yes, done both. i'll never lift another TJ. Way too many advantages to the stock suspension. My next investment will be a MML, a new transmission cross member, and a flat belly.
Can I run 33’s on my 2005 Jeep Wrangler SE?
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All he is doing is making guesses and relating his feelings. It doesn't need to be that way.
The answer is in the bump stops. Personally, I don't care which provides more clearance. It is what it is. Each by itself has its advantages and compromises.
One thing I do know is that in the best case scenario with highlines (AEV is not a true highline) and a larger tire is that the shock travel will never exceed what came from the factory unless you either move the shock mounts or start adding bump stop extension. One you start adding bump stop extension to accommodate the longer shocks, you start losing up travel. In order to recover the lost up travel from the bump stop extension, lift is required.
The point is that highlines are not able to be cleanly equated with lift. Both have their compromises. IMO, I would start with lift and adding shock travel and then use highlines and other means of adding clearance to augment the overall build.
Really ??
I saw him actually buy and install 33s and drive the freaking thing !!!! Have you ever put 33s on a stock old SE????? I think someone else is making guesses and relating their feelings, not the guy posting the video.
Exactly, on a budget, you can start here. 33s on a stock SE.33's, stock TJ, smooth road, yep they fit
You know full well that all I'm going to do is blather on about cycling the axles with a floor jack and extending the bump stops. No feelings or guesses required.
No matter which way you go, the big disadvantage to the stock lifted TJ is how high you must go to clear the back of the front fender and shocks are a bolt in option for longer stroke. Easier to change than tires. Shocks and bump stops are tuning items. You need bodywork to clear the fender. HighLines do that.
The guy doesn't fully understand what he is talking about. He just chucked some tires on, made some blanket statements, and drove around. The same things goes for most youtube vidoes and facebook posts. People just recommend what they personally do without considering that they might not be correct. Take that guy on youtube who put metalcloak fenders, no lift, 35's, and a straight pipe on his TJ. He says it works great and there are probably tons of people taking his advice. Is that really the best way to build a TJ on 35's?
We are talking about a guy who just bought an SE, can he install 33s and drive it. Answer YES !!!!
We all start some place. On a budget, you find 33s for $300 on rims, ya, have at 'er !!!! Great starting spot. THAT is the joy of the Wrangler. Just getting started. Yer avatar shows zero flex, but I'm not being critical. Many, many formulas to get to the same place. 33s on an SE are not impossible.
We agree, mostly. All of this is an exercise in balancing compromises.
Regardless, longer shock travels with highlines alone aren't happening without welding or bumps/lift or a bumps and compromise to the up travel. Pick your poison.
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I'm losing track of where this is going. In that pic, I hadn't flipped the tie rod yet.
I find the stock TJR incredibly capable. And I'm not in the minority wanting to climb a waterfall, so I see no need to cut and weld. This is a TJ Forum open to many different objectives. No satire intended, I see a guy wanting to join the fun, I welcome his ideas, I don't say what an idiot.
At some point, some one said, We need a new "four-wheel drive reconnaissance car" and 80 years later, here we are. We need to respect the different values and routes to get to where we want to be. No satire at all. Respect another Jeepers opinion and route to his goal.
Me, I love guys breaking from the mold.
At some point, some one said, We need a new "four-wheel drive reconnaissance car" and 80 years later, here we are. We need to respect the different values and routes to get to where we want to be. No satire at all. Respect another Jeepers opinion and route to his goal.
Me, I love guys breaking from the mold.
I think what’s missing here is the use of the vehicle. A 33 doesn’t fit unless you have a track-smooth road. Tires aren’t supposed to contact fenders - if they do you haven’t bumpstopped enough. An @jjvw is probably one of the only forum members I see giving solid advice on setting bump stops, cycling axles, checking fitment again and again until it’s good to go! So what if you can drive down a smoooooth road with 33s? Don’t turn too sharp and hit a control arm!!!
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