Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
broke for the original owner.

Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

33s would be fine, but more importantly, do you know what the gearing is?

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Wilson Holmes wrote:
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

33s would be fine, but more importantly, do you know what the gearing is?

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Wilson Holmes wrote:
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

33s would be fine, but more importantly, do you know what the gearing is?

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Wilson Holmes wrote:
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

I like 33's for all around good manners on road and off. As most here
know, I like tall skinny tires for the increase in traction they give.
BFG make a 33x10.5" tire that friends of mine have on their TJ's and
they can usually keep up to me with my 33x9.5's on my CJ7.
Unfortunately BFG doesn't make the 9.5" any more.

With a locker in a D35, they might be too much for it though. The tall
skinny tires just don't spin so it stresses the crap out of things like
engine mounts and u-joints. I can even wind up my t-case on dirt so I
have to spin the tires in reverse to release it. You might want to go
with a wider tire that will spin and lose traction easier.

Or for the amount of money you spend on axles, maybe upgrade the rear
end?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Wilson Holmes wrote:
>
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

I like 33's for all around good manners on road and off. As most here
know, I like tall skinny tires for the increase in traction they give.
BFG make a 33x10.5" tire that friends of mine have on their TJ's and
they can usually keep up to me with my 33x9.5's on my CJ7.
Unfortunately BFG doesn't make the 9.5" any more.

With a locker in a D35, they might be too much for it though. The tall
skinny tires just don't spin so it stresses the crap out of things like
engine mounts and u-joints. I can even wind up my t-case on dirt so I
have to spin the tires in reverse to release it. You might want to go
with a wider tire that will spin and lose traction easier.

Or for the amount of money you spend on axles, maybe upgrade the rear
end?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Wilson Holmes wrote:
>
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

I like 33's for all around good manners on road and off. As most here
know, I like tall skinny tires for the increase in traction they give.
BFG make a 33x10.5" tire that friends of mine have on their TJ's and
they can usually keep up to me with my 33x9.5's on my CJ7.
Unfortunately BFG doesn't make the 9.5" any more.

With a locker in a D35, they might be too much for it though. The tall
skinny tires just don't spin so it stresses the crap out of things like
engine mounts and u-joints. I can even wind up my t-case on dirt so I
have to spin the tires in reverse to release it. You might want to go
with a wider tire that will spin and lose traction easier.

Or for the amount of money you spend on axles, maybe upgrade the rear
end?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Wilson Holmes wrote:
>
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

The 35C rear is not up to the load that a 4.0L and a locker can put on it.
Unless you like replacing axles, take out the Detroit and put in an open
differential or a Trak-Loc, which is the factory optional limited slip. Do
you actually need the locker? This is related to the question, "Why the big
tires?" If they are on there for looks, it would be a mistake to replace
them with 32s or 33s.

If axles have been broken, there is a good chance that the 35C has taken
abuse, that is going to show up later. It might be a time to consider an
axle upgrade, such as one of these http://www.dynatrac.com/aa.html. I can't
say. I don't know your budget or the intended use for the vehicle.

"Professionally installed" doesn't mean anything. I could argue that
"professionals" would not have put this lift on, knowing that the customer
would more than likely install big tires, and blow the axles.

Earle

"Wilson Holmes" <wholmes@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:aSN%f.2478$Qe6.1426@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

The 35C rear is not up to the load that a 4.0L and a locker can put on it.
Unless you like replacing axles, take out the Detroit and put in an open
differential or a Trak-Loc, which is the factory optional limited slip. Do
you actually need the locker? This is related to the question, "Why the big
tires?" If they are on there for looks, it would be a mistake to replace
them with 32s or 33s.

If axles have been broken, there is a good chance that the 35C has taken
abuse, that is going to show up later. It might be a time to consider an
axle upgrade, such as one of these http://www.dynatrac.com/aa.html. I can't
say. I don't know your budget or the intended use for the vehicle.

"Professionally installed" doesn't mean anything. I could argue that
"professionals" would not have put this lift on, knowing that the customer
would more than likely install big tires, and blow the axles.

Earle

"Wilson Holmes" <wholmes@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:aSN%f.2478$Qe6.1426@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?

Re: Tire size for lifted 2002 Jeep Wrangler
 

The 35C rear is not up to the load that a 4.0L and a locker can put on it.
Unless you like replacing axles, take out the Detroit and put in an open
differential or a Trak-Loc, which is the factory optional limited slip. Do
you actually need the locker? This is related to the question, "Why the big
tires?" If they are on there for looks, it would be a mistake to replace
them with 32s or 33s.

If axles have been broken, there is a good chance that the 35C has taken
abuse, that is going to show up later. It might be a time to consider an
axle upgrade, such as one of these http://www.dynatrac.com/aa.html. I can't
say. I don't know your budget or the intended use for the vehicle.

"Professionally installed" doesn't mean anything. I could argue that
"professionals" would not have put this lift on, knowing that the customer
would more than likely install big tires, and blow the axles.

Earle

"Wilson Holmes" <wholmes@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:aSN%f.2478$Qe6.1426@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
> I purchased a 2002 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L for my son that has a 4" lift kit
> professionally installed. The Jeep came with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich
> ATs. It has a Dana 35 rear with a Detroit locker. The left rear axle
> was just replaced as the axle broke. Last year the right rear axle
> broke for the original owner.
>
> Research on the net has shown that these tires seem too large for the
> Dana 35. As I have just replaced the rear axle, I am looking for advice
> as to a new tire size. I am considering either 32in or 33in. Any
> suggestions?