what can go wrong??

[leekyraj2]

hows it going my fellow jeep haters?

i got a dilema here. i just recentley lifted my sut with the fabtech kit everyone here has and put 35 swampers under it.............it looks like $hit. the tires say 35 but this damm truck makes em look like 31's. so im done. im getting a great deal on some tires from someone but the are 39's! i am almost certain that i am gonna have to re gear......should it be a 4.56? if i wait a couple of months will the stock 4.10s be able to hold up? even with wheeling??

[ROUSHDEMON]

who the hell told you; you should put 35s with a 6" Fabtech lift????? 35" is the stock height. I have 38"s just with a Truxx lift. (~3"-4" with keys cranked)
39"s you can deffenitly fit, BUT I wouldn't recommend them for wheeling, you wanna clear those big boys when you full flex, so I would go with 39 of 40s(only with way negative offset wheels) for the street, and 37-38s for offroad.

And get rid of those 35s

Do you have any pics of the whole truck??? I would like to see how it looks like.

[DuckTruck]

I agree with RD.

I am running 39.5 IROKS on my stock wheels. Thus, I would recommend a 38 if you are mounting them on aftermarket wheels (which you obviously are) or a 39+ if you still had the stock wheels......as offset makes a HUGE difference on what will clear and what won't.

DUCK

[leekyraj2]

i will put up pix real soon. the rims have a 4.5 offset. is this good enough? the tires that im getting a deal on are 39.5 swamper truxs sts. does 1 inch really make a differance? they say 39.5 but the website says 39. the width is 15.2, but on the toyos that alot of people here run are 14.6. once again does .7 of an inch make that big of a deal? and no one ansered me about the gears? what would happen if i ran them for a couple of months without changing grears???

thx all!

[leekyraj2]

hey duck truck can you post a pix of your truck?

[DuckTruck]

Originally Posted by leekyraj2

hey duck truck can you post a pix of your truck?

I will try to take some and post them soon.

DUCK

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by ROUSHDEMON

who the hell told you; you should put 35s with a 6" Fabtech lift????? 35" is the stock height.

AND.... if you actually measure a set of 35's, they are really only 33" tall.

Very few manufacturers make their tires the height designated. Super swampers, etc.. are really what they say they are.

Having said that... I think 39's will be too tall. I don't think they'll fit and I think even with gears, they'll suck.

Just for the record....

4.56 with 38's is the equivalent of factory 33's with 4.10's.

Mark

[leekyraj2]

well just for the "record" the setup has been doing great. a little deflation of the tires and this thing is billygoating through hills. i have the stock 4:10s right now but am going to 4:88s this weekend. i have a set of 38 KM2's that are almost identical in size to the 39s. the 39s are just wider. like it was just said many tire makers claim one size but it really is another. hopefully when i get back from the sandbox i will make a video to show all the doubters what IFS can do with 39s. i had a 76 scout II with straight axles and am not a fan of IFS, but this hummer is proving itself. nothing better than wheeling through some nasty buisness behind a jeep who dosent think the h2 can take.

[OrangeCrush]

Oh, I'm sure it will work but I meant for real driving, it will SUCK.

Wait until you drive on the highway driving to maintain 65-70mph. There is no way you'll ever be able to use cruise control again and the tranny will take a beating cause you will be going in and out of overdrive CONSTANTLY.

Driving around town and off-roading, I'm sure it'll work fine.... the gas mileage in town will suck a bit and though it will go through the mud, you'll find you'll do much better with the 88's.

If you get a chance, post some pics, (someone commented but I didn't see them) I'd like to see how it looks with 40's, I'll bet it looks bad ass.

Mark

[StockStar]

Originally Posted by leekyraj2

hows it going my fellow jeep haters?

i am almost certain that i am gonna have to re gear......should it be a 4.56? if i wait a couple of months will the stock 4.10s be able to hold up? even with wheeling??

Here is a gear thread for you:
http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=39238