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35" tires and lift question

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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 08:33 AM
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Default 35" tires and lift question

I have 2010 2 door Rubicon. I am looking to run 35" BFG KM2 on stock rims.

I have order an AEV Premium 3.5" lift, 1.5" spacers, and a rear tire adaptor - is there anything I need to run the tires? I think I have thought of it all, but before I install wanted to make sure. The only thing I can think of is a possible regear.

Thanks in advance for the recommendations and advice.

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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 08:36 AM
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You are probably going to want a new rear driveshaft. From what I have read it looks like anything over 3" requires it.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 08:55 AM
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You might want to look into a high steer kit and if you want to go all out do the ball joints, tie rod and axles. Make sure you have gussetted your C's as well.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by o|||||||o
You are probably going to want a new rear driveshaft. From what I have read it looks like anything over 3" requires it.
what he said, you will need to replace your rear drive shaft sooner than later. the rear drive shaft will be sitting at a much steeper angle and this will cause your cv boots and subsequently, the bearings inside the joint to fail. the only problem is, the kit you bought does NOT come with adjustable rear upper control arms and they will be needed to set your pinion angle. needless to say, you will need to spend a bit more money to address this.

Originally Posted by 07JKDakotaEd
You might want to look into a high steer kit and if you want to go all out do the ball joints, tie rod and axles. Make sure you have gussetted your C's as well.
the kit he bought comes with a steering correction kit. no need to replace the ball joints if the one you have aren't bad. likewise, no need to replace the tie rod or axles at this point and time but, gusseting the c's is a good idea.
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