Bigger tires vs suspension

[in4aride]

Dual diaphragm? Is that the contraceptive you and your wife/girlfriend use to prevent having a kid so you can afford to spend money on your Jeep?

Bahahahahaha :roflmao:

no. Dual diaphram brake booster. Gives the brakes a hell of a lot more umph :thumbup:

 

[n1ywb]

I would do 4.88's no matter what.

x2. Love my 4.88's on 33"s. It limits my freeway speed a bit, I usually don't top 70. Other than that it's all love.

I have a pretty similar setup, 4.5" on short arms (RE fixed lowers, adjustable uppers). The ride is kinda harsh. On road it doesn't bother me. Off road it's mildly annoying if I hit some washboard or something, I just have to slow down. I actually bought some drop brackets from a part out recently. Then I realized how much work they would be to install and how far down they would hang. Now, thinking about the sorts of trails I do and how unimportant speed is, I'm thinking of just saying screw it. Installing long arms would cost more, but would be the same amount of effort. So I may save my pennies and go that route. Or just live with the bumps. I'd rather get a winch and some newer tires with deeper tread first. That way I'm less likely to get stuck, and more able to get unstuck. I don't really think LAs or DBs would help in either of those respects, and at the end of the day, thats the stuff that gets your jeep out of the woods.

 

[collkid]

By the way, if you want to do the Rubicon, GO! Don't put it off until you have the perfect rig. The rig you have will be fine. Gather up a couple friends, make sure somebody has a winch, get your recovery gear in order and hit the trail. You will not regret it.

Really Really Really Really Doubt that....

Least for me.

 

[n1ywb]

Fwiw I can lock up my tires on my STOCK 30. I run locker, beadlocks, and 35's. Just fine tune and it works fine. (dual diaphram helps a lot)

I keep hearing people (maybe you?) say this. I am also running a stock d30 with recently replaced pads and calipers and a dual dia booster with a pretty new master cyl. I can NOT lock up my 33's and never could. I'd like to know what you are doing differently.

 

[rweaver138]

hows the master cylinder? bleed the sytem properly?


fwiw WJ brakes are the bees knees

 

[MaxxXJ]

right now im running a 2000 xj sport with 4" short arms with 33's and like how it wheels. i havent had the need to lock up my 33's but im pretty sure it could.

like in4aride said, learn to wheel a smaller vehicle before you go bigger, i wheeled the crap out of my stocker, then bumped it up to a 2"BB and 235/75 bfg mt's, wheeled it for a while, couldnt pass up the 4" lift i got wheeled it for prolly 2 months with that on 235's while they wore out. then just recently bumped up to 33's. i can say this confidently that bigger tire's makes going over rocks/ruts/trees easier.

i say bigger tire's and body armor. depending on you stock gearing you might be fine where your at i have 3.55's with 33's and i still adverage 12mpg in town and 16-17 freeway. and when i wheel i use 4 low.

 

[in4aride]

I keep hearing people (maybe you?) say this. I am also running a stock d30 with recently replaced pads and calipers and a dual dia booster with a pretty new master cyl. I can NOT lock up my 33's and never could. I'd like to know what you are doing differently.

I have new, but stock replacement, rotors and calipers. I bought good parts not the cheapest thing carquest had. I got good brake pads. I have steel lines all around. I am using brand new fluid. And I bled the shit out of my brakes.

Also. Adjust your rears. Well adjusted rear brakes make all your brakes work better and stronger.

I need to make a video or lockin up the tires so people believe me. Lol. So many parts are capable of a lot just gotta fine tune and treat em right. :thumbup:

 

[sunburned]

In the same predicament here. I've already got gears, lockers, shafts, and armor. I'm running a 4.5" short arm on 32's. I've pretty much driven over everything I possibly can with this setup and my CA bushings are wearing out bigtime and I hate the short arms. Don't know if I should go to 35's first or longarms first. The longarm kit I want is going to reduce my ground clearance, so I'd like to do both at the same time, but I don't think I can afford it now.

 

[Graeme]

I keep hearing people (maybe you?) say this. I am also running a stock d30 with recently replaced pads and calipers and a dual dia booster with a pretty new master cyl. I can NOT lock up my 33's and never could. I'd like to know what you are doing differently.

I can lock up my 33's on my stock 2000 no problem.

 

[Graeme]

Also. Adjust your rears. Well adjusted rear brakes make all your brakes work better and stronger.

:thumbup:

x2 there

 

[kastein]

Whether you can lock up 33s on stock brakes or not depends on many factors... I can lock em up no problem with bald tires on black ice, for instance. Heck I could probably lock up 38s with stock brakes under those conditions. I can still lock up brand new 33" ATs on dry pavement, but it's not quite as easy!

 

[in4aride]

hahahaha kastein thats a good point...im refering to normal CO conditions (mid 80's dry and decent roads not sandy or anything) and runnin my 35" MT/R's @ 32 psi...