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35x12.50-18 tire fit with 1.5" Teraflex leveling kit?

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I ordered the 1.5” TeraFlex leveling kit and now want to go with a 35x12.50-18 tire. With daily driver and gas mileage aside, I just want to make sure it’s gonna fit before I order them.

I’ve seen some people say they have had to cut stuff. I’m hoping this isn’t the case.

should I order the daystar .75” rear puck?

thanks for the patience.
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I ordered the 1.5” TeraFlex leveling kit and now want to go with a 35x12.50-18 tire. With daily driver and gas mileage aside, I just want to make sure it’s gonna fit before I order them.

I’ve seen some people say they have had to cut stuff. I’m hoping this isn’t the case.

should I order the daystar .75” rear puck?

thanks for the patience.
I'm not sure what you're referencing cutting, but a lot of people with non-Rubicon models have to cut the air dams out of the front fenders, that connects between the fender and front bumper. Or you could always ensure you get more clearance by finding a take-off Rubicon factory front bumper, and a set of Rubicon take-off front fenders.

If you plan on eventually putting Rubicon factory springs and Fox shocks under it, the 3/4" rear spacer would be a good thing to have, since the Rubicon front springs are about an inch taller than the other models.
 
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I just installed the Teraflex 1.5" front and Daystar 3/4" rear spacer lifts on a Rubicon. Definitely noticeable lift. Would have sit nose high, if I didn't add the rear spacers.
The next day I installed a winch bumper and winch. Brough the front end right back down a little. lol
 

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Did the same. Rubicon front springs aren’t any taller, its the higher clearance fender flares that sit higher.
My winch and bumper dropped the front fender height by 3/4” so i put the terraflex 1.5” spacer in front and day star 3/4” rear effectively lifting the whole truck 3/4” for 37’s yet keeping factory rake for towing my camper. In the pic below, left front and right rear tires were just barely off the ground (opposite corners stuffed) going through a crevasse with BOTH front and rear sway bars disconnected. Lol
Terraflex spacer kit came with taller bump stop so NO Rubbing.

As far as getting the 3/4” puck for the rear.... that 1.5” front will level the truck out, without anything in the rear, you wouldn’t be able to put one bag of quickcrete in the bed without squatting. If you plan to ever use your truck as a truck for hauling or towing, keep the factory rake.
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Here is my Sport with 1.5 inch Daystar spacers on 315s (35s) I had to remove to inserts between the bumper and fender (ended up putting a Rugged Ridge Arcus on anyway), but they fit just fine.
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100% I can confirm it will fit and they won’t rub. I did ditch the stupid filler panels between the bumper and fender.
 

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Here is my Sport with 1.5 inch Daystar spacers on 315s (35s) I had to remove to inserts between the bumper and fender (ended up putting a Rugged Ridge Arcus on anyway), but they fit just fine.
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Just out of curiosity, did you add any more length to your rig after putting your bumper on. Currently, my truck just fits, meaning my front stock bumper has 6inches of clearance to my door.
 
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Just wondering if the 35x12.50r18 tire will fit on the overland 18” wheel. Just because there has been some confusion.
 

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Just wondering if the 35x12.50r18 tire will fit on the overland 18” wheel. Just because there has been some confusion.
Your gonna get a ton of yes it will and a lot of you shouldn’t. Most manufacturers want 8.5” wide wheels. The stock overlands are 7.5”.
 

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Your gonna get a ton of yes it will and a lot of you shouldn’t. Most manufacturers want 8.5” wide wheels. The stock overlands are 7.5”.
I'm on the you shouldn't side of this one. The 285/75-18 is the exact same height if not a touch taller (depends on manufacturer) but is the right width for the stock wheel width.

For example. The Yokohama Geolander M/T that I run is 34.7" diameter when they call it a 35. Their 285/75-18 is actually a touch larger at 35" even. Overall width is 1.5" narrower and tread width is 1.2" narrower on the 285. Final benefit, at least for the Yokohama I'm referencing, the 285 is $245/tire on Simple Tire and the 35x12.5 is $305/tire

Oh and if you need one more reason, the 285 is almost 6 pounds per tire lighter which is pretty substantial for gas mileage.
 

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Just out of curiosity, did you add any more length to your rig after putting your bumper on. Currently, my truck just fits, meaning my front stock bumper has 6inches of clearance to my door.
Somewhere in this forum is a reply I made to a similar question, with measurements, but if I remember right it added about 2 inches because of the hooks on the front of the bumper.
 
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I'm on the you shouldn't side of this one. The 285/75-18 is the exact same height if not a touch taller (depends on manufacturer) but is the right width for the stock wheel width.

For example. The Yokohama Geolander M/T that I run is 34.7" diameter when they call it a 35. Their 285/75-18 is actually a touch larger at 35" even. Overall width is 1.5" narrower and tread width is 1.2" narrower on the 285. Final benefit, at least for the Yokohama I'm referencing, the 285 is $245/tire on Simple Tire and the 35x12.5 is $305/tire

Oh and if you need one more reason, the 285 is almost 6 pounds per tire lighter which is pretty substantial for gas mileage.
so is there a safety concern? I mean I bought the tires already but I guess I could return them.
 

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so is there a safety concern? I mean I bought the tires already but I guess I could return them.
Many people will argue no. I would argue there is some safety concern, yes. There's a reason that manufacturers list a range for rim width for the tire. Many large tire shop chains won't even install them if the rim is too narrow. It's not arbitrary. You're drawing the bead in further than the tire is designed for. Hard cornering (or swerving hard out of the way to avoid some sort of collision) could potentially blow a bead. It also puts added stresses on the tires that they're not designed for.

Ultimately I think something like tires, where a problem could be deadly, is not where I'm willing to push boundaries.
 

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I just installed the Teraflex 1.5" front and Daystar 3/4" rear spacer lifts on a Rubicon. Definitely noticeable lift. Would have sit nose high, if I didn't add the rear spacers.
The next day I installed a winch bumper and winch. Brough the front end right back down a little. lol
Same here. Rubicon, wheels: 17x8.5 with 5.02 backspacing. tires: 37x12.50, lift: 1.5 inch front leveling kit (1 inch after bumper/winch added), 3/4 inch rear. 1.5 inch bumpstop front, 1 inch rear. Haven't rubbed fender yet. I may take 1/2 inch bumpstop out of the rear. For the rear I used the JL Teraflex bumpstop add-on kit, now they have out the JT specific kit, as it's slightly different.

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All fun and games until some one gets hurt. The rim width requirements should not be ignored.
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