Guys with X models and 35's I wanna hear from you!
 

I got an x on order. I have the trac loc in the rear, thinking about changing to locker, How do you guys handle the 35's and wheeling? I hear the BLD helps alot, I just wanna make sure I'll have fun and no issues with 3" lift and 35's on moderate off road stuff! How do the axels hold up? everyone says there so weak??

Sahara, 37's (BLD) no Locker's,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'll never climb this cliff, but it will.:D and there's numerous threads/picture's of X's & Sahara's that are doing what was impossible before. They're all fantastic machines.
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It's no Rubicon, but it is definately more capable than any other factory Jeep EVER. I agree that the axles will need to be upgraded eventually (my 44 front is on order) if you're going to do hard core stuff, but for moderate trails, the X fills the job just fine. Have fun.

X2,............and your new 44 up front will be an A$$ kicker.

you all have the 44's in the rear??? The 08's no longer have the 44 in the rear I dont think.. its the 35 :(

it's a start Tellico, NC couple weeks ago

Its awesome offroad, then again. I've always wheeled unlocked with a heavy foot in my TJ.


I'm not worried at all about the HP D30. Plenty of guys run 35-36's in a TJ with no problems at all. I dont plan on hardcore wheeling the JK until its paid off and a couple years old. So the Rubicon was'nt worth it for me right now.

X with 35" right here. No issues at all. I have the Auto so the 4.10 gears and it goes just fine and climbs rocks/mudd hills without a problem

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they did away with 4.10's on the x and sahara. 3.73's replaced them. I think its the D35 in the rear now no d44.

Wow, I'm glad I got an 07 JK X :thumbs: I'm planning on putting 35s on my JK in a few years...paid $800 for the BFG 235/85R16s AT KOs I got before I figured out that I wanted a 2.5" BB.

I would have gotten 33's (pre-lfit) but the stealership guy freaked out on my when I mentioned that. He ranted and raved about all the problems I would have if I went bigger than 32". ...this was all before I found the Project-JK forum.

From everything I've read...read alot now...35s shouldn't be a problem on the X for moderate wheeling.

no worries...
 

moderate off roading so far on an unlimited x with the supersized version of the Rubicon's MT/R s. they actually measure 34".

running them with a 2.5" budget boost. no complaints. something may break someday... and then I'll replace with things more beefier. looking forward to seeing what/if things break

im installing my 4 inch teraflex lift and 35 inch bfg muds on friday. Ill let you know how it performs afterward

X with 35s
 

I just got a FT 3" Premium lift with M-force shocks and 35" Toyo Open Country M/Ts installed on my Unlimited X with auto/4:10 this week and I have to say that the automatic transmission shifts at better points now than with the stock 30"(?) tires. I have a long ~15% grade hill to get to my house and with the stock setup at the bottom of the hill it would bog down and I would have to practically floor it to down shift and it would toggle gears all the way up the hill. With the 35s, it seems that the auto transmission knows how much you are pressing the pedal and changes gears much better than previously. It stays in the same gear and pulls through the whole hill just fine now. I actually took it in for service and complained about the transmission shift points before I got the lift, as it actually felt like something was wrong.

I haven't wheeled it yet, but I see no need for a gear change at this time aside from fixing the speedo. Of course it doesn't accelerate quite as fast as with the stock setup, but it is more than satisfactory for a jeep.

sweet thanks guys keep me posted! I cant wait for mine to show up!

I too have an "08" X on order. I got to custom build min from the factory and they come standard with Dana 44 rears, and have much more upgrade options than the "07"s. If its not too late look over some of the options and pick what you like.

they have more options?? I ordered s package with trac loc and upgraded to the infinity radio. That was all the options I got. I figured I would use aftermarket stuff for the rest. I'm considereing adding the dual top group for the hard top in the winter.