Did you NEED spacers, or just want to push the wheels out a bit?I have a 3.5 in RC lift. 1.75 in spidertrax spacers. I am running stock 17x7.5 in wheels. I have run Dick Cepek 315/70/17. I am currently running 37x12.50x17 General Grabbers still on stock wheels.
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I needed them with the 35s even because I am using my stock wheel. And I haven’t re-geared. Probably won’t. I do see 8th on the highway. Instead of the tazer I purchased JScan and a Vgate to dial down my shift points and etc.Did you NEED spacers, or just want to push the wheels out a bit?
I don’t tow and I don’t know what it takes to tow. I haven’t re-geared and probably will not consider it.I’m going to go with 37s at some point; but I tow a car hauler and a travel trailer and it just wasn’t in the budget to regear this year, so I went 35s.
I was hoping to get away from using spacers. I like the stock wheels on the Willys. Never been a fan of using wheels spacers.I needed them with the 35s even because I am using my stock wheel. And I haven’t re-geared. Probably won’t. I do see 8th on the highway. Instead of the tazer I purchased JScan and a Vgate to dial down my shift points and etc.
Are you running 3.73’s?If you have a Max tow, Rubicon, or Mojave with the wider axles you can run up to a 12.5 wide tire and not rub with stock wheels. I ran 315 70 17 BFG KO2S with no wheel spacers on mine and had no issues at full lock. I also took the wheel spacers off when I had the 37 12.5 17 Goodyear Kevlar's installed , just the front ones and i didn't rub with those at full lock either. I have a Max Tow running my stock 17x7.5 wheels.
I haven't regeared and normally average 17.2-17.6 mpgs. Saturday the wife and I averaged 18.1 on a trip to Boone NC in the mountains And we averaged 18.3 about 4 weeks ago on a trip to the beach.
No Max tow comes with 4.10 gears. 3.73 gears are going to be a dog on 37's.Are you running 3.73’s?
I am running stock 3.73. Around the city I am hitting 14.5. The other day I was visiting a friend 39 miles away and I was hitting 17.5. Sure, I can’t hop off the line but that’s not how I drive.No Max tow comes with 4.10 gears. 3.73 gears are going to be a dog on 37's.
Yeah, that's about right 14.5 would be what I would think it would get on 3.73 gears. I get 17.2-17.6 around town on 37's with 4.10 gears. I would imagine it still goes but it has to search for 7th and 8th on 3.73s and I couldn't imagine towing with 3.73 gears. My buddies Overland feels like it's lost power on his 35's he's running, he's getting around 16.4 with those.I am running stock 3.73. Around the city I am hitting 14.5. The other day I was visiting a friend 39 miles away and I was hitting 17.5. Sure, I can’t hop off the line but that’s not how I drive.