Overlanding setup with 35's
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Mark: I see that you have an aftermarket front driveshaft. Did your stock shaft fail? I'm running less lift than you and hoping to not have to replace driveshafts. What failures have you had?
With my set up I'm expecting to have to replace ball joints at some time, but hoping that everything else will hold up. My Jeep is my DD and I don't do any serious rock crawling. I have less than 35K miles on it so far and have not had any failures yet, but have only had the 35s on for a couple of months. The rubi axles have c gussets, RCV front shafts, G2 shafts on the rear and ruff stuff dif covers.
I also really enjoy your videos. They are always an inspiration to those of us less traveled.
With my set up I'm expecting to have to replace ball joints at some time, but hoping that everything else will hold up. My Jeep is my DD and I don't do any serious rock crawling. I have less than 35K miles on it so far and have not had any failures yet, but have only had the 35s on for a couple of months. The rubi axles have c gussets, RCV front shafts, G2 shafts on the rear and ruff stuff dif covers.
I also really enjoy your videos. They are always an inspiration to those of us less traveled.
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Bear in mind that Mark runs 35's with 4.56 gears. I decided that until I re-gear my 3.73's that I'd run 285/70R17's (a smudge taller and narrower than 33X12.50R17's), which I really like so far. So much so that I may not regear at all. We'll see after this next Ouray trip. I just put a Flashpaq tune on yesterday but have only a handful of miles since flashing it.
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I am one of those who believe in an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! A friend of mine had 35's with no added support to the front axle and it was bent within 1 year! Yes he wheels but what bent it and when?
The JK front axle is known to bend, so for me I stayed with stock tire size until after I fixed my axle. I did the artec truss, with gussets, control arm skids etc... then I went to 35" tires. Because I drive a lot I burned through the MTR's in a year so I went to 275/70/17's, bought some used Moab rims on craigs list with TPMS and got some 37's for wheeling.
I would run a smaller tire, save on gears and wear and tear and do a lift with some armor underneath?
Good luck!
The JK front axle is known to bend, so for me I stayed with stock tire size until after I fixed my axle. I did the artec truss, with gussets, control arm skids etc... then I went to 35" tires. Because I drive a lot I burned through the MTR's in a year so I went to 275/70/17's, bought some used Moab rims on craigs list with TPMS and got some 37's for wheeling.
I would run a smaller tire, save on gears and wear and tear and do a lift with some armor underneath?
Good luck!
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Thank you all for the great input. After talking with TeraFlex I think I'll be going with a 2.5" lift with springs and shocks. Also throwing in the speed bump kit, for the crazy bumps we encounter on the forest roads at speed.
Also going to try and get a set of 35" MT/R's for my stock 17" Jeep wheels. With a 1.5" spacer I think I should be good for my initial setup. Will build in the gussets along the way.
Also going to try and get a set of 35" MT/R's for my stock 17" Jeep wheels. With a 1.5" spacer I think I should be good for my initial setup. Will build in the gussets along the way.
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My 2 door JK has a 3" lift and 35" tires with a RTT. Just took it from Phoenix to Colorado and back with no problems. Had the lift and tires for about 50,000 miles with no problems.
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Mark, do you feel the 4.88 are too steep for the 35's? I've got the 3.8 6 speed too and I'm torn between the 4.56 and 4.88. Not an over lander, more of a mud/rock sort of guy.