FLEX TEST : Will 37's Clear a JL Rubicon running 2.5" of Lift & Without Rubbing??

OJK12 said:

Looks great! I was curious as to weather or not the bumper ends could be easily removed.

Click to expand...

13_gecko_rubi said:

Those wheels and tires clear pretty much perfectly with that setup and some very slight liner mods. Perfect. I’m with you on removing the bumper end caps. It looks ok on a JK but that look on the JL with the lower body line just didn’t do it for me either!

Click to expand...

shotcoach said:

Thanks for doing such a great write up on this! As I'm reading it I'm wondering what kind of liner trimming you're going to do and then you pull out the heat gun! Super cool! :cheesy:

Click to expand...

OverlanderJL said:

It’s meant to be! Looks perfect


Sent from my iPhone using JL Wrangler Jeep Forum mobile app

Click to expand...

RMC2 said:

You know I have been waiting, and you did not disappoint.

Very nice field expedient fix on the fender liner. I wonder if you could cut out a flat piece of plastic, to get rid of that odd bump out. And put that in there as a lower replacement. That way you still have a finished look.

Click to expand...

NFRs2000NYC said:

so a 4.5" BS wheel with a 12.50 tire should experience roughly the same issues as Jet Li you think?

Click to expand...

MrGiant said:

Very nice write up and a lot of work to show us what you did!
I saw Jet Lis lift pics yesterday and didn't think the flex test was coming this soon
Great job, great look, great function!

Click to expand...

Kyro said:

Great info guys

Click to expand...

wayoflife said:

I suppose it's possible but I really didn't want to have to cut anything if I didn't have to. So far, this quick fix is doing the trick :yup:



Sounds plausible to me.



LOL!! Glad to hear we were able to give what you were hoping to see.



Thanks

Click to expand...

wayoflife said:

LOL!! Glad to hear we were able to give what you were hoping to see.

Click to expand...

NFRs2000NYC said:

Awesome. It seems a little work with the heat gun would help solve everything.:thumb:

Click to expand...

frenchjk said:

Really nice job and instructional!!!

Click to expand...

wayoflife said:

FLEX TEST 2 : Did the Fender Liner Fix Work?
The following morning, Cindy and I headed back down the street to see if my fender liner fix did the trick. As you can see here, we worked our way up the same obstacle and if anything, went high enough to hang a tire.

So far so good. Time to twist up the other way.

Just because I thought it's worth noting, what you see here is our Cooper STT Pro squashing out and planting its tread firmly on the rock face below with 29 psi as verified by our TPMS.

So.... how'd the fender liner fix do you might be asking? Well, here's a shot of the driver side rear and as you can see, the fix worked out great. The tire came close but cleared it without any problems.

Same is true of the passenger side. As you can see here, it got close but the tire totally cleared.

Not a mark can be seen, felt or found on the fender liner.

And there you have it, no more rubbing or none that really matter anyway. Clearly, 37x13.50's mounted on wheels with 4.75" of back spacing can be run with just 2.5" of lift so long as it comes with the right amount of bump stop extensions and your rear fender liners are modified. I hope you found the information on this thread to be helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Click to expand...