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putting a 3.5 in lift on my 2009 jk unlimited need help w/ tire sizes.

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would 28/75/16 or 305/75/16 look goofy or too small on my lift. they are both 33"s but my original tires were 225/75/16 before the lift.
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OK I got my lift. gonna put 35" tires on with spacers. I am new at this but my Buddie is gonna help me out but cant get a hold of him. with the spacers i will need two sets right one for front and one for back. and with this high of lift and size tires would i need a steering stabilizer
Your stock steering stabilizer will work fine, unless it's worn out and needs replacing...
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OK I got my lift. gonna put 35" tires on with spacers. I am new at this but my Buddie is gonna help me out but cant get a hold of him. with the spacers i will need two sets right one for front and one for back. and with this high of lift and size tires would i need a steering stabilizer
Yep 2 sets of spacers. I would go with spidertrax. And as mentioned, unless your stock ss is damaged or leaking, it will work fine
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would 28/75/16 or 305/75/16 look goofy or too small on my lift. they are both 33"s but my original tires were 225/75/16 before the lift.
To judge the "looks" is up to you, but besides that, the real benefits of larger tires: You gain more overall ground clearence, specially under the pumkins. This can be done only with larger tires. You sit a little higher during water crossings.
I think that larger tires always look awesome!!!
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ok so no matter what set i go with the 315 or the 305 i am still going to need two sets of spacers right. and the 305 is 305/70r16 would fit right.
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Be careful with your numbers,

35-12.50 = 35"
315/75 = 35"
305/75 = 34"
305/70 = 33"

best iI can tell.
Also your brake rotor has a lip that locates your wheel. Hubcentric spacers locate on this lip and provide a concentric lipon the face for the wheel to align to.
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