Tested: 35's and No Lift for the Jeep Wrangler JK 

I have that exact car, am I going to be fucked if I don’t lift it and I put 35’s on?

You can see our JK with 2.5'' and 37s here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AwV2v0u5BxE.html

Ill do that too as soon as my 33s are kaput. They have about 10k miles left maybe. Got a sport so I'm going to get a built front Axel same time too. Plan on keeping the 2.5 lift if I can

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There are different spring rates between the Rubicon and other models in the JK lineup, but I would not bank on that giving you extra lift. If you are swapping out your fenders to something more similar to a flat-style fender, you will probably be fine out back. However, you still may rub up front with the sway bar disconnected. A lot of this will depend if you extend the bump stop and what type of backspacing your wheels have.

That lift and tire size will work fine. I don’t have much experience with ProComp lifts on the JK. So, I can’t speak to the ride/performance.

Did you do this? Did you extend brake lines?

I’m based out of Wilmington.

35sx12.5x17

@@jorgevega4541 We haven't tested that setup, so we don't want to steer you wrong. You would likely be better of sticking with something like a 33x12.50R17 Nitto Trail Grappler with your setup. You need highline flares that come on the Rubicon to clear a 35 with no lift. Even then, to reduce rub with the stock wheel, a 35x11.50R17 is recommended.

Did you regear yours? I'm so new to all this. I don't want to break my jeep, but I have to choose my mods carefully with my budget

@Khaos Daly if it for show don't waste your time and money. After having my jeep for 14 years I ended up selling the 35in tires... MPG HWY 15 City 12😅..Happy you got a Jeep

@@caravandee734 I love my jeep. I love the look of bigger tires! Just wondering if I really need to regear for just pavement driving. I don't even really get to see gravel roads, much less any sort of wheeling

@Khaos Daly Reasearch "Superchips" for your Jeep wrangler. But realize that cost of replacement of the tires you get once they wear out..Same tires I got are around $350 each...But if you decide that your going to get them I would go to a Jeep specialist type of store.

-6 offset. Also, I misspoke. They have 4.75 inches of backspacing.

Without knowing the exact wheel, my guess is that your rubbing issue is most likely due to the offset and width of the wheel. I see that a lot with guys running 20x10's.

@@DrivingLine mine are 20x9 w/295 75's

Installing numerically higher differential gears when moving up tire sizes is the right move for sure. However, it’s not cheap. Depending on what gear ratio your Jeep came with from the factory and the size tire you’re going with will play a big role here. Also, where you drive your Jeep makes a difference as well. This Jeep lives in the coastal plains and rarely sees speeds over 55 mph. While differential gears would definitely improve the performance and help with the fuel economy, it’s not as critical. If you’re getting on the highway frequently, that’s a completely different story. And the calibration model is very important for shift points and making your speedometer read correctly.

​@Driving Line shift point is where I push the clutch and move the stick...

That's a great point. This particular JK has the Dana 30 front and Dana 44 rear. Both of those axles are more than capable of running the 35's without issue. If it was a Rubicon, I would have no worries running a 37.

@@DrivingLine Thanks for the reply! Good to know

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The would likely still rub the splash guard at full lock. It's pretty easy to trim if you want to keep it on there. A small budget boost would help prevent contact for sure. The bigger issue is that you'll still rub on the fenders pretty heavily off-road with the sway bar disconnected.

@@Ali_Mansour_Editor i have a 2017 jku rubicon with a leveling kit which raised it 2" n the front and 1" n the rear although i do have aftermarket bumpers with a winch...i'm looking to move into a 34" tire...thinking about 1.5" wheel spacers and flat fenders...i have the metalcloak durospring bumper stops and more than likely will add 2" bumper stop extensions...do u think i'll have any issues with rubbing either at full turn or off road with this set up?

adam ant If you’re going with flat fenders, you shouldn’t have any problems with that setup. I ran a flat fender setup with 2.5 inches lift and 37’s for years on my JK for years.

@@Ali_Mansour_Editor very good, thanks for the reply

AEV ProCal works great for that.

They are a Venom Rex VR-501 venomrex.com/collections/wheels/products/vr-501-highland-bronze?variant=34124829163658

You are correct. We've covered this in the past. You can see our video on it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vLflva26T6s.html

It really depends on the wheel mostly. In my experience, you’ll need wheel spacers at the very least if you were going to keep stock wheels. I ran Rubicon JK wheels in the past with a 35 and a 37. All I needed was a set of standard wheel spacers to make it work.

@@Ali_Mansour_Editor so we need wheels spacers if i want to use 35 tires?

@@xiiis2caturpande813 If you are going to run the stock wheels, I would recommend them. If not, you will likely run into rubbing issues.

I just got 35s on my stock rims, you will need spacers or else it will rub on your sway bar

Karl Freedom I’ll see what I can do. No promises!

I have a totally stock 2012 sport 2 door with 285 70 17 duratrack on stock wheels. At full flex disconected the tire just tucks up the stock fender and just to say it dosen't rub. U would need to cut or remove the air dam but who needs that anyways

@@Ali_Mansour_Editor I have 33's on my 2016 JK sport and no issues. However, I do have a 2" spacer lift.

I have Nitto 33 on my stock height 07 Jk 4 door. Only rubs on sharp turns... wheels spacers would probably correct this but I don’t really care so haven’t really paid it much attention.

Guys at the shop said I couldn't do 235s on my patriot a few years ago either. I told him, yea, I've done my research. Put em on. Had a slight rub, but Once I got some moab rims I didn't have any at all.

You can! It’s just really really not a good idea, unless you chop the fenders

I currently have 33s, I think 35s might be too much, so 34s would be perfect (I think!).

Mickey Thompson just came out with a 255/85/17 think ima try going with those and then save up for some flat fenders

It was primarily a test. Chill out, bro.