Do I need to upgrade anything for 37s on a daily driver?

Willys14jk said:
If you plan to wheel it at all on 37's and want to keep the dana 30 up front I would definitely recommend a truss, inner C gussets, regear, and chromoly shafts. If it's just going to see asphalt you could probably do without the added strength but it will feel extremely sluggish without at least regearing.
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Yes regearing is definitely something I plan on doing....no doubt about that 👍🏼
 
Oh yes, I also forgot you have a D30 front as oppose to a D44.

Like he said, if you plan to wheel it, then you'd want to truss it. However, if it's mostly going to be on-road with just light off-road trails, you'll be fine.

You can still take it off-road just fine without a truss, but if you were one of those aggressive wheelers where you start bouncing off rocks and using the skinny pedal as a means to get out of situations, then you're going to have some serious issues.

However, from what I gather, you won't be doing that, so you'll be just fine.
 
Chris said:
Oh yes, I also forgot you have a D30 front as oppose to a D44.

Like he said, if you plan to wheel it, then you'd want to truss it. However, if it's mostly going to be on-road with just light off-road trails, you'll be fine.

You can still take it off-road just fine without a truss, but if you were one of those aggressive wheelers where you start bouncing off rocks and using the skinny pedal as a means to get out of situations, then you're going to have some serious issues.

However, from what I gather, you won't be doing that, so you'll be just fine.
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When / if I take it off-roading, I won’t abuse it. As much as I’d like to use my Jeep for what it’s made for, I like my stuff to stay in as good as shape as possible....plus it’s my daily driver
 
Maximus said:
When / if I take it off-roading, I won’t abuse it. As much as I’d like to use my Jeep for what it’s made for, I like my stuff to stay in as good as shape as possible....plus it’s my daily driver
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That's the problem. It wont take much to pop a front axle shaft, bend the housing or even smoke the ring and pinion if nothing is done to protect it. Taking a vehicle with much heavier wheels and tires on anything more than a dirt road or a fire lane runs much greater risk. If you really want to keep the front axle and have no intention to upgrade to a rubicon 44 (which can be had for relatively inexpensive now) it would be worth considering 35"s as an alternative.
 
Maximus said:
When / if I take it off-roading, I won’t abuse it. As much as I’d like to use my Jeep for what it’s made for, I like my stuff to stay in as good as shape as possible....plus it’s my daily driver
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I will say this, if you plan on off-roading it, at least upgrade the axle shafts to some stronger alloy shafts (I recommend Revolution or RCVs).

Bending the axle housing itself will take a lot of stupid driving, but snapping the axle shaft won't take much work with 37s off-road.

Of course upgrading axle shafts isn't hard at all, not nearly as much work as trussing the axle.
 
Chris said:
I will say this, if you plan on off-roading it, at least upgrade the axle shafts to some stronger alloy shafts (I recommend Revolution or RCVs).

Bending the axle housing itself will take a lot of stupid driving, but snapping the axle shaft won't take much work with 37s off-road.

Of course upgrading axle shafts isn't hard at all, not nearly as much work as trussing the axle.
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Does the whole front suspension have to dropped to weld on a truss?
 
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