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Old 05-28-2007, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by kb7our
My Sahara is the same model/color as JKMAN (I'm in AZ also). I am considering a 2.5" lift with 33's rather than a 3" and 35s. Could this work as well?
That should be fine, you should have more than enough lift to clear 33's while flexing.
Old 05-28-2007, 07:34 AM
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2.5" w/ 33's will be fine. Many are runing 33's with no lift. Not that I want your JK to look like mine, good choice on combo by the way, but go with a 3" lift. Will give you the room to step up in size down the road if you ever decide you might, as well as budget boosts are not the way to go in my opinion. Besides won't cost much more for the 3". I almost went w/ 33's due to daily driver and thought 35" was too much tire, now I'm wishing I went with a 4" lift so I could get 37"s down the road!
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Originally Posted by BLKRUBI
MY cost Nitto M.G.'s.......35x12.50x17---- $240
35x12.50x18---- $234

Nitto's just have weird pricing....33x12.50x18-- $247 (33's more than 35's?)
33x12.50x17-- $223
That's do to the good ol' supply and demand
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Originally Posted by bodybrdng
That's do to the good ol' supply and demand
Not necessaily, typically, tires w/larger wheel sizes cost more to produce, (R&D, and all that stuff) hence the reason anything over a 20" is usually skyhigh. I think Nitto tends to produce/sell tires for the bigger wheels, so maybe they have more R&D in the smaller wheels, just a guess....who knows.
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Do you know the size of the stock wheels? 18x??? 8,5? Thx
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Originally Posted by chrissdb
Do you know the size of the stock wheels? 18x??? 8,5? Thx
The Sahara stockers? 18x7.5, I think. Someone with a Sahara help out. My stockers were 17's.
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How do they fit 35 on stock wheels? Because all those tires need at least 18x8 or 18x8,5 no? Have you seen bigger tires that can fit the stock wheels? Maybe it should be smarter to go with 17!!!
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Originally Posted by chrissdb
How do they fit 35 on stock wheels? Because all those tires need at least 18x8 or 18x8,5 no? Have you seen bigger tires that can fit the stock wheels? Maybe it should be smarter to go with 17!!!

35's fit fine on stock wheels. There are plenty of people on here running 35's on stock wheels. Check out the galley. How much bigger? I'm not sure that I underdstand what you are asking. FYI, I'm running 18x8.5" wheels.
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Originally Posted by kb7our
My Sahara is the same model/color as JKMAN (I'm in AZ also). I am considering a 2.5" lift with 33's rather than a 3" and 35s. Could this work as well?
I'd like to know that as well. If anyone has pics of this setup, let's see 'em.
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Originally Posted by JKMAN
2.5" w/ 33's will be fine. Many are runing 33's with no lift. Not that I want your JK to look like mine, good choice on combo by the way, but go with a 3" lift. Will give you the room to step up in size down the road if you ever decide you might, as well as budget boosts are not the way to go in my opinion. Besides won't cost much more for the 3". I almost went w/ 33's due to daily driver and thought 35" was too much tire, now I'm wishing I went with a 4" lift so I could get 37"s down the road!
Stock Sahara 18's, 33's (BFGs if I can find some) or the Cooper's. Either the Skyjacker 2.5 or Terra BB 2.5. What spacers do I need? Is 1" correct?


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