37's on a Sport S- Recomendations

[Panthers65]

I've got a 3.5" lift sitting in the garage that I haven't had time to install yet. I put my 37" BFG KM3s on today over my lunch break to check for clearance with my suspension components/wheel backspacing and it looks awesome! I'm getting some rub on my bumper.

Opinions wanted: Off the pictures below, I've got a few options
1) You can see in the 3rd picture below, I'm rubbing on the lower part of the new bumper. I've got both a plasma and an angle grinder, I could easily clearance the front bumper. Pros: Looks good now, easy to do, fits in my garage. Cons: no real off road benefit, would probably rub when trail riding

2) go ahead and install the 3.5" lift- I'm not sure if I would like the look of 3.5 higher than what it is now, especially with how little my tires stick out. Pros: Offroad/Articulation Benefit, no chance of rubbing even under flex, already have all the components (lift + 8 adjustable control arms). Cons: not sure how it would look with this tire/wheel package another 3.5" higher (top heavy?), Would no longer fit in my garage.

3) Go with a 2" lift. I would either need a spacer lift or a company that is sure I'll only get 2" or less out of the lift, most companies for some reason advertise a smaller number than you actually net. Pros: A little extra clearance and eliminate the "rake", as long as it's <2" I'll still fit in the garage, Similar look to the below. Cons: I don't believe my current control arms will work with a 2" lift, so I couldn't use them. Already have the 3.5" kit so I would need to sell it and buy a 2" lift.

What do yall think? What would look best?
Note: I'm not driving the jeep like this, it's rubbing on the metal bumper and I don't want chunks taken out of my tires, just pulled it out for the pictures and back in the garage to get the factory tires put back on.

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[csandoval1988]

Currently have mine on a 3.5 Metalcloak GC and 37s and i think its fits and looks perfect at that height. Just throwing my 2 cents in if you wanted a reference picture !

 

[DocMike]

In my opinion 2.5" with 37s is the perfect combo.
I have 35s on a 2.5 clayton (gobi) and @FR33DOM has 37s on the same lift. (red)

I hate to kick a hornet nest....but...*kick kick
Are you at 3.73 or 4.10 in your gearing?
IMHO 4.10 would be livable with 37s..
3.73 IMHO would be hell.

 

[Boostnu]

Which lift kit do you have?

 

[Panthers65]

2 more pics, I used a hi-lift jack to "simulate the two lifts, not great but:

2"

3.5"

 

[Panthers65]

Currently have mine on a 3.5 Metalcloak GC and 37s and i think its fits and looks perfect at that height. Just throwing my 2 cents in if you wanted a reference picture !

Thanks, That was my original plan, but the wheels I ordered had a bit more backspacing than I was anticipating (about 5.5" BS). I think I would be more comfortable with a 3.5" kit if I added some 1-1.5" spacer, but I'm weary about that.

In my opinion 2.5" with 37s is the perfect combo.
I have 35s on a 2.5 clayton (gobi) and @FR33DOM has 37s on the same lift. (red)

I hate to kick a hornet nest....but...*kick kick
Are you at 3.73 or 4.10 in your gearing?
IMHO 4.10 would be livable with 37s..
3.73 IMHO would be hell.

Macks Toe 4.10s now, but would go 4.88's or there-about in the near future. I do think a 2-2.5" would look really good.

Which lift kit do you have?

Frankenlift, RC 3.5" Spacer/shocks, APOC Control Arms, JKS Swap Bar Discos

 

[BryantJT]

Go look at "The Story Till Now" on YouTube, he's running ~4.5" of lift with 37's but a lot of camping gear too. It has my ideal stance, personal opinion and all that.

 

[Boostnu]

This is mine with mopar 2” lift closer to 3” on a sport with 3/4” spacer up front and stock fenders. 37s and 5.13 gears.

Same setup with metalcloak fenders.
If you decide on no lift I would look into doing a fender chop on your stock fenders or doing aftermarket fenders. You could also look at rubicon take off suspension for just a little extra lift.

