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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Advice needed for a new owner
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<blockquote data-quote="MacGuyver" data-source="post: 438894" data-attributes="member: 18877"><p>I would hold off on the lift. Base wranglers are more than capable enough and a lift will affect the ride quality. For a wrangler, that isn't that bad of mileage. I picked up my 2009 with about 160K a couple years ago.</p><p></p><p>Drive it about a bit and see how it goes. Not to mention that a 2011 still has the 3.8 engine and you would need to regear to go for that big of a tire. Which you may need to do anyway in order to go much bigger than stock, depending on what gearing you have now. You probably either have 3.21 or 3.73. For 37s you will probably need either 4.56 or 4.88 in order to get 37s on.</p><p></p><p>You will fine the most tire choices with 17 inch wheels as it is the standard for Wranglers. Low profile tires limit the capabilities of a wrangle. Part of the suspension is the amount of rubber between the road and the rims.</p><p></p><p>Find a local off roading / jeep shop as most standard shops don't know what to do with Wranglers. There may be some local clubs that can help point the way. Facebook... not that I like pointing people there... is a place to start. This is especially important if you plan on having that massive of a lift put on. You will need to replace a decent percentage of the suspension components to go that high. shocks, springs, trackbars, suspension arms, possibly drive shafts. Not trying to talk you out of it, but you need to know what you are getting into before you take that step. and for the most part everything needs to happen at the same time.</p><p></p><p>As far as what to have checked out first:</p><p>Suspension stuff. Ball joints especially, at least that was what I had to replace. Spark plugs and wires, standard engine 100K stuff.</p><p>The 3.8 engine isn't the most popular, but it is a good engine that will last a long time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacGuyver, post: 438894, member: 18877"] I would hold off on the lift. Base wranglers are more than capable enough and a lift will affect the ride quality. For a wrangler, that isn't that bad of mileage. I picked up my 2009 with about 160K a couple years ago. Drive it about a bit and see how it goes. Not to mention that a 2011 still has the 3.8 engine and you would need to regear to go for that big of a tire. Which you may need to do anyway in order to go much bigger than stock, depending on what gearing you have now. You probably either have 3.21 or 3.73. For 37s you will probably need either 4.56 or 4.88 in order to get 37s on. You will fine the most tire choices with 17 inch wheels as it is the standard for Wranglers. Low profile tires limit the capabilities of a wrangle. Part of the suspension is the amount of rubber between the road and the rims. Find a local off roading / jeep shop as most standard shops don't know what to do with Wranglers. There may be some local clubs that can help point the way. Facebook... not that I like pointing people there... is a place to start. This is especially important if you plan on having that massive of a lift put on. You will need to replace a decent percentage of the suspension components to go that high. shocks, springs, trackbars, suspension arms, possibly drive shafts. Not trying to talk you out of it, but you need to know what you are getting into before you take that step. and for the most part everything needs to happen at the same time. As far as what to have checked out first: Suspension stuff. Ball joints especially, at least that was what I had to replace. Spark plugs and wires, standard engine 100K stuff. The 3.8 engine isn't the most popular, but it is a good engine that will last a long time. [/QUOTE]
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