Here ya go. It’s a soccer mom special. Completely untouched.
What did you do to your JK today?
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Unless you're rock crawling or super stuck and givin er hell, your 30 will be fine. Everyone will say what they will about spacers too. I ran them on my WJ for 10 years. Zero issues. Spend the money on a good set. Make sure you put some Loctite those threads too!
People have been saying for years that the D30 will brick as soon as you touch it but evidence has proven otherwise. It's like anything else, don't be an idiot with it and it'll be fine. Get it reinforced if you want the extra assurance. I might do a Rubi D44 swap myself down the road but it's not a priority any time soon.
I can't wait to get my 5.13s installed at the end of the month. I'm also going up to 35s with Mickey Thompson Baja Boss ATs. Your wheels look awesome.
Thanks for that confirmation. I went round and round with myself on needing tons just to get down the road. Then I saw a guy at Kroger running 37s and he didn’t seem to have a problem at all. His jeep didn’t explode.
I do like the wheels so I stuck with 11.5s because Discount Tire won’t install tires beyond the minimum width.
If QT had the 41s in bronze I would buy them just to not have to deal with the spacers but it’ll likely be fine even with them.
That's not my Jeep, just one I found that had the tire/wheel package I may go to in the future. It helps that it's a black JK with the 75th Anniversary package as it looks just like mine!
I wouldn't run 37s on a D30 honestly unless it was strictly a grocery getter with no hills. That's pushing your luck a little far.
Like I said though, you can truss and reinforce the D30 seven ways til Sunday but at how much it'd cost it's probably cheaper to do a D44 junkyard swap. For the type of wheeling I do, 5.13s in the D30 on 35s is fine. If I did crawling though I'd probably get the D44 first.
37”s are that odd “middle of the road” tire size…
If you actually wheel trails where you NEED 37”s, they’re too big for OEM JK30/44 balljoints or inner C’s to reliably hold up long term. Then, by the time you reinforce, add bigger brakes, regear, add locker, etc. then you’re basically in UD44 territory (cost wise), which will address at least some of the factory JK30/44 shortcomings, but still have some vulnerabilities.
That said, for causal trails and street cruising, the JK30 is no better or worse than the JK44 since you’re not likely going to be breaking R&P’s on the road…
If you actually wheel trails where you NEED 37”s, they’re too big for OEM JK30/44 balljoints or inner C’s to reliably hold up long term. Then, by the time you reinforce, add bigger brakes, regear, add locker, etc. then you’re basically in UD44 territory (cost wise), which will address at least some of the factory JK30/44 shortcomings, but still have some vulnerabilities.
That said, for causal trails and street cruising, the JK30 is no better or worse than the JK44 since you’re not likely going to be breaking R&P’s on the road…
Generally not a problem, but like any question like this, it depends on rig, terrain, tire size, driving style, and willingness to partake in trail side repairs
I been runnin 37's on my Dana 30 for years. Been to Rausch Creek, A.O.A.A, a couple of places in Maryland and lots of overlanding trips.
Is you D30 stock? Just really curious how they hold up to all that weight.
E: Also, is it a daily driver? Mine is which is why I was super hesitant to consider going to 37s.
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Stock, daily driver, and these beadlocks and F rated 37's are heavy too! I do have 1.5" spacers installed too. It helps that I'm also not a throttle jockey when off roading either. Im actually looking to ditch the 37's and looking into 43's, 5.13's and lockers.
That's nuts. Definitely given me something to consider but I think I'm going to stick with metric 35s for now since I already have it planned and budgeted for after my re-gear.