33's on a Rubicon??

[BlackYJ]

Lastly, if you wanted to, you should easily be able to sell your old rubi wheels/tires to be able to buy an new set of alluminum wheels with the proper back spacing.

Or wheels spacers, but those are not cheap which will allow you to use your stock wheels

[Spinalguy]

Da Chopper,  i respectfully disagree.

6" of lift is waaayyyy toooo much lift for 35's and 4" is too much for 33's.

Why? we want to keep the center of gravity as low as possible. You can wheel everywhere you want (more or less) by making sure you have properly set-up bumpstops.

Most guys that have done old school thinking regarding lifts, tend to lift too high. The best combo i have heard is 3.5 RE coils with 1" body lift and 35's.
It works very well.
i run 37's and have 5.5 + 1 bl and it is too much!!!! i have even advertised to trade my 5.5 coils for 4.5 or 4" coils.

33's with 3.5 coils is perfect!

Look at the above pic of a STOCK rubi on 33 Boggers. He did the entire pretty rock trail the hard way with minimal rubbing. All that he did? removed fender flares and disco'd the sway bar.

Milan, years ago cut his fender flares to allow more flex. It works, many of us followed his example. Milan has always gotten great flex with less lift.

No need to overkill something.


Tom

[Woolf]

Hey Tom,

You still get out a wheeling a lot?  I saw that you were trying to sell your Rubi...what's the deal there man?

My Jeeps outa commisoin right now but should be good to go by the middle or end of April and we should get out on some trails.

later

[Da_chopper]

90% of Jeep with 33" that I've seen have at least 4" of lift.  Granted it is possible that most people are "old school". After all, they also have CB's.

Don't forget those RE 3.5" coils are super stiff and actually yeild about 4" of lift. So we are kinda saying the same thing here.  And this is indeed a nice set up. I ran the RE super flex 3.5" lift with 33" tires and had no problems.

I agree, if you are will to hack apart your Jeep, put in flat fenders, or take your flares every time you wheel, you can keep a LCG. I personally don't 'like to' drill holes in the tub, little lone ripping off the fenders. Also I don't like the look of it.

Anyhow there's more then one to get the job done.

[Spinalguy]

Chris,
its been a while. It seems that most 4x4 runs are now on Saturdays....i work.
My rubi is for sale. i have not agressively tried to sell it but i will by the end of this month. i have my 97TJ still so i am going to build it. After messing around with lift combos, i think i now have it figured out. The rubi works well on almost any trail but most of my wheelin buddies are doing stupider and sicker stuff so.....its chop, cut and spend on the rubi or start again with the 97TJ.
My plan is to run 40" MTR's with 1 ton running gear and Chevy 350. i will stretch the wheelbase to about 104, comp cut the rear end, remove entire front fenders and build tube style fender/exo. Keep the cog very low and still allow the jeep to be street legal. This won't happen this year as i am collecting parts to do it. Also, i am hooked on racing in the CMRC Provincial Hare Scramble series. i just ordered a 2006 KTM 450EXC with lots of extras.
Wheelin will be on hold for a year unless i am lucky enough to find an extra passanger seat.

DaChopper,
That is true that a RE3.5 is like a 4 in other brands. Good point. i think 2" with bumpstops is plenty for 33's if running 3.75bs on the rims. 4 is more but not necessary and costs more to do it. There are lots of ways to do it, i agree

On www.rubiconownersforum.com there are lots of guys with very small lifts running 33, 35 and 37's on less than i ever imagined. That is what woke me up to the possibilities.

Tom

[Vinman]

FWIW,
I have 35"s on 3" springs + 1-1/4" BL.
With VERY minor front fender trimming (inside the flares, out of sight) and the correct bumpstop's, I have no rubbing at all and still flex fine.
The height of my Jeep is typical of most people who run 33's.

Vince