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Old May 22, 2011 | 05:46 PM
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Looking for the best price. Can you tale me a good place to buy one ? Just looking to put 33s on . My wife drives it just on road . not off road. I would like one that will keep the factory ride. What size do i need ? Thanks 2008 2 door x jk. automatic
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Old May 22, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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For 33s mark technically you just need wheels with proper backspacing or wheel spacers for your stock wheels or just a narrow set of 33s.

The budget boost is just for some clearance and a little more room to flex on the trail, which you might not need.
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Old May 22, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sa29560
For 33s mark technically you just need wheels with proper backspacing or wheel spacers for your stock wheels or just a narrow set of 33s.

The budget boost is just for some clearance and a little more room to flex on the trail, which you might not need.
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Can you put the aev 17x8.5 Argent Wheel : 5x5 : +10mm offset on 33s. And not lift it ? secure.aev-conversions.com/s...ode=20402013AA[/url]

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Old May 22, 2011 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mark jk
Looking for the best price. Can you tale me a good place to buy one ? Just looking to put 33s on . My wife drives it just on road . not off road. I would like one that will keep the factory ride. What size do i need ? Thanks 2008 2 door x jk. automatic
as mentioned, depending on the tire you get, you most likely will be able to run them without any lift at all. if you have any rubbing at all, it'll be at a full turn and, you can help prevent that by adjusting your steer stops.

http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...top-adjustment
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Old May 23, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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I ran 33s for a few months without any problems. I only rubbed at full stuff on the rear fenders...Now I run the TeraFlex 1.5" Lift

No Lift


With 1.5" Lift
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Old May 23, 2011 | 01:22 AM
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You can also go onto Ebay and pick up a set of 4 door Rubicon springs (preferably with hard top and tow package) and swap your 2 door springs out. There are tons of threads on the swap. You can usually get them for 100 bucks.
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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:01 AM
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You can also go onto Ebay and pick up a set of 4 door Rubicon springs (preferably with hard top and tow package) and swap your 2 door springs out. There are tons of threads on the swap. You can usually get them for 100 bucks.
X2 you will want to pay attention to the last 2 numbers on the tag connected to your coils. The numbers you will want to look for if you decide to go this route is preferably 19- front and 59- rear. If you can only find 18/59 it will still give you an inch or more of lift coming from a 4dr.

There is a lot of misconception when it comes to Rubi "tow package/hardtop" coils. Don't assume they are already stiffer springs than your running. Chrysler has 9 variation coil packages they use. I bought the tow/hardtop coils without checking the numbers first and found out the rear coils were the same as mine, 58's.

A buddy of mine was running 12/55 on his JK and then swapped to 16/58 and you would swear he has a 2.5" lift at least.. And for the price, should be able to find them locally for well under $100...
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My bad, preferably 19/60....
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Old May 23, 2011 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jerseyjeep95
I have the teraflex 2.5" bb and swapped in a set of 19/59 coils. Netted just under 4" on my x.
X2 I'm running the same type setup, just with 18/59 coils and I netted a little over 3" of lift.
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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Battlefrog
My bad, preferably 19/60....
Just looked 14ab and 55aa is that the numbers that you are talking about? If so the 19/60 would it lift it some?
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