hi guys, im new to the board. I just purchased an 07' Sahara 4dr..its a 4x2(couldnt pass up on the deal)..as you can tell by my name im new to the Jeep world(Previous Mustang Gt Owner) and i really dont know anything about these things..Ive been looking at the BB lift kits will this be enough to clear 35's or should i go with 33's?? also do any companies make ECU programmers for jeeps to calibrate speedo's, fuel timing etc?? thanks in advance

 

Welcome and congrats on the new Jeep! 35" tires do nicely with whats called a 2" or 2.5" budget boost, which are basically spacers that give you a suspension lift, all the while keeping your stock ride. The kits are made by several companies, Rubicon Express, Teraflex, Full Traction, etc...

There is a programmer out that you can use to program your speedometer, made by Hypertech, call the Accu Pro. It doesn't do fuel management stuff though. There will probably be more programmers that do more in the future.

Let me know if you have any other questions, I will do my best to answer them for you.

BTW this is a great site with tons of info, but be prepared to take a little heat because some say real Jeeps are 4WD. Don't worry about it do what you want!!!

 

lol..I used to be one of them, but then I went with my buddy in his 4x2 and believe it or not that thing could go anywhere...eventually got stuck but it was very impressive..thanks for the info though...ive seen on here everyone has been preaching Northridge 4x4..not much of a selection of wheels though, any advice on where to look?

 

You are right a 2WD is very capable! Recently went rock crawling with a group and someone broke a front axle. He continued on very well in 2WD with only a little help over some very difficult stuff.

For wheels keep in mind that the JK's are fairly new still so not all the wheels are available quite yet. There is a nice selection and there will be more and more available as time goes by. Depending on what type of wheels you want or the look you are after, I would suggest you look at Pro Comp wheels. A lot of time they have a buy three get one free deal, same with their tires. It can cut the initial cost down a bit since you will be doing lift, wheels, tires, etc....

For the lift I would definitely go with Northridge 4X4.

 

If you go to 35's, go on and put a 3" lift on.. 2.5" would be OK in most scenarios and since you are 2wd, 2.5 might work out just fine... if you want to be on the safe side and think you'll try and push your jeep a little while offroad, go with the 3". Accu Pro by ProComp has a programmer out that will recalibrate your speedo. No one that I know of has anything out for fuel timing and/or other related power enhancers.

 

I've got a 2.5 inch lift with 35's and so far it's been great. I'm not sure how much the extra half inch will matter.

 

I run the RE 2in bb and a m.o.r.e 1in bodylift, it seems just as capable as a 3in suspension lift. Much to my surprise, the 4-door is very capable in 2wd, I have 35in cooper stt's and the thing is hard to get stuck in the mud in 2wd. Rockcrawling, different thing all together, don't know much about that, I'm in south Louisiana I do like stump crawlin though.

 

I think MKJEEP said it pretty well... you should be fine w/that type of suspension lift if you don't flex your Jeep out too much... If you're gonna do a little rock crawling or what ever else to flex it out... 3" w/35's is gonna come close to rubbing the fenders at full stuff and very likely will. My 3" FT lift rubbed when I'd stuff the tires into the wells (front)... then I put the extra 1" on (body lift) and it is fine now.

So it really depends on what you're gonna do... hell, you could put 35's under a stock suspension and you can run all day every day (on the road).

 

I have a 4 door Shahara with 2.5 TeraFlex, and 35" MT MT's. They clear just fine, when I reverse and turn the wheel sharp they rub on the air dam. I just put on a 1" M.O.R.E Body Lift and it looks great!

 

well thanks for all the quick responses guys...cant wait to get the bigger tires..i thought my mustang was a money pit..i didnt know what i was getting into!