Stock fenders, buy a bunch of new take off sets, replace as needed. Think I’ve swapped out 9 fenders total so far. 5” lift is a bit much for my liking on a Jeep. A true 3.5 and 35’s are about all I need. There’s been a few times I’ve “thought” a bit more lift or 37’s would help off road but surely not worth the trade off.
Yeah, they’re not cheap but they look far and away better than the other offerings. They claim the arched only offers an additional 3/4” of clearance over the flat. I was dead set on the arched until I found some pics of YJs with the flats. Seems to match the lines better.
I remember reading something about the difference between arched and flat being less now, I think it used to be quite a bit of difference.
Pretty sure you can put 35's on the new jeeps, I have 33's on ours, no clearance issues, its a sport model but I changed it to rubicon springs and shocks that I bought off craigslist for $150.
Anyone have an opinion on the best stock ride height shock for a YJ? I'm looking for the best there is, to try and damp the ride as much as I can. I know the leafs at all four corners will never be plush, just trying to do what I can. Best I think I've found so far have been the EIbach Pro Truck, but there doesn't seem to be too much out there.
Seems like it. What’s stupid is these clowns trying to turn them with a Pentastar and stock axles. Mall life, yo!
I hear ya. I wheel with a guy that's running 37's on stock Rubicon parts. He hasn't broken anything yet and he's not afraid to wheel it hard, but he also doesn't do stupid stuff in it as far as spinning it and letting it bounce.
That’s the key right there. Every time I’ve broken stuff was my own fault and mostly avoidable. Instead of backing up and taking a new line for example once if started bouncing I just kept in it. Worst part is you know it’s dumb but do it anyway. I haven’t broken anything in a while. I do need to put my other axles back in as my Jeep currently has a 44 rear and 30 front while i tool the other ones out to add trusses to them. They were already sleeved but still flex.
Best ride setup is to park it and daily drive a Corolla instead...seriously. They're just terrible. Best thing you can do is have some decent tires on it with good sidewalls, run them a little lower PSI to help absorb the bumps. And leave the shackles as loose as you dare..10-15 ftlbs maybe, and double nut them so they can't work their way loose.