33's On Jeep Jk With Lift And Without Lift

Jeep Wranglers come stock with 3 different tire sizes depeding on what model, trim, or options your jeep has:
1. 225/75/16 (29”x9”)
2. 255/75/17 (32”x10”)
3. 255/70/18 (32”x10”).
The largest tire you can fit without a chance of problems on the street is a 33x10 tire (also called a “pizza cutter”). An example is the 255/80/17 BFG KM2. Because this tire is the same width as most stock JK tires, there is no issue on road, despite the larger diameter. You can run this size without issue.

On Jeep Jk you can use your stock wheels and put on up to a LT275/70R18 (33's) size tires all around with no lift or wheel spacers. You will have a little rubbing when turning full lock. To fix this you can do a few things as:

• Put on a small lift kit (1" to 2" body lift or coil spacers)
• Put on a wheel spacers (hub centric) so you have less backspacing
• Put on new wheels with less backspacing
• Or a simple fix is washers on the steering stops, which will also give you a little less turning radius, but stops the rubbing.

Stock JK wheels have 6.25" backspacing, which is why the wheels are so tight on the Jeep. Generally, for aftermarket wheels you want 5" to 4.5" bs or less. The smaller the number, the farther your wheels will stick out from the Jeep.

Not: If you are going off roading using stock wheels and 33's you need to add wheel spacers, or new wheels, or get a small lift or you will break your fenders on heavy flexing. You should avoid spacers when possible, replacement aftermarket wheels with 4.5 inch backspacing will be the exact same as adding 1.5 inch wheel spacers to a stock jeep wrangler. This will give you the "wide stance look".

2012 flame red wrangler with 33 inch BFG A/T tires on 16 x 8 black wheels, with 2 inch Daystar spacer lift. Very nice lift /tires for all around daily use.

2012 jeep wrangler with 2 inch spacer lift, 285/70/17 (33's) Nitto Grapplers and polished wheels.

2008, no lift, with BF Goodrich 315/70R17 All Terrains, plus 1.5 inch wheel spacers.
I had to trim the the plastic air dam up front, but that was a simple matter. It rides nice and road noise from the tires is minimal.
According to my GPS, the speedometer reads about 2-3 mph less than actual at highway speeds. Photo from JKowners.com

 

2012 jeep wrangler with Zone 2 inch coil spacer lift, Nitto Terra Grappler 285/70R17 tires and Moto Metal 951 Black 17x9 wheels 5 on 5 -12. Very Nice!

Here is a Wrangler Sport with No Lift and 33's tires, but has aftermarket wheels.

Here another persons JK 275/70/18 duratracs, stock suspension, no spacers. I get rubbing at full lock. Keep meaning to adjust the steering stops, but I've only rubbed once on a tight turn into a parking spot in the past few months. Will get get some spidertrax wheel spacers and a leveling kit soon.

The above 4 photo's are a 2012 stock Jeep Wrangler with aftermarket wheels and 33's Mickey Thompson Tires.

This white 2013 Jeep Wrangler has a 2 inch lift and 35 inch tires.

This Gecko Green Jeep Wrangler has a 2 ich lift and 33 inch tires.

This 4dr Gecko Green Jeep Wrangler has a 2 inch lift and 33 inch tires.

This 2012 Black Jeep Wrangler has a 3 inch lift and 35 inch tires.

This Green Jeep Rubicon has a 21/2 inch lift and 33 inch tires.

This 2012 Black Jeep Wrangler has a 3 inch lift and 35 inch tires.

I thought I would show a few Jeep wrangler JK's with a lift and 35's so you can see what that would look like also. This JK has a 3 inch lift and is running 35 inch tires. Since the tires buldge out quite a lot, I believe the tires are on stock wheels. This set up is for a little more serious off road use, but still looks great on the street.

2013 Jeep wrangler sport with a 2.5 inch Rough Country suspension lift, tires are 35X13.00X18 Nitto Terra Grapplers on 18 x 9 XD Misfit wheels and a AEV Speedometer Calibration tool.

2010 Jeep Wrangler Sport with 33" tires and a 3inch lift.

2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport with dealer installed 4 1/2 " lift kit 18" Black Mayham  wheels and 35" Tires.

Here we have a 2010 Jeep JK with 285/70/17 Duratrac tires on black 17x9 wheels 4.5 B.S. jeep is not lifted.

This is a 2011 Jeep JK 285/70/17 Bridgestone Dueler A/T tires on BlackRock wheels, no lift.


