Thank you every one for all your posts and pictures.

 

I went with 2 1/2" RC BB with 33x12.5 mud grapplers on moabs. Pretty aggressive tire and I like the look of the stock moabs.

 

35's are the way to go but until i can afford to regear im sticking with my 33's. 33's didnt hurt my power to bad and it doesnt look as good as 35's but an aggressive 33 is not a bad tire.

 

go with 35s if you have the gears 4 it

 

Is it a daily driver as well? If so, I would suggest 33s with aggressive tread.

Mine is a daily driver. I'm running 33's for now, but I also installed a 4" lift. I'll be upgrading to 35s for off-roading only, but will continue to run the 33s.

 

Since you guys are trying to decide, I just want to inform you of exactly what is entailed if you decide to go with 35s.

It is very expensive, you're not just factoring in the cost of tires. You also need to buy a lift and get it instaled. Then you need to regear so you don't have too drastic a power and MPG loss. If you want to put a spare on your liftgate, you'll have to adjust that as well.

All in all, depending on how much of the work you can do yourself you're looking at at around $4k to make the switch to 35". And on top of it all, you will still experience a MPG and power loss even after regearing (though not nearly as bad as it would be without). You also have to contend with a higher center of gravity, etc.

I love how 35"s look on the JK Unlimiteds. However, they are just not practical for me, as my jeep is my daily driver and I have a long commute.

I'd also personally stick with the 33" because my tire of choice, the firestone destination MT only comes in 33" and I'd rather have a superior tire in 33" than a inferior tire that is a bit larger.

 

Mild off-roading? 33s. If you get 35s, remember that I recommended 33s every time you downshift on a slight uphill on the Interstate to fourth gear. I have 33s, 2.5" BB and did have some mild rubbing at EJS. 35s would be unacceptable without more lift. And I'm running 4.10s, as is TORN, and I was almost always a gear higher than him as we tooled across the U.S. to Moab, he in his two-door on 35s and me in my four-door on 33s (both with 4.10s). It also seemed he was having to fill with gas about half again more times than me.

Having said that: I would like to have 35s for off-roading, and they really do look nice on a four-door. But I only want that with proper regearing, and with a 4" lift--and I've not convinced myself that's where I'd really like to spend my retirement money (yet!).

Besides, if you look at 33s on a four-door from the right angle, they can look pretty danged good (photo by High Roller):

 

33s for me. Go any bigger and you need to regear and if your going to regear and get a spare carrier and big lift to fit 35s why not go 37?

 

What ever you choose, it wont be big enough in 6 months. I have 33's and love them but i lust for 37's and dana 60's... best of luck to you.

 

I don't care for 33's on a 4dr at all. 35's are a minumum on a 4 dr and I'm looking to swap out to 37's soon. 35's are great on a 2 dr though.