Been wanting 37s for awhile and finally pulled the trigger. Tested them out this past weekend up at Big Bear. Ran John Bull and Gold Mtn in both directions and also did Dishpan springs. Now I have a few mods to do to accomodate these things. I knew I was going to swap out my 1.5" spacers for 1". Ordered the 1" today. Also found out the heavy Toyos require a lot of strength to turn in the rocks. Taco'd my relay rod right smack dab in the middle of the waterfall at dishpan springs (see pic). Today I ordered both a stout tie & relay rod from Budbuilt. Luckily there was another 80 series in my group (80BajaBound) so I removed his relay rod and used it to get down the trail. One of the guys with a Jeep Cherokee had a sleeved spare that fit my 80 and saved my day. The gears are next on my list. On road is fine but there were a couple of difficult lines I took on they trail that proved too much for stock gears. Had the pedal to the floor and it just wouldn't go. In addition to adding 1" wheel spacers to help the rubbing issue, I thinking I will add a 1" body lift and lengthen the bump stops.
On a positive note, the extra clearance and bigger tire circumference was a huge plus for me while in the rocks. I drug my diffs much less than in the past.
On a positive note, the extra clearance and bigger tire circumference was a huge plus for me while in the rocks. I drug my diffs much less than in the past.
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