The ultimate setup for 33 inch tires?
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designconceptswichita@gma
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4" Rough Country X-Series lift with JKS F&R Track Bars, Fox shocks, adjustable upper and lower control arms (F&R), factory 3:73 gears, 5-speed trans, SYE with pinion angle set properly, 17" Dirty Life Roadkill (real) beadlocks with 285/70/17 Nitto Trail Grapplers (33").
After countless hours of reading, I decided to do a kit that had upper/lower adjustability in the front and rear. I knew the kit would only be as good as the shocks, so I went with Fox shocks and steering stabilizer.
After install was complete, an 80 mph drive revealed the SYE was a must.
Following the SYE installation and resetting the pinion angle, the Jeep drives like a dream.
I have a 2021 JLUR, and a 2001 TJ Sport, but this 1999 Sahara TJ is my daily. It's predictable, easy to drive, does NOT need re-geared, and will float down the interstate at 80 mph alongside every other Floridian. There are no acceleration issues (c'mon, it's a 4.0 TJ, I don't expect much more than to be able to keep up with the flow of traffic), no braking issues (brakes strong and predictable), nor are there any vibrations (if I want to take my hands off the wheel at a true 80 mph, it goes straight and true), nor is there any weird quirks.
I couldn't be happier about the rig, really.
After countless hours of reading, I decided to do a kit that had upper/lower adjustability in the front and rear. I knew the kit would only be as good as the shocks, so I went with Fox shocks and steering stabilizer.
After install was complete, an 80 mph drive revealed the SYE was a must.
Following the SYE installation and resetting the pinion angle, the Jeep drives like a dream.
I have a 2021 JLUR, and a 2001 TJ Sport, but this 1999 Sahara TJ is my daily. It's predictable, easy to drive, does NOT need re-geared, and will float down the interstate at 80 mph alongside every other Floridian. There are no acceleration issues (c'mon, it's a 4.0 TJ, I don't expect much more than to be able to keep up with the flow of traffic), no braking issues (brakes strong and predictable), nor are there any vibrations (if I want to take my hands off the wheel at a true 80 mph, it goes straight and true), nor is there any weird quirks.
I couldn't be happier about the rig, really.
rraulston
TJ Enthusiast
285s (33) on JK wheels. 3" lift with Bilstein's. Will slightly rub on extreme flexing, but I mostly do desert trails and such. I can do 80 MPH all day long on the highway.
designconceptswichita@gma
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The Fox 2.0 series.
I have nothing to compare them to but the original suspension, but they ride better than than stock, that's for sure. I've had many a lifted Jeep and none have ridden like this. Especially on rough roads.
Very impressed.
I don't even have all that list.............yet. It is expensive, and I'm totally happy with where mine is now, apart from a few little things to make perfect. I think just take it step by step over a few years and not do it all at once. Do one thing, wheel it, see how it works, then let the Jeep tell you what it needs to go to the next level, then you've saved and you can do that, then keep doing that. I do a few things every year and honestly, you can go bigger and go backward a little bit, so it's good to take your time and really figure out what the Jeep needs. Bigger is not always better. Done right is always better. My humble .02c after being corrected so many times.
Boy I miss wheelin' right now. I work all week and the OHV's are closed and I'm busy as hell and just can't get out there, but I would love to right now. For those running Fox 2.0's, I had a set, I didn't like them at all. I actually prefer the Rancho 5000X, but to each his own. It's a personal preference.
I'm not aware of a 3.88 ratio . The commonly used TJ ratios are 3.73, 4.10, 4.56, 4.88, 5.13, 5.38.
For your rig? With the 3 speed auto, 4.10s are ideal for 33s. If you have 3.73s currently, 4.10s wouldn't be enough of a change to pay for a regear IMO.
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The man said 388:1 gearing. What is there to not understand?? He clearly means business...
Sitting on 33.5s. Total lift of ~3.75-4". 1.25 BL, 2.5" OME. Also did a MML and savvy cable shifter. Researching belly-ups now and hoping to get one next year. That and 5.38 is probably close to perfection for me.
This year I want to get brakes done, probably the 16" big-brake kit. Maybe a front sway-loc. Onboard air with the MORE + ARB combo.
You guys seen the Rubicon online that got towed in 4Lo ?
It was amazing - ended up turning like 55,000 RPM.