Stick with the 35's if you want to drive it...
I don't know why you're trying so hard to scare him into 35s, but there's really no reason to justify a 35 over a 37 for this setup? He has the gear to pull the tire, and you wouldn't notice the difference between a 35 and 37. Unless trimming a Rubi is that scary to you, but you'll do worse than that to it the first time she sees the trail
Call if you need any help with it, Seth.
And food for thought; with a 17" rim, 37" KM2s weigh 2 pounds more than 35" MTRs, and are exactly 2 inches taller.
Well Willy....
Not scarin, but sharin...
It's just my opinion, and trying to offer good heart felt advice from my expensive experience, from what I've read, and from what others have told me.
I have owned a JK on 40's with 5.38's with a Superchips on 93 octane program and premium gas,
lived JK for 3 years,
read more JK threads than anybody ever should,
talked to a lot of JK guys,
and if it's a daily driver that might be used on the road,
most mature owners are very unhappy with 37's.
A daily driver on 37's is not family conducive for comfort, power, access/height, etc. Even in a JKU.I think if Seth's wife's car is in the shop and she needs to drive the JK with the daughter, she can get in and go anywhere and drive with comfort and relaxation. Very doable in a JKU on 35's.
It's not only the weight, or the gears, but also the weak 202 hp motor behind an auto that jeep gifted us with.
If I get another JKU, it will have max 35's so I can drive it to Jeep Beach or Moab, wheel it, and drive it home. But I'll trailer it anyway, lol. I built my JK for Tellico, and they shut it down right after the first major mods were complete.