Yellowfin

I'll third that one.

Good shops here...i.e. Tribe 4x4 and Screamin' Lizard Customs charge anywhere from $1500-$1800 depending on parts. Gone are the days of $1000 gear installs using Nitro/Superior gears and Timken bearings.....unless of course you know someone that can do them and is willing to for fairly cheap. Had mine done with Nitro gears and master install kits w/ Timkens for $1100. Parts were $550 shipped.

Nwapache

The artec truss can be done on the cheap, but to weld it properly, according to install guidelines is an 8+hr job. Cut corners and I wish you good luck.
If you're interested in figurin out how you can possibly get quality gear sets installed for $999, please call Northridge 4x4, they'll be happy to explain it to you

BLACK MARKT

I wonder if anybody out here in Los Angeles has re-geared a 2013 JK and if so who performed the re-gearing

mpkelley20

OK wait....this thread is a joke right? I mean 20" wheels and pocket flares? Might as well throw some chrome on it too!

Ok but seriously, just do 35's. If you never wheel it then 35's are even overkill. And even if you do wheel it, do it on 35's and stop cheating like everyone else who are running 37's and bigger.

If you decide to do 37's, just remember we are here to help you in a few months when shit starts breaking.

mattgt5

If you prepare properly, shit don't break.

mpkelley20

Almost true but why force these types of modifications on a rig that won't ever see dirt or rock? Because it looks nice?? I'd respect the jeep owner more if they spent that money on an electric soft top () over axle reinforcements, steering component upgrades, etc... if the Jeep is only seeing pavement.

Yellowfin

37's with 20's is just a bad idea if you ever plan on leaving the pavement. Hell, it's a bad idea even on pavement. Now with say 17's/18's, not that bad. I've been running 37's w/ 17x8's on basically stock D44 axles for nearly 2 years without issue. I did get upper c's gusseted, but so far that's it. Just replaced factory ball joints back in October/November and the lift & tires went on over a year before that.

So the saying "big tires bend/break axles" isn't always true. Depends on how you drive. If you're bouncing off rocks, then yeah, you'll tear shit up. But if you crawl and don't abuse the skinny pedal, it's possible to keep problems to a minimum.

mattgt5

Agreed. Wouldn't waste $ on 37" and reinforcement on a pavement rig.

JK UNLIMITED

First of all it is his rig but 20's do suck on a JEEP second Bully Dog has a performance tuner for $600 ( I I have the E-Mail from them) and the OME 3.5" lift is the SHIT hands down! I am running 35" MTR's on my 13 RUBI with American Outlaw 17"wheels 2"spacers 4.10 gears with no lift and it looks SICK...but a bunch of trimming since I am waiting for the $ to get the lift I had the OME 3.5 from BRC on my 09 Sahara and loved it and it was about $1,600 my wheel and tire combo cost me 3k but you will have to regear because those 3.21's are going to kill you and you will hate it with the 4.10's I can still roll smoke off the 35's but whatever YOU decide to do just do it and have fun don't listen to the haters. I do wheel mine (lightly until the lift is installed,already had to fix the painted fenders from last weekends wheeling trip) and yes we will call you a mall crawler or pavement princess just grow some thick skin and enjoy your JEEP my father retired from the plant where they are built and his retirement checks greatly appreciate the patronage you and everybody else here gives the JEEP BRAND!

kh202