Mine with the setup above clears a 7 foot garage door with a few inches to spare.

 

[Panthers65]

This is mine with mopar 2” lift closer to 3” on a sport with 3/4” spacer up front and stock fenders. 37s and 5.13 gears.
Same setup with metalcloak fenders.
If you decide on no lift I would look into doing a fender chop on your stock fenders or doing aftermarket fenders. You could also look at rubicon take off suspension for just a little extra lift.

Mine with the setup above clears a 7 foot garage door with a few inches to spare.

Thanks! That looks good. I've heard the Rubicon lift adds more than 2", if it was more than 2" It wouldn't fit anymore. My house is an older built home, garage door is only 6'7". I measured with the 37's on and factory suspension and literally 2.5" of room to spare.

I do like the look of the Rubicon/aftermarket fenders, but I really like the look of the Bumper I have and how tight it fits to the fenders. I've seen that same bumper on the Rubicons before and it leaves a larger gap between the bumper and the fenders which I'm not a big fan of.

 

[Boostnu]

Another option would be measure front and back at lower pinch seems below doors and see how much lower it is in the front than rear. Since you added bumper and winch it should sit a decent amount lower in front. Maybe lift rear 1in and front the 1” and whatever difference there is to level it. I would almost say 2” to 2.5” in front and 1” rear. You will possibly still rub Offroad will this setup. Trying to stay where your wanting to be I think 35s would work better.

 

[Panthers65]

Another option would be measure front and back at lower pinch seems below doors and see how much lower it is in the front than rear. Since you added bumper and winch it should sit a decent amount lower in front. Maybe lift rear 1in and front the 1” and whatever difference there is to level it. I would almost say 2” to 2.5” in front and 1” rear. You will possibly still rub Offroad will this setup. Trying to stay where your wanting to be I think 35s would work better.

Maybe, but I already have the 37s and it look so good on the 37s... lol

 

[sass JT]

3.5” gamechanger with 37’s

I still fit inside the garage

 

[Boostnu]

Thanks! That looks good. I've heard the Rubicon lift adds more than 2", if it was more than 2" It wouldn't fit anymore. My house is an older built home, garage door is only 6'7". I measured with the 37's on and factory suspension and literally 2.5" of room to spare.

The factory rubicon take off suspension should give you anywhere between 3/4 to a 1in lift. The. You could add spacer to the front to level it.

 

[DocMike]

He is right. I got 1 inch front and back. Added the Terraflex 1.5 to the front to level it. Was running 35s easy and wheeling it. Don't know the flex you'd get with 37s, but driving it should be fine.

The factory rubicon take off suspension should give you anywhere between 3/4 to a 1in lift. The. You could add spacer to the front to level it.

 

[Panthers65]

3.5” gamechanger with 37’s

I still fit inside the garage

Thanks, I measured my clearance on the 37's and factory suspension, 2-3/8", so I absolutely can't go any higher than that.

The factory rubicon take off suspension should give you anywhere between 3/4 to a 1in lift. The. You could add spacer to the front to level it.

He is right. I got 1 inch front and back. Added the Terraflex 1.5 to the front to level it. Was running 35s easy and wheeling it. Don't know the flex you'd get with 37s, but driving it should be fine.

Thanks! That's good to know, I've got a $25 quadratec GC after buying my tazer, and they have the 1.5" daystar "kit" for $90, might be worthwhile to get that kit just to see where it comes in, at only 1.5" I could always sell it after if I want more lift and install the 3.5" kit I have. It looks like I could use my adjustable control arms and track bar with it to get everything dialed in. I'd like a bit of wiggle room just for the weight variances, (riding solo vs the whole family, doors & hardtop vs Naked, ect...). I lost about 3/8" with the winch/bumper, so an extra 500#s of family I would assume would drop it a bit more than that

I'm not hunting a ton of flex right now, my control arms are all poly bushings, once it's not a brand new truck, I might swap those out for johnny joints and some better springs as I use it more and more off-road. Right now just light trail riding/forest trails.

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