Finally got down to Moab to flex up the tera 4, my wheels are the Goodyear MTR 37's on Walker Evans 17x8.5 with 4.5 backspacing. I did not air down as it wasnt necessary for this trail. First let me get out of the way, Holly Shite, this thing is awesome, any one who has wheeled Jeeps be prepared to be amazed, I didnt do anything extreme, but I was blown away by the abilities of the JK. I wanted to address a few questions floating around about the 4 lift and 37's. 1st gas milage: I averaged 15.5 miles going down, alot of canyon driving and strong winds, not great but for me verry liveable, I made it down to Moab with a 1/4 of a tank of gas left. 2nd gearing: I am still verry satisified with the 4:10s I turned off the overdrive in the canyons but ouitside of that I moved along the freeway without any trouble, sure a few down shifts hear and there but with the automatic I didnt mind. While offroading I ran Fins & THings mostly in 2 and 4 hi, there where a few obstacles that I tried in 4 hi and didnt have the juice to climb, but once in 4 Lo it wasn a problem. 3rd the pinch weld in the rear wheel wells: Didnt even come close, in fact I was almost hitting the rear bumper as it came into the rear fenders. 4th Front Bumper clearance: I was allover that thing, I had considerable rubbing, when turning and had to be carefull especially in reverse as the lugs from the MTR's really grabbed. 5th Drive lines: I had no rubbing on the front drive lines on the skids, the angle isnt the best but should give me enough time to address other Issues. I could go on and on about how impressed I was with the JK and the tera lift, but to sum it up, if you are even trying to decide if you want to bu the JK, its simple DO IT. If you own one and want to have a daily driver, that with a few mods can wheel anywhere with any rig, get the tera 4 with 37's my only regret is I wasnt patient enough to get the Rubicon. One last testimony comes from my wife who is 4 months pregnant and drove and rode the trail with me and remarked how amazing the ride was! Now for the list I have prioritized my list of future modifications.

1. Front Bumper
2. Rear Bumper with carrier to carry a fullsized spare
3. Rubicon front 44 (anyone with a Rubi want to make some cash?)
4. Gears, alloy shafts and Lockers
5. Front drive line
6. Atlas T case

Thanks to JK FOrums for giving me a place to rant and rave.

GET YOURSELF ONE!

 

Erockhopper,
Thanks for the great pics and write up!!
Is this a long arm kit?
And could you post up some pics while the Jeep is sitting level?? I would like to see the ride height with the 37" before you flexed it out..
Looks awesome!

 

The lift is the Tera 4 suspension system, they are not long arms but they are adjustable.