Rollin N Mud

You will most likely still want a regear even with a 8.25 and 3.55s. I'm running that setup with 33s but an auto trans. It's drive able on the street and decent off road but still needs some more torque on the low end.

JWB37

with 33s a lot of people run 4.10s or even 4.56s. Stock Rubicons came with 32s and 4.10s. I'd go with 4.10s at the least with 33s.

thebe001

I am only running 33x10.5x15 not the standard 33x12.5x15. What kind of RPM are u running at 65MPH? This is my daily drive and weekend warrior I don't want to go to low with the gears. I also have a 5 speed which has a little more range in gearing than the auto.

tssguy123

Those headlights are the coolest thing!

thebe001

Yeah the pic is of my last XJ, I dropped in some old 8" cj lights. It looked sick.

Rollin N Mud

I don't remember what it runs at 65, it's been about 8-months since I got deployed. However what I do remember is if your running about 45mph it won't even drop into overdrive unless your doing about 50+.

thebe001

I ordered some 1.5" Rough Country wheel spacers. My first set of spacers arrived in the mail but apparently Rough Country employees have a hard time counting to two so they failed to send me the second set. I will say Rough Country has outstanding customer support. I gave them a call, told them the situation and within 60 seconds their customer support guy had it resolved. I cant wait to put them on.

thebe001

Finally installed Rubicon Express 1.5" wheel spacers.









I flexed it out to check for rubbing and it looks purity good. I will need to do little more trimming up from but I don't plan on adding any more bump stops. I am running the stock rear bump and front 2" extended bump.

Rollin N Mud

Looks good. Ant plans on going to Johnny joints/flex joints on one of both sides of your arms?

If you decide to regear let me know. I have a set of 4.10 gears, without the install kit, for an 8.25

thebe001

The last few days my jeep has been handling funny. After taking a short gravel road I started to notice some slinking coming from the my front suspension. When I got out to inspect I found that both upper control arms had sheared off at the axle. The funny thing is I just replace the UCAs about 3 months ago. Lesson learned don't do hard wheeling on budget parts from Auto Zone.

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Rollin N Mud

I wonder if you might have some bad binding issues.

thebe001

So I broke down I got a set of flat fender flares from Bushwacker. I already trimmed by fenders so the install was a little more labor intensive but I think they look good.

thebe001

A few pics in the sun...

Rollin N Mud

Flares look good. I wonder how the would do rubbing against a tree, or heavy brush.

I'm gonna have to look into something for mine when i start driving it again. Need a little more tire coverage.

MirageMobile

What made you bump up to 33s? Just because you had enough space with the OME lift?

I'm on the fence regarding 3.73 and 4.10 gears on my 5-speed. Any insight on how you will make the decision?

What are you getting mpg wise with the 3.07s? Noticable difference between the 31s and 33s?