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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 05:45 PM
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Does anyone have a 2.5" BB with stock Rubi Tires (BFG KM's 32's) and could tell me what there measurements are up front and in the rear from center wheel to bottom of fender flare?
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 08:07 AM
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Bump. Can anybody help me out with this? Or does anyone know what a stock Rubicon's measurements would be?
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by aaronstephen
Bump. Can anybody help me out with this? Or does anyone know what a stock Rubicon's measurements would be?
I had the measurements with 255/80s(33.1) and threw them away yesterday.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JK Inspired

I had the measurements with 255/80s(33.1) and threw them away yesterday.
Bummer. Well maybe someone else out there can help.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by aaronstephen
Does anyone have a 2.5" BB with stock Rubi Tires (BFG KM's 32's) and could tell me what there measurements are up front and in the rear from center wheel to bottom of fender flare?
What are you trying to determine here? If you used a 2.5" BB (metal or poly spacer) you will be exactly 2.5" higher than you were at stock height. You can't compare your Jeep to another Jeep even if they have the same lift and tires because the spring rates are different on every Jeep. You'd have to find a Jeep with the exact same spring rate and then hope their springs aren't sagging etc. The spring compression/length is a variable that you can't control so no matter what some other Jeep measures to, you will most likely be within 1" of the same reading if all variable are the same and controlled. Say you have the lowest rating springs and you compare your Jeep to a Jeep with the highest rated springs, you may see a 2" difference. Same as if somebody has bumpers, 2dr vs 4dr, winches, racks etc etc.

So at the end of the day, what are you trying to accomplish here? If you are trying to figure out the distance to determine what your stock height was just minus the lift kit from the numbers you have now. Or do you want to know what a Rubi is compared to a Sport? It's usually no higher than a sport unless you're comparing a 2dr soft top sport to a 4dr Rubi with max tow and hard top.

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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 08:46 AM
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Thanks. I didn't think of those variables.
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