will say that you need more work done underneath to do it properly, there are a lot of threads on this forum that talk about the dos and donts
If you already have the 2.5 lift and trimed fenders and pinch seam, you most likely can fit them. You may want a little more lift height, like adding spacers or a body lift for more breathing room. If your wheeling it, adding sleeves and gussets is good insurance and you may need to mess around with bumpstops depending on your setup.
I don't know about your engine and gears but with mine I definitely am looking forward to the regear. You may not have to regear, but not sure. I think since you have the new engine you might be able to get by, but I think there are a lot of threads out there that talk about it.
If you get a 13.5 wide tire, you will need 3.75 backspacing or you will need to adjust your steering stops. I have 4.5 backspacing on my toyo 37x13.5s and I have a lot of washers on my steering stop which sometimes sucks for making tight turns.
Don't forget about the spare tire. You can buy a spare tire carrier/rear bumper from chris at jeepaddons here over the forum for around 500 bucks. You also may want a different fromt bumper, like a stubby or you will rub.
You wll also need some kind of calibration tool/ programmer like a superchips or procal to mess around with your odometer/ tpms
Im also keeping an eye on my balljoints. Some guys will say that you need more work done underneath to do it properly, there are a lot of threads on this forum that talk about the dos and donts
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04-23-2013, 08:54 PM
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There are a lot of different factors going into it. A lot of guys will ask you if you intend on wheeling it or keeping it on the pavement.
If you already have the 2.5 lift and trimed fenders and pinch seam, you most likely can fit them. You may want a little more lift height, like adding spacers or a body lift for more breathing room. If your wheeling it, adding sleeves and gussets is good insurance and you may need to mess around with bumpstops depending on your setup.
I don't know about your engine and gears but with mine I definitely am looking forward to the regear. You may not have to regear, but not sure. I think since you have the new engine you might be able to get by, but I think there are a lot of threads out there that talk about it.
If you get a 13.5 wide tire, you will need 3.75 backspacing or you will need to adjust your steering stops. I have 4.5 backspacing on my toyo 37x13.5s and I have a lot of washers on my steering stop which sometimes sucks for making tight turns.
Don't forget about the spare tire. You can buy a spare tire carrier/rear bumper from chris at jeepaddons here over the forum for around 500 bucks. You also may want a different fromt bumper, like a stubby or you will rub.
You wll also need some kind of calibration tool/ programmer like a superchips or procal to mess around with your odometer/ tpms
Im also keeping an eye on my balljoints. Some guys will say that you need more work done underneath to do it properly, there are a lot of threads on this forum that talk about the dos and donts
If you already have the 2.5 lift and trimed fenders and pinch seam, you most likely can fit them. You may want a little more lift height, like adding spacers or a body lift for more breathing room. If your wheeling it, adding sleeves and gussets is good insurance and you may need to mess around with bumpstops depending on your setup.
I don't know about your engine and gears but with mine I definitely am looking forward to the regear. You may not have to regear, but not sure. I think since you have the new engine you might be able to get by, but I think there are a lot of threads out there that talk about it.
If you get a 13.5 wide tire, you will need 3.75 backspacing or you will need to adjust your steering stops. I have 4.5 backspacing on my toyo 37x13.5s and I have a lot of washers on my steering stop which sometimes sucks for making tight turns.
Don't forget about the spare tire. You can buy a spare tire carrier/rear bumper from chris at jeepaddons here over the forum for around 500 bucks. You also may want a different fromt bumper, like a stubby or you will rub.
You wll also need some kind of calibration tool/ programmer like a superchips or procal to mess around with your odometer/ tpms
Im also keeping an eye on my balljoints. Some guys will say that you need more work done underneath to do it properly, there are a lot of threads on this forum that talk about the dos and donts
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Thanks for the info. I have the new 3.6 with 4.10's auto trans. I already have smitty xrc stubby front and rear with tire carrier. Not sure about the backspacing on my wheels but I will find out. Yes, I plan to wheel so 1" or so spacers my be needed.
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I did the same thing man.....
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