Sure but then the entire rear fender will wipe on a rock. I tend to agree with others on this. I broke a tail light in UWharrie this summer and if it weren’t for the tail light I would have had rear fender damage. I accepted the light. And fortunately some gorilla glue and patience fixed it.
In West Chester area. Have had mine since June 2019 and still love it. It’s been a gradual build and currently on 37s with a 3.5” EVO lift.
I am heading to Rausch next Saturday with a few others in the area.
Heavy duty jack stands, 3 ton floor jack, electric impact gun (I like my dewalt), full set of 1/2” impact sockets, torque wrench, Allen socket set, star socket set, socket extension set. That should get you started to do most projects on the Jeep.
You can add an adjustable steering stabilizer (Falcon or Fox) to tighten it up some for a few hundred dollars or you could spend thousands and replace the steering with a system like PSC.
I assume these are long sold, the post was in January. But the answer to your question is the rims need to be the same size as the tire is made for. So in this case they are made for a 17" rim and will not fit an 18" rim.
My wheeling crew is signed up for the TN trip in 2021. Maybe we will see you there.
Just did my first one in UWharrie, NC this year and had a great time. If you have been thinking about I highly recommend signing up. Great time with great people.
You should be fine with that trailer. I tow a Keystone Bullet 25BH that is 5200 dry without issue. I am running a 3.5” lift, 37s and 4.88s and have no issues. It’s slow up hills but that’s expected.
Steering could easily be the common issue with the steering box but the jumping/bouncing and feeling unsafe seems to be something more. I would check the torque again and see if maybe something is loose after everything settled a bit.
Did you do the leveling kit install yourself? Have you checked to make sure bolts for track bars, control arms, shocks and swaybar links are all torqued to spec? All over the place is not a Jeep thing. Not driving like a Honda is a Jeep thing but I have never felt it unsafe. What you are...
I tow a 5200 lb travel trailer using a brake controller and sway bar/weight distribution hitch with zero issues. And I am lifted 4” on 37” tires (running 4.88 gears). This article is ridiculous. I have towed 2-3k miles with this setup and never once had the trailer jump out of the lane or swing...
Well that would be a major change in your need for speed but the Gladiator is definitely more practical. You may want to look at the diesel to get more torque if you are used to the more powerful engine.
I am sure there are parts of the country where it’s harder to get these prices but may be worth driving to another state to buy and making a road trip out of it. There are a number of sales reps on the forums that offer deals.
You really need to be negotiating from invoice not msrp. On the lot deals are not as cheap as ordering typically but getting 5-7% below invoice seems very common in most areas.
I agree with the other posts. It’s extremely capable stock and much better than many other modified IFS vehicles. Really depends on what you plan to do. But if you are rock crawling you probably want a little more height and mud terrain tires depending on the size of the rocks. At stock height...