Big Bend 2.3 tire size KO2 35 or 37 daily driver

[67elmustang]

? Wife's daily driver 2.3 auto 4.27 Non SAS
Adding a Ready Lift SST 4” Base kit.
Researching the BF KO2‘S 35” 68 lbs vs 37” 72Lbs.

Has anyone installed the 37” on this base setup and had No issue’s.
The 35’s look small with this lift and theres only a 4lb. difference in weight.

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[67elmustang]

posted in wrong sub forum if Mod could move to Tires.
Newb mistake TIA

 

[ATLBronco75]

37 is pretty huge for a daily driver. How tall is your wife?

 

[JojoReady]

37 and m190 isn’t a winning combination. 35s are a stretch too.

 

[67elmustang]

She‘s 5’8” ,
Trading in her JK with 35“ TOYO MT’S.

On her JK it’s 40” ground to bottom of fender flares,
watched a Tube video that dealer installed same kit and upgraded to the 37”.
He was @ 40” ground to bottom of fender.

just don’t want 35” to look small but also not break anything.

Installer that we’re using had OB in shop with same kit and 37” KO2 but they had the 2.7 4.27 Non SAS and it looked Awesome.

 

[mountainbronco]

37 plus 4" equals broken tie rods, its all math!

 

[mountainbronco]

35 plus 2" equals happy owner

 

[67elmustang]

 

[67elmustang]

So with this kit ,
the 37” will break tie rods on daily driver.

 

[67elmustang]

This is the one @ vendors SST kit Non SAS 37” KO2 2.7

 

[PWillette]

So with this kit ,
the 37” will break tie rods on daily driver.

Probably be OK mall crawling. You surely will be stressing tie rods and CVs. A proper 4" suspension lift should include a differential drop if you plan to do any off-roading.

 

[Snacktime]

I wheel the piss out of my 4" (5100 + spacers) lift on 35s. Only issue is 35 tires look small on a 4" lift so you should just buy 37s. On a side note I have killed a steering rack but my 190M front diff is holding fine. Ohh 2" lift and 35s looks good till you park next to a Bronco on 37s...

For pavement I don't see any issues with 37s as long as you don't have 3.73s.

 

[SROC3]

I have a 2-inch lift now and aftermarket wheels that have a nice offset. BUT - I am going to hopefully get NITTO TRAIL GRAPPLERS - which are "TRUE" 35s. They do look bigger and fill in the wheel well more. My buddy had them and at first I thought he was on 37s. It's a great "middle ground" compromize - that looks killer at the same time and is great for daily driving

 

[lapazleo]

2.3 with 4.27,s and 37's not a good combination. 4" lift without adjustable stabilizer bar equals binding. 4" lift without front diff lowering brackets even on a street queen equals premature wear or even trashing of cv joints. And when talking 4"+ lift you start having to look at driveshaft angles and length. Bottom line from someone who's been wheeling 40+ years there's a lot more involved than just a lift kit and bigger tires. Unfortunately there are too many shops who don't know what they're doing taking people's money. I highly recommend researching more and educating yourself not only for your Bronco's sake but your wife's safety. It's better to do thing's right the first time.

 

[HowieLong]

I have a 2-inch lift now and aftermarket wheels that have a nice offset. BUT - I am going to hopefully get NITTO TRAIL GRAPPLERS - which are "TRUE" 35s. They do look bigger and fill in the wheel well more. My buddy had them and at first I thought he was on 37s. It's a great "middle ground" compromize - that looks killer at the same time and is great for daily driving

Which size are you planning on getting that are true 35's?

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