View Poll Results: 33's or 35's on a daily driver
33's
41
23.70%
35's (and regearing of course)
132
76.30%
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Hey daily drivers, if $$$ were no object would you go 33's or 35's
09-07-2009, 09:31 PM
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Remember, there's only 1" difference between 33's and 35's in ground clearance. So, if money IS an issue, then you might want to think 33's. Since you said it was not, then by all means 35's and regear IF you're not happy. There are many people runnin 35's and 4.10's that are happy with them, though. If money was no object though, I'd go alot bigger than 35's.
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09-08-2009, 12:35 AM
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If money is no object... 35s and regear. Then again, if money is no object, why not 37s or larger? As a daily driver, perhaps larger than 37s would be a bit much, I'm just thinking about having to climb in and out, especially for the misses and kids. I have 37s on mine now and it is a daily driver. I would like to have bigger tires, but I think that is a bit of overkill and would make it a bit too impractical for a dd. If you don't want to go bigger than 35s for whatever reason, then go with 35s, because you won't really notice that much of a difference from stock to 33s.
09-08-2009, 03:17 AM
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It appears to me you're just getting the tires for their looks (I didn't pick up on off-roading in your posts). So, only you can decide what you think looks best. And then, only you can decide if it's worth the wait. Personally, I went 33s with my 4.10 and manual gear box and I'm quite pleased. I may upgrade later to 35s--but not until I'm ready to regear and to do some work on the front axle--but then I do off-road, and breaking down half-way around White Rim Trail is not my idea of a good time.
09-08-2009, 04:47 AM
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Technically, it depends on what you want to do with your jeep...do you want to wheel it occasionally or quite a bit? Do you want to wheel it over some challenging obstacles?
Mine is my daily driver and I went with 35s and 5:13 gears. But, I do alot of wheeling, both challenging and scenic. I have over 67,000 miles on my DD and I absolutely love it. Ask yourself how you plan on wheeling it and go from there.
Mine is my daily driver and I went with 35s and 5:13 gears. But, I do alot of wheeling, both challenging and scenic. I have over 67,000 miles on my DD and I absolutely love it. Ask yourself how you plan on wheeling it and go from there.
Yeah if money really was no object... I'd be ordering a HEMI JK with D60's and 40's just because I could... but if you could see my wife's jaw hit the floor when I told her the cost of regear/35's/superchips it brought me back to reality real quick... quote "Why can't you drive it the way it is"
It appears to me you're just getting the tires for their looks (I didn't pick up on off-roading in your posts). So, only you can decide what you think looks best. And then, only you can decide if it's worth the wait. Personally, I went 33s with my 4.10 and manual gear box and I'm quite pleased. I may upgrade later to 35s--but not until I'm ready to regear and to do some work on the front axle--but then I do off-road, and breaking down half-way around White Rim Trail is not my idea of a good time.
At least I can be the cool dad in the carpool line
09-08-2009, 05:29 AM
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09-08-2009, 05:42 AM
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My 2dr is a daily driver/"dual purpose" rig. I drive it every single day to work and school, and to the trail on the trail and home from the trail. I have 35s and 5.13 gears. I had 33s (almost 34" around) put on my Jeep day one and it did ok with the 4.10s, but with the 35s it struggled. OD no longer existed. I say look at lots of photos and maybe a couple in person and then get the tires you really want. Then save up to regear for them.