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tire suggestions for new lift?

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Old 11-19-2010 | 07:49 PM
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After 4 weeks I finally pulled the trigger today and bought a lift. Ended up with a 4" Full Traction "Ultimate" lift. Now I'm having trouble deciding on tires, 35's or 37's? I'll be forced to run the stock 3.73 gears till feb when I could free up some $$ for 5.13's. This will be my DD so I'm leaning towards 35's but I don't want to look like I'm rolling on Honda spares... What do you guys think????? My wheels are procomp 7089's 17x8.5...
Anybody have a pic of a 4" lift w/35's??

Btw, it's a 2011 unlimited, auto, 3.73's.
Old 11-19-2010 | 08:15 PM
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If you want 37's and are planning a regear in the near future, I wouldn't worry about it at all.

If you haven't already, you may want to read a little about 37's on a Dana 30 front axle and see if you think yours will hold up to whatever abuse you plan on putting it through.
Old 11-19-2010 | 09:01 PM
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it ain't anything to write home about but, you can run 37's with 3.73's. i'm doing it now on our orange jk. as mentioned, the thing you need to be aware of with 37's is that they are a LOT of tire for a dana 30 and chances of breaking an axle will be high.
Old 11-19-2010 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
it ain't anything to write home about but, you can run 37's with 3.73's. i'm doing it now on our orange jk. as mentioned, the thing you need to be aware of with 37's is that they are a LOT of tire for a dana 30 and chances of breaking an axle will be high.
any suggestions for preventing this?
Old 11-19-2010 | 10:25 PM
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Your cheapest option is probably to look for a Rubi takeoff d44 front.
Old 11-19-2010 | 10:29 PM
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In in the same boat. Im looking for a used D44 to swap out my D30. Or if I cant find one i might have to bite the bullet and install a Dynatrac. Post some pics of your build when you get it all together.




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