max lift for stock shocks for sport unlimited 2016

wayoflife said:

As so many have already mentioned, 2.5" is the most I'd go and ONLY if you install shock extensions. There are down sides to going this route such as your up travel will be limited and if you play hard enough, your shock will bend at the extension - trust me, I have seen it happen many times.

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lesterjanpearson said:

but the problem is the shop here keep saying I wouldnt be able to fit 35x12.50 and 20x12 rims on and 2"-2.5" spacer lift.

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BenJKWrangler15 said:

You'll be fine, as long as you have the appropriate backspace on the rims you want to put on. I've never been a big wheels small sidewall guy but that's me. More rubber the better in my opinion (and my girlfriend's pregnant, can you believe that .—.) Anyways, a 35" tire will fit just fine. I have 33's and no lift on a stock 2015 Jeep JK Sport and I would have been able to fit a 35. Note, I said fit, not run, because I most likely would have rip those suckers apart on the body and cause damage to my fenders and fenderwell while off roading. But with a BB and appropriate BS, you'll be just fine

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lesterjanpearson said:

the thing is this rig will barely see any flexing. maybe trails and rough roads and muddy roads going to the mountains and farms but no flexing probably.

I hear about 35s fitting, but could anyone tell me if 20x12 -44 will do aswell with 2-2.5" with mayb cutting some stuff inside the fenders.

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Napalm said:

Here's a photo of a 2 inch EVO level with stock Rubicon shocks. Worked fine for my level of wheeling, road great, and allowed for a 35" tire. I prefer this setup so much, I'm running it on my new rig when the time comes. It is a great budget option and pairs well with Rancho shocks when you're ready to upgrade.
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Ginz said:

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35's with a 2.5" lift. No cutting. Just curious, but why 20" rims?

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lesterjanpearson said:

the thing is this rig will barely see any flexing. maybe trails and rough roads and muddy roads going to the mountains and farms but no flexing probably.

I hear about 35s fitting, but could anyone tell me if 20x12 -44 will do aswell with 2-2.5" with mayb cutting some stuff inside the fenders.

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Speedy_RCW said:

That's a really wide wheel. Would you be running a 35x12.5? With that combo you'll have a lot of wheel exposed and the risk of losing a bead is higher. I'm not sure if that would cause rubbing being that wide. Maybe someone else on here can answer that. If you look at your tire specs you'll see a recommended wheel width range. I think you'll find 12in too wide. But yes, you can mount everything up and it will work but may have some rubbing and won't be ideal.

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lesterjanpearson said:

the thing is this rig will barely see any flexing. maybe trails and rough roads and muddy roads going to the mountains and farms but no flexing probably.

I hear about 35s fitting, but could anyone tell me if 20x12 -44 will do aswell with 2-2.5" with mayb cutting some stuff inside the fenders.

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BenJKWrangler15 said:

You'll be fine as long as you run that 2" lift - probably no need to cut anything other than maybe trimming your stock fenders. Other than that, it should be A1

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lesterjanpearson said:

Do you think thats just a 2" lift on that pic? I cant find any description from the place I downloaded tha pic. LOL

I'm just leaning on a 2" cause I am abit on a budget since I just paid for the down payment of the jeep, still hurts a bit. but hey its my car.

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