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37" tires for street??

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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 03:02 PM
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Default 37" tires for street??

Mostly a street jeep but offoroading some like dirt rocky trails but I was wondering would a 1in. Body lift and 3" teraflex kit work? I don't want to change driveshafts yet or gears so give me ur opinion please
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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Auto/6 speed? 2dr/4dr?
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by stlfan06
Auto/6 speed? 2dr/4dr?
Its a 4 door automatic rubicon
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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I don't think you want to go to 37s without gears... esp. in an auto.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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I just got my 37's and they are heavy and on steel rims and it seems alright in town.. I am not going to win any races and it would be nice to have a programmer to correct the shift points and speedometer but the 4:10 gears arent that bad.. turn off OD in the hilly sections
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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ive got 35's with stock gears speed isnt that bad but gas mileage dropped to about 12-13 mph,
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by blackout
ive got 35's with stock gears speed isnt that bad but gas mileage dropped to about 12-13 mph,
Did you reprogram? Just thinking your speedo may be reading wrong and you actually went farther than it read, meaning your mpg is probably better then you think. Mine didn't drop that much at least.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by john smack
I just got my 37's and they are heavy and on steel rims and it seems alright in town.. I am not going to win any races and it would be nice to have a programmer to correct the shift points and speedometer but the 4:10 gears arent that bad.. turn off OD in the hilly sections
One of my main things is I don't want to do driveshafts so what do you think?
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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Driveshafts are dictated mainly by lift required to fit large tires.
However, unless you don't mind crawling the streets you will need to regear with the auto.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by spinlock
Driveshafts are dictated mainly by lift required to fit large tires.
However, unless you don't mind crawling the streets you will need to regear with the auto.
Yeah its a 3 inch lift?
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