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Old 08-04-2012 | 05:47 PM
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2010 JKU that is driven on road 95% and I got a bad back so I want to make it smoothest DD on road ride ever, I got some ideas about AEV 2.5" kit and 33 tires with 28 PSI, is it gonna make it smooth in bumpy roads

Can I add 33'' tires on my 17"wheels without changing anything or do I have to get a 2" lift and other modifications?

I want to increase the tires side wall of my JKU 2010 to get a smoother ride with minimum modifications and also thinking of the AEV 2.5'' kit , what's ur opinion is the 33/12.5R15 good upgrade that doesn't need any regearing or recalibration of the spedometer or I will get a lower power and higher fuel consumption with shorten lifetime of some stuff?

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Old 08-04-2012 | 05:58 PM
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you'll likely wanna stick with an all terrain tire that has a stiffer side wall maybe load range D. I hear the falken wild peaks are real nice. the price is pretty good too
Old 08-04-2012 | 06:06 PM
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I'm running 15" wheels and that lets me run load range C tires and more sidewall. Maybe all in my head but it's darn pretty smooth. Or maybe it's the 22psi in em. My lift is a 3.5 RK and tires are 35" old style MTR's.
Old 08-04-2012 | 06:08 PM
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I think he wants to run that tire pressure on the highway
Old 08-04-2012 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by medbender
you'll likely wanna stick with an all terrain tire that has a stiffer side wall maybe load range D. I hear the falken wild peaks are real nice. the price is pretty good too

why would he want to get a stiffer sidewall tire if he wants a smooth ride?
Old 08-05-2012 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MeMongo
I'm running 15" wheels and that lets me run load range C tires and more sidewall. Maybe all in my head but it's darn pretty smooth. Or maybe it's the 22psi in em. My lift is a 3.5 RK and tires are 35" old style MTR's.
did you regear and recalibrate the spedometer?
Old 08-05-2012 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by rami
Can I add 33'' tires on my 17"wheels without changing anything or do I have to get a 2" lift and other modifications?
You can run 33s just fine stock. For wider than 11" you'd probably want 1.5" wheel spacers. Those won't affect ride quality. Id also get a teraflex leveling kit to help with appearance and keep from rubbing the fenders up front when flexing offroad. If you have a sport upgrading shocks will help. Saharas and rubis won't see much on road improvement from new shocks.
Old 08-05-2012 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rami
did you regear and recalibrate the spedometer?
It's on my to-do list. All these mods are hell on the wallet. Local elevation is around 5500ft with plenty of hills and I get around just fine. I must have gotten a good 3.8




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