Rubicon Wheel Swap

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:53 am

dnllpretzer wrote:

Since my jeep is my DD and I don't plan on taking it to Colorado, Moab, Clayton, etc extreme places, then I'm not planning on putting the most expensive lift on it. Why do you say the Rock Krawler is junk. And any other person that comes across this, let me know what lift/mods that you have done to your jeep.

Anyone out there blown CVs with 3.5" of lift?

RE: Being your DD
I would say almost everyones on here is a DD
also have you read through
"Post Your KJ 4X4 Mods"
"Liberty Lift FAQ"

Like a Library there is a ton of great information there just waiting for you to read through :wink:

luckys13 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:51 am

Sorry another follow-up question for those who said to re-gear. I assume that would be 4.10s right? Again I am a little new here so just wanted to clarify what you have done to re-gear.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:53 am

yep, 4.10s are the only option we have in KJs :cry:

FreedomKJ · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:58 pm

tommudd wrote:

yep, 4.10s are the only option we have in KJs :cry:

Not entirely true. You could swap to 3.55 if you really don't want any power! :SOMBRERO:

phluffhead · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:34 pm

best place for the 4.10 gears?direct fit or need to take to shop?lockers avail?can do this and then do lift and tires?downfalls?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:03 pm

phluffhead wrote:

best place for the 4.10 gears?direct fit or need to take to shop?lockers avail?can do this and then do lift and tires?downfalls?

Dana/Spicer is the only company to make the front D30A gears,no one else makes them and regular D30 or HP30 gears will work.The rear 8.25 has many companies that make 4.10's for them,Yukon is the best choice.For the front you really have 2 options for a locker/LSD and that is the Detroit True Trac or the ARB airlocker.The rear you have more choices but the Detroit Locker or the ARB is the best 2 choices.The gear/locker install for the front diff will be pricey due to the front diff will need to be completely removed to do the install(like 6 hours of labor alone).

phluffhead · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:05 am

we have a guy called THE JEEPER, in my local club.he is amazing and very cheap, call him and say my jeep is going wadda wadda wingy whopp wopa and he can tell you how to fix,or will fix for reasonable pricing.getting into my libby would be a great thing.thanks for info guys

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:52 pm

Didn't all CRD's come with 4.10's already? (mine did)

...and I remember a guy on here who has (IIRC) 235/85 (!) tires under a CRD.

FreedomKJ · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:49 pm

tonycrd wrote:

Didn't all CRD's come with 4.10's already? (mine did)

...and I remember a guy on here who has (IIRC) 235/85 (!) tires under a CRD.

CRDs in the US were only available with the automatic transmission and 3.73 gearing.

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:03 pm

Back to the lift question.

I am running the rusty's spacer lift with no problems. Definately not the ride of ome's but on a budget it works. I am willing to bet that I have wheeled as hard as anyone else and not had issues. just gotta make sure you get terra flex bump stops.

I also have quite a trip home. My family lives just over 500 miles from me. I have no second thoughts about jumping in the libby and heading for NY.

InCommando · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:53 pm

Back when the KJ's were newer and had lower mileage, many people were happy with the daystar spacer lift. The general consensus was that it was a quality product from a quality company. The problem with them or any spacer lift is the weak KJ front springs. Only replacing the springs is going to give you a permanent solution as the stock springs WILL sag. Then the spacer lift is mostly useless. Most of us look at it like this: why spend $300 now when it will not lower the cost of a real lift when the springs die? And fewer KJ's have springs that are good enough to spacer lift with each passing day.

Rockkrawler: Rockkrawler marketed a 7" KJ lift that resulted in KJ's being practically rendered as scrap or having to be SFA'd to avoid being scrap. They kept selling it for years after the problem was known. They are a crappy company. Many of us have been here 5-6-7-or 8 years. We may not be able to say "Jimbo had a problem with the Rockkrawler 3.5" , but we can recall reading all of the posts about this product or that product. Members have had trouble with it, rockkrawler is a company with no morals, and it adds up to being a product that folks do not recommend.

Wanna go the cheapest route with something that is in updrade? Ome 927's & Boiler's plates on the front. Dayster rear spacer. Choice of shocks, probably Rancho to save $$$. You can run 245/75's with no issues. If you are set on a spacer lift and don't mind taking a chance on your front springs being crap, get the Dayster front & rear kit and have at it.

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:54 pm

Skyjacker H7088 shocks are cheaper than ranchos ($33 vs. $67), and I know of a couple people on here that run/have run them with good results. That's what I got, I will let you know how I like them in a week or so.

STINGN · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:56 pm

VoodooMann wrote:

Skyjacker H7088 shocks are cheaper than ranchos ($33 vs. $67), and I know of a couple people on here that run/have run them with good results. That's what I got, I will let you know how I like them in a week or so.

Those are on my "want" list, my RS5000 are shot! so looking at those as a temp fix or bilsteins...i want the OME but, we'll see

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:02 pm

Skyjacker shocks :furious:

STINGN · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:16 pm

tommudd wrote:

Skyjacker shocks :furious:

got a problem with that Tom!!!!

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:42 pm

Hopefully they are making them better than the 2 rear sets I had on the XJ back about 6 years ago , One lasted one weekend wheeling trip, other one lasted three weeks, replacements came, and blew one of them so had three out of 4 fail in about 5500 miles plus way soft I thought.

STINGN · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:16 pm

tommudd wrote:

Hopefully they are making them better than the 2 rear sets I had on the XJ back about 6 years ago , One lasted one weekend wheeling trip, other one lasted three weeks, replacements came, and blew one of them so had three out of 4 fail in about 5500 miles plus way soft I thought.

fair enough...reason why i wont get rancho anymore...mine failed and the ones on my range rover failed in 2k miles

Science_Guy · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:46 am

FreedomKJ wrote:

You can use wheels from 2003-2006 Rubicons.

So wheels from newer Rubicons will not work? I have a 2004 KJ but the guys ad for his Rubicon tires says "Their fit a 2009 to 2010 Jeep." I guess they will not fit?

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:44 am

No different bolt pattern on the newer JKs

Science_Guy · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:05 am

tommudd wrote:

No different bolt pattern on the newer JKs

just my luck... Thanks

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