This is my first post, and I am happy to be a new member of the forum. I am looking to get some ideas from some other tj owners.
So, my Jeep is an 05 tj. I live in Michigan. When I bought it, the owner was a mechanic and he bought it from a customer of his who kept the Jeep in South Carolina for its entire life up until the last two years, so it is completely spotless rust free. It’s got 130,000 miles and I plan on making this Jeep last a very long time. I’m a full time college student, so I don’t have unlimited funds but I also don’t cheap out. I want quality parts that won’t fail me when I’m on a trail etc. when I bought it, the seller told me it had a 3 inch lift, I think it looks more like a 2.5 but who knows. I have 33/10.5 tires on it right now. Warn winch, front and rear bumpers, led headlights, and a few other things.
Basically, what I’m looking for is to clear the same size tires but 12.5 wide instead of the 10.5. I’m clearing fine right now but I suspect they would rub with the wider tires on it. I don’t want to go to 35’s with the Dana 35 in the rear currently and I don’t want to regear from 3.73 just yet. I was thinking of buying teraflex springs, or another brand, in 3/3.5 inch springs, bilstein shocks, and a SYE if I have to. I’m wondering if this would be okay or cause more problems than I already have? Thank you!
So, my Jeep is an 05 tj. I live in Michigan. When I bought it, the owner was a mechanic and he bought it from a customer of his who kept the Jeep in South Carolina for its entire life up until the last two years, so it is completely spotless rust free. It’s got 130,000 miles and I plan on making this Jeep last a very long time. I’m a full time college student, so I don’t have unlimited funds but I also don’t cheap out. I want quality parts that won’t fail me when I’m on a trail etc. when I bought it, the seller told me it had a 3 inch lift, I think it looks more like a 2.5 but who knows. I have 33/10.5 tires on it right now. Warn winch, front and rear bumpers, led headlights, and a few other things.
Basically, what I’m looking for is to clear the same size tires but 12.5 wide instead of the 10.5. I’m clearing fine right now but I suspect they would rub with the wider tires on it. I don’t want to go to 35’s with the Dana 35 in the rear currently and I don’t want to regear from 3.73 just yet. I was thinking of buying teraflex springs, or another brand, in 3/3.5 inch springs, bilstein shocks, and a SYE if I have to. I’m wondering if this would be okay or cause more problems than I already have? Thank you!