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Right. Just to clarify, the wheels each have 7.5mm more backspacing (for a total of 15 mm wider), and the axles are the same as the JTR. https://www.fourwheeler.com/news/jeep-jt-gladiator-mojave-vs-gladiator-rubicon-whats-difference/

The frame/mount reinforcements, if they are significant, are the only thing I've seen described that I am interested in. I already have a Rock Krawler lift with the super-strong control arms, track bars, etc. … that I imagine are superior even to the Mojave upgrades. Actually, the RK lift...

So, the wider stance is done with wheel backspacing, not different axles. It seems that this would be a capable model. The main scenarios I can think of where it theoretically would have an advantage over a JTR like mine with similar after-market shocks, a robust lift, and greater wheel...

Ick. Why make an off-road-capable truck and then dramatically limit where it can go by putting itty bitty tires and vulnerable wheels on it?

I agree with the shop. I have a 3" lift with a completely-replaced fully-adjustable RK suspension, and it drives way better than stock. I did a cheap lift on my 2012 JKUR, and it sucked. Bad. I immediately began replacing the arms, bars, links, etc. … with fully-adjustable ones, and it was...

Thanks. You answered my question. Note, the crawling (which I do) is irrelevant. When I am stopped with 35s in 4WL (with the auto trans), I am in second gear. I can't even use 1st gear unless I intentionally gear down, which I did a few times going down some nasty rocks.

Right. But 37s with 4.56 gears = stock. Read my numbers above and below, even though they aren't in the other thread. You're running 6% lower gears with 4.88 gears and 37s than with 4.1 gears and 33s. Maybe that's a good thing, and better than 37s and 4.56 gears. Just asking your opinion...

So, aside from tire weight, you are geared 6% lower than stock. Do you like that better than stock--i.e., 37s with 4.56 gears?

I have understood all of those generalities for decades. I was asking about specific numbers/situations. Do the 37s with 4.88 gears run like stock to you because it's geared 6% lower, but the tires are about 15% heavier? What I'm trying to figure out is: Should I run 4.56 gear with 37s, which...

Yeah, at one time or another I've read every post in that 11-page thread at least once. I can recall reading there or somewhere else that regearing to lower than stock with 37s helps because of the additional weight of the tire. I can't recall whether you said it or someone else or both. You...

In case I go to 37s, I want to understand better what you’re saying. Do you mean that you are geared lower than stock overall (tires + gears), but because the 37s are heavier, it drives more like stock with the lower gearing? The reason for my question is that, unless I’m missing something...

The amount of wheel backspacing/offset will determine how far your tires stick out laterally. For example, mine are 12.5"-wide 35s on 17x9” -12mm offset/4.53” backspaced wheels. If you get really wide tires and less backspacing, you likely will rub. See...

I had my local dealer recalibrate for the 35s they installed, and the speedometer always reads the same as my GPS navicomputer, unless I'm on a steep grade, which makes sense.

When I was about 4 yr old in the mid-70s, I kept wearing out my plastic toy mowers following around my dad when he was doing the real thing. So, my dad made a more durable model for me:

You can check easily by running a navigation system/GPS (and see if your speed is the same as your speedometer) or just see if your odometer matches the distance between mile markers.

I got two of these (https://www.walmart.com/ip/manduka-x-yoga-mat-midnight-5mm-x-71/176487456), and cut them for length and around the wheel wells: They are so sticky that, doing things like in the following pic for hours this weekend, I had a tub with about 70 lbs of recovery gear unstrapped...

Don't know if this is close enough to you, but these guys seem to have been able to figure everything out I have thrown at them on my Jeeps since 2012: https://hightechautoandtruck.com/ Probably want to ask to speak to Raul, as the guy who often answers the phone knows nothing--by his own...

If it's an open diff, it's only one of the two front tires. Not the "front tires."

Likewise Gary. It was nice meeting you and enjoyed the awesome company. Let's do it again soon. I'm just sayin', the waitress is mine! Just kidding.

I'm open to an explanation, but this seems dubious to me. 4WH just adds traction during acceleration. It doesn't dampen the suspension's handling of bumps.