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XRC Fender armor on 2-door w/33-35's

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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 04:17 AM
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Default XRC Fender armor on 2-door w/33-35's

I have scoured the forum using about every xrc fender armor combo to search and have only found 3 or 4 jk's with the XRC fender armor. Tons of 4-doors. Sorry if this seems like a re-post

Does anyone have a 2 door with these fenders and 33's? maybe 35's?

I trying to figure out if these will open up the wheel well too much for 33's. I think it might for the rears, but there is a guy who has only the fronts on a 2-door that still looks pretty good...with 37's. I have a 2013, auto, 3.73, no lift and want to stick with 33's (295/75r16) because this is my DD. I am also a few years from lift, re-gear, axle re-enforcement for 37's. Want to do everything at once.
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 07:45 AM
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ID:	536900 BFG KM2 35x12.5x15 and Rock Krawler 2.5" lift. I wish I had gone 37's. These 35's measure 33.5", if you get a true 35 I think it would look better (or smaller lift.)
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by tljk2007
Attachment 536896Attachment 536897Attachment 536898Attachment 536899Attachment 536900 BFG KM2 35x12.5x15 and Rock Krawler 2.5" lift. I wish I had gone 37's. These 35's measure 33.5", if you get a true 35 I think it would look better (or smaller lift.)
33's with no lift would look good, in my opinion.
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by tljk2007

33's with no lift would look good, in my opinion.
That looks really good. I thought a 2.5 would really open it up for 35's. I was worried 33-335 would look tiny in the rears and yours looks awesome. What gears are you running with those

Anyone else feel free to post some more pics/opinions.
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 08:06 AM
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I'm running 5:13's with the 3.6 motor and 6 speed trans. Its to low flow highway but love it in the woods. I believe 4:88's would be a better setup.
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by tljk2007
I'm running 5:13's with the 3.6 motor and 6 speed trans. Its to low flow highway but love it in the woods. I believe 4:88's would be a better setup.
Really, on the 3.6? I have heard most people like 4.10-4.56 for 35-37's. Then again if your using it mainly in the woods that would make sense too. Either way, awesome rig. Maybe mine can look like that when it grows up. My wife told me my jeep looked like a body builder that skipped leg day.
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 10:25 AM
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Yea the 5:13 are really low but really after driving it for a while 4:56 is the highest I would go with 35's. A lot less stress on drive trane. I have a 2013 unlimited with 4:10 and auto with 35's. It changes gears constantly in the hills. I dropped to 33" Duratracs and it does better now. Still think 4:88 is the way to go, especially if you plan on 37's in the future.
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by tljk2007
Yea the 5:13 are really low but really after driving it for a while 4:56 is the highest I would go with 35's. A lot less stress on drive trane. I have a 2013 unlimited with 4:10 and auto with 35's. It changes gears constantly in the hills. I dropped to 33" Duratracs and it does better now. Still think 4:88 is the way to go, especially if you plan on 37's in the future.
When the time comes I probably will do something like that. I live in DGW so the only hills i see are on my way to tje ozarks to visit family. I looked at a lot of the back ground in your picks and only wish I could live there. That made the 4.88-5.13 comment make much more sense.
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 12:06 PM
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We have to build for the way we use our jeeps. Good luck on your build. Hope you find dome steroids for those skinny legs (on your jeep of course). Lol
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by tatrhed
there is a guy who has only the fronts on a 2-door that still looks pretty good...
Do you have any photos of this setup? I love the XRC Armor up front, but I think the rear looks funny. The wheel arch is too high and pushed back that it just doesn't look right. I'm trying to find a different set of metal fenders that would look good with the XRC up front.
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