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2013 Jeep Wrangler Overview

 Two door Jeep Wranglers come in either Sport trim, Sahara trim or Rubicon trim with standard fourwheel drive. A new 285-horsepower 3.6-liter V6 engine and six-speed manual transmission are standard, optional five-speed automatic is available. Electronic stability control with roll control, traction control, brake assist and hill hold control is now standard on all Jeep Wranglers. The Sahara trim offers body color flares, Infinity speakers, remote keyless entry, power windows, security alarm and 18-inch wheels and tires. The Rubicon features equipment that the off-road enthusiasts usually add anyway, which includ heavy duty axles, front and rear electronic locking differentials, 32-inch BF Goodrich mud tires, sway bar with disconnect system, rock rails and a heavy duty transfer case with 4:1 low-gear ratio to top it off.

The now available Freedom Top (Hard Top) which is now a three-piece hardtop that will now allow the panels to be removed above the drivers or passengers side of vehicle. Other options include Dual Top Group, half doors, remote start system, front seat-mounted side air bags, and a multimedia infotainment system that comes with a 28-gigabyte hard drive and navigation system.The interior is still designed to withstand good abuse, and can even be hosed out on the models with cloth seats.

Also new for 2013 is trailer sway damping that is now standard equipment on all trims, and Sahara and Rubicon also receive new wheels and an auto dimming rear view mirror.
Fuel economy is rated at 17/21 mpg regardless of transmission for the two-door Wrangler. Trailer towing is capped at 2,000 lbs.

The suspension for the Wrangler is a five-link coil setup with tuned shock absorbers. This setup works with Dana 30 front and next-generation heavy-duty Dana 44 rear axles. The Wrangler Rubicon model uses heavy-duty front and rear Dana 44 axles.Underbody protection is provided by three strong skid plates, which protect the fuel tank, transfer case and automatic transmission oil pan.

A photo of a lucky persons new 2013 Jeep Rubicon in Crush color, note the new wheels for 2013 models.

Here is a photo of a 2013 Jeep Wranger in True Blue (photo from carlot.com) Looks like it has some upgrades as bigger tires, different wheels, and poss lifted.

Here is photo of 2013 4 door unlimited Jeep Wrangler from (project-JK.com) in the new color Rock Lobster, kind of a bright red/orange mix. I love the color, it looks cartoonish and will really standout on the street.


See a 2012 JK Wrangler Orange Crush color with 37's (Tires) on it. What a difference, the whole stance of the jeep changes, very good look. You could do exactly the same with a 2013 jeep JK.

 

 

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The New Apple Maps

I loved the old Maps program, based on the Google database, but I love the new one so much more.  At the time I'm writing this, I'm on the road, visiting book stores and doing book signings half-way across the country from home.  I downloaded the IOS 6 update with motel wifi and updated my phone and iPad when it came out.  Almost before the update completed, there were a flood of articles bad-mouthing the new Maps.  I even made the bookmark to the Google maps web-app, like people suggested.

However, once I started using the Apple Maps, I never was even tempted to use the Google link, or the Navigon full featured app that I spent good money for a long time ago.  The Apple Maps is just too easy to use.

I've used Navigon once -- just to try it out.  It works fine, but choosing a destination was difficult.  I never bothered.  On the Maps app, I can say "Route me to Chamberlain, South Dakota" and I can have spoken turn by turn directions with no other input.  Or I can scroll through the maps and type "Books" in the search field to have pins pop up for all the bookstores.  I select one of the pins and tap the crooked arrow icon to get my directions.  This is how I hop-scotched up the coast from California to Seattle, stopping at any bookstores I could find.

Most of the gripes about the app are with the database of locations driving it.  Yes, I saw a couple of errors.  Usually one location and a duplicate from the Yelp database for the same store.  If I'd have been on top of things I should have tapped the "Report a Problem" button to flag the bad ones to improve the database, but I didn't notice that option.

But the thing is, ALL maps have errors.  Even the glorified Google Maps.  Up until a few weeks ago, Google insisted that My House was a retail bookstore.  I received any number of phone calls by people calling me, looking for books.  I had to go report the issue and get the bad listing scrubbed.  That has to happen with all databases.

So, aware there might be errors, I happily continue my trip, using Apple Maps, because no other app works as well.

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Willys Jeep on Ad Agency Web Site

Willys Jeep on Ad Agency Web Site, a photo by lee.ekstrom on Flickr.

