Devils advocate of upping tire size.

[The Welsh Griffin]

Unless your going to drop 5 to 10 grand on a decent lift and tires. Install the module to adjust your speed . And not worry about MPG . Just stick with your stock Rig.

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[Jeeperjamie]

I didn't lose much on the power side on my Max Tow with 4.10 gears Still getting over 17mpg on my 37 12.5 17 Kanati Trail hogs. It has dipped under 17 a few days since it got cold, in the 20's but for most part I wouldn't change a thing. I added a rough country adjustable track bar and other that haven't beefed up any other components. Don't expect them wear out any faster than they did on my 2010 JKU when I ran them on it. I got 120,000 miles out of the stock ball joints on the JKU.

I'm considering going to 38's after these wear out, that's how good it performs. If you want them buy them, I'm not talking nobody out of anything.

 

[Jeeperjamie]

Unless your going to drop 5 to 10 grand on a decent lift and tires. Install the module to adjust your speed . And not worry about MPG . Just stick with your stock Rig.

I didn't spend 5 to 10 on a decent lift and mine drives and rides great. Still getting above 17mpgs. I got $801 in a 2.5 inch readylift and I threw on front Rubicon take off springs on the front that I got for $200. $160 for a Rough Country Track bar, $100 for correction brackets for the lower control arms. $90 for the JScan to correct for the tire3. Got the tires on mine for $1000 and $179 for discount to install them. All together that's less than $3000 and mine rides and drives great.

 

[The Welsh Griffin]

I didn't spend 5 to 10 on a decent lift and mine drives and rides great. Still getting above 17mpgs. I got $801 in a 2.5 inch readylift and I threw on front Rubicon take off springs on the front that I got for $200. $160 for a Rough Country Track bar, $100 for correction brackets for the lower control arms. $90 for the JScan to correct for the tire3. Got the tires on mine for $1000 and $179 for discount to install them. All together that's less than $3000 and mine rides and drives great.

Oh ya I forgot 5k canadian is 3k USD Lol

 

[DaveL]

Great question. Great posts.
Thanks!

 

[PrisonMike]

I always stick with stock, and buy the trim I need for the size tire I want. Engineered from the factory is the way I want to go. They know a lot more than me. The Mojave package will do anything I ever want to, and then some. No need to “upgrade” the wheel/tire combo. Just my 2..

The JTR's were pretty much designed to accept 35's straight from the factory. That's why they have a different fender on them. I think but not sure that the Mojave has a different fender than the sport as well. Rubicon had 2" more room. Thinking the Mojave has 1"?

 

[u-joint]

I didn't lose much on the power side on my Max Tow with 4.10 gears Still getting over 17mpg on my 37 12.5 17 Kanati Trail hogs.

All together that's less than $3000 and mine rides and drives great.

I'm surprised by this.

You're running 37s on stock gears, and you're all in this for less than $3K USD?

No offense, but I guess you Jeep is mainly used on-road, and flat roads and no towing at that? Totally fine if so, but otherwise, I'm puzzled. I don't see how you're running a matching spare at this price, I also don't see how the stock gearing would work for anything else, not to mention what are you doing for wheels? The pictures look stock, so I assume you're running spacers, but you mention nothing of this in the price.

Additionally, I'm assuming in addition to having an undersized spare, you have no way of changing that spare on the side of the road? The stock jack won't do with anything that high off the ground.

I actually keep a details list of all the mods I did for my 2008 JK, and for comparison here is a list of mods I did that are directly the result of lifting and running 35s and keeping it capable off-road as well as on-road:

• 16" pro-comp rims w/ center caps - $631.87
• AEV Pro-Cal- $149.00
• Crown extended brake lines - $129.95
• RC 3.25" lift kit - $424.90
• Gear install - $997.81
• 5.13 gears & aussie locker - $874.90
• JKS front trackbar- $144.00
• TF axle sleeve and gusset kit - $140.00
• OR-Fab tire carrier - $489.99
• OR-Fab 3rd brake light kit - $89.98
• AEV Jack stand base - $49.99
• JKS adjustable bump stops - $99.94
• JKS rear trackbar - $144.95
• 5 x 35" Goodyear DuraTrac Tires - $1250

Total $5,617.28

This isn't apple-to-apples, as some of this isn't applicable to the Gladiator, plus it is omitting some things (like install and balancing of those tires, and wear items like improved brake pads, shocks, & clutch), but still... this is nearly double the price you're at, and this was not in 2022 dollars (more like 2011 dollars).

In short...

Unless your going to drop 5 to 10 grand on a decent lift and tires. Install the module to adjust your speed . And not worry about MPG . Just stick with your stock Rig.

 

[RMFSJT]

I always stick with stock, and buy the trim I need for the size tire I want. Engineered from the factory is the way I want to go. They know a lot more than me. The Mojave package will do anything I ever want to, and then some. No need to “upgrade” the wheel/tire combo. Just my 2..

Yeah but you are not driving the JT the engineers wanted you to drive, you are driving the JT the accountants and lawyers let you drive.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

We have all been there. If you could do it over again. Would you have upgraded? Sell me!

After upgrading what did you learn? We’re you declined warranties on items? Faster wear of stock components?

talk me out of buying these 37 ridge grapplers
??

Do you "need" them or is it just to impress?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Yeah but you are not driving the JT the engineers wanted you to drive, you are driving the JT the accountants and lawyers let you drive.

That makes no sense. It's engineered to be how it came.
Engineers make the steering to function best as it came.
Start making rad changes and you have to re-engineer it so how could a modified Jeep be what engineers wanted anyone to drive?
The AFTERMARKET sellers want you to change it totally and use their parts. So they market it as if you must totally change it and the bigger the tires, the bigger........... oh, never mind.
Tire swaps are needed for certain things - if you don't use the truck for that, then they are purely for show/looks.

 

[NachoRuby]

That makes no sense. It's engineered to be how it came.
Engineers make the steering to function best as it came.
Start making rad changes and you have to re-engineer it so how could a modified Jeep be what engineers wanted anyone to drive?
The AFTERMARKET sellers want you to change it totally and use their parts. So they market it as if you must totally change it and the bigger the tires, the bigger........... oh, never mind.
Tire swaps are needed for certain things - if you don't use the truck for that, then they are purely for show/looks.

I've read in many places that it was engineered to fit up to 35" tires. Also, there's the extreme recon Wrangler, which comes with 35s, and is largely the same. I know 35s aren't 37s, but it was engineered to at least allow for some up-sizing.

 

[NachoRuby]

The JTR's were pretty much designed to accept 35's straight from the factory. That's why they have a different fender on them. I think but not sure that the Mojave has a different fender than the sport as well. Rubicon had 2" more room. Thinking the Mojave has 1"?

Same fenders flares on Rubicon and Mojaves

 

[Hristo]

The JTR's were pretty much designed to accept 35's straight from the factory. That's why they have a different fender on them. I think but not sure that the Mojave has a different fender than the sport as well. Rubicon had 2" more room. Thinking the Mojave has 1"?

The Mojave has the same fender as the Rubicon and with its suspension actually has about 1 inch more room than the Rubicon

 

[Tar Heel Wrangler]

The Mojave has the same fender as the Rubicon and with its suspension actually has about 1 inch more room than the Rubicon

1 inch "lift" in the front

 

[XJADDICTION]

I’m not going to talk you out of 37’s…

Now this right here… is why you go 37’s. Women love a man with big tires… but you better be able to back it up… otherwise stay with stock tire size.

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