Found this creative on www.designlicks.com - new site and agency called SheepinJeep Creative Lab in Argentina. Clever way to use a Jeep 4x4 as the vehicle that carries their creative. Check it out at www.sheeponjeep.co/amigolandia.html

Backing up Beartooth

I almost wrote "Backing up Bluetooth" which would have been an entirely different article.

In preparation for this cross country trip, iOS 6 compatibility and the opportunity to give my son-in-law my workhorse original iPad, I upgraded to the new iPad. The question at the moment of purchase was whether to go with AT&T or Verizon.

I wanted the Personal Hotspot feature that wasn't available on my unlimited AT&T data plans, and I finally chose Verizon. This gave me an iPhone 4S on AT&T and the new device on Verizon. I'd be traveling in areas with limited coverage, so if one service failed, hopefully the other one would be available.

Today, I'm one week into the trip and I have been disappointed in the Verizon coverage. Traveling up to Yellowstone, and spending the night in Santa Clara NM and Pinedale WY, not to mention various gas stations on the way, the iPad showed no coverage. Certainly AT&T is light as well, but if there is any signal to be had it'll be on my 4S.

Here in Yellowstone, cell coverage is limited to about four towers in the whole park. As I type this in Canyon Village, I have 4 bars of 4G on the iPhone and one bar intermittently of Verizon 3G on the iPad. It was fairly solid at Mammoth Hot Springs, but in general AT&T wins here.

This morning, realizing we needed to make a phone call in Silver Gate Montana, we drove up the Beartooth Highway, searching for a remembered signal from previous years. Outside of Cook City, there was a flicker of signal and as I watched a deer grazing beside the road, Mary Ann had me turn around, and then back up on the Beartooth Highway, hoping to pick up something usable, but it wasn't to be had on any device. This is the area none of the cell companies bother with.

I expressed my disappointment on twitter and quite soon got this response from Verizon: @HenryMelton We want to make sure that you have reliable service. Where did you travel? Are you still there? I can check on coverage. ^LA

I replied giving details. I was in Yellowstone.

They replied: @HenryMelton Ahh I see! There are certain areas that do not have coverage. Go to http://t.co/nWW2n6v3 to view coverage. ^LA

Thanks Verizon. Yes, I know there is limited coverage here, my post was comparing the two services, where AT&T was a clear winner.

I have often thought that the tech journalist coverage of AT&T vs Verizon was based purely on the San Francisco cell service area where those reporters all live and gave AT&T a bad rep that it can't seem to shake.

Who knows? The trip has just begun and the situation may well reverse when I'm on the west coast. We'll see.

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Dreams, Lucid and Otherwise

One of my most useful writing tools is the lucid dream. It's a halfway state between wakefulness and random dreaming, where I can set the stage, place the characters in motion, and even stop and rewind the action. It's great for working through scenes and seeing how the characters will act, all before touching the keyboard.

This happens for me before finally drifting off into snore mode at night, in the dawn light of the morning, and occasionally in those in between times between deep sleep and wakefulness.

I'm having trouble using lucid dreaming at all this week. We're in Yellowstone National Park for a week of touring the great loop and watching animals. Mary Ann is a nature photographer, and so our typical day is up at five to be at the wolf observation sites before dawn, then tour the park, stopping for buffalo, elk, coyotes, and bear. Come sunset, we will be in a photogenic location for her sunset shots. Of course, at that time, we are halfway across the huge park from out room in Cook City on the far eastern edge of the park. So, I drive (I do all the driving) back that direction, until we stop for another photo shoot of star trails or the milky way.

Eventually, we drag in near midnight and collapse, with the clock set for five again just a few short hours away.
Now, I do dream under these conditions, but it's hardly the leisurely set up and monitoring useful for my writing. It's the random mis-mash of people and events I can barely remember when waking, and forget soon after. It's the processing type of dream scientists think is necessary maintenance to memory development.

I can't gripe too much about the lack of dream-writing time, not when it's just part of being in Yellowstone. But the same dynamic probably happens with other dawn to midnight days when I'm trying to get a lot of activity done in too few hours. Lucid dreaming, for me, takes time. Time to drift off to sleep, not just crash. (Oops. I had to go run take a picture of a wolf watching us. Now where was I?) Time to wake up gently, rather than jumping up to silence the alarm.

It all takes time, doesn't it? Time to plot, time to compose, time to edit, and lots not even speak of the time it takes to market. It's all a trade off. And sometimes we just have to take some extra time to live.

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