AEV 2” Lift & 37’s on Jeep Gladiator Rubicon

[@DavidSmith-iu6tn]

A year old but really good video. Thanks for making it. Will be lifting my gladiator after watching this.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@DavidSmith-iu6tn thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@Rottie_713]

Looks good my friend im doing this same thing this weekend 17" rhinos with 37 grapplers and the 2" aev lift on my mojave

[@rick_petrie]

Thanks a million for this video & all your others on 37's. I have a 2020 Gladiator with a 2" lift on 35's Wildpeak MT's, w 42k miles on it. My tires are worn enough that I am considering upgrading to 37's. Until I saw this video I was thinking about using my OEM (zero off road miles wheels) like yours, but do not want to use wheel spacers... thus I will likely put my new 37's on my beat in AEV Pintler wheels. Thanks again for so many great videos.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@rick_petrie ya with the stock wheels and 37x12.50 you will rub a little at full turn in parking lots and some drive though fast food places 😂

[@rick_petrie]

@@appalachhaun_adventures Thanks. I wheel mine a lot more than the average JT & it's no longer my daily driver. Multiple trips to Colorado, once to Arizona, plus the Rubicon Trail so far in addition to two local off-road rock crawling parks. (on 35" Wildpeak MTs...)

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@rick_petrie dangggg! How’d it do in the Rubicon with 2” and 35’s? Belly scrape a lot?

[@rick_petrie]

@@appalachhaun_adventures Yes. Everyone drags bottom some, it is almost impossible there. My underside is protected by Rock Hard 4x4 full skid system so it was okay. I am proud to say I only had to winch 3 times tho. Probably should have be 2 times, but I took a bad line & opted to winch rather than back up the trail much more.

[@samhouston5217]

I went with the same Falken 37X12.50s on my Mojave, but going with 17x9 wheels and upgrading to 5.13 gearing. Yours look awesome!

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

What gears were stock in your Mojave? Mine has the 4.10 gears and it feels fine to me. I get 18/19 mpg all day except on trails. More mpg on longer interstate drives.

[@samhouston5217]

@@appalachhaun_adventures 4.10 on the Dana 44s, but only getting 14mpg with 37s and no upgrade.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@samhouston5217 dang! I keep seeing that from others on FB group posts too. Not sure why the difference in MPG with some people vs others with the same tires and gears. 🤔 I live in NE TN in the hills and near mountains. I see people in flat FL still not able to get over 16 mpg stock with 33’s. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😂 weird

[@samhouston5217]

@@appalachhaun_adventures You must be livin right brother! LOL

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@samhouston5217 lol I drive it like a grandpa and just take my time hahaha

[@Matthew-wp1yl]

Great video and an awesome build. I just got the AEV lift for my '23 Mojove. Did you notice a need for new track bars? Were the axles off any after the lift?

[@eli8375]

Curious about this too

[@dantimber]

Own a 23 Mojave too. I'm a hunter in the woods nearly every weekend so I probably spend more time off-road than the average owner. It's been great. Jeep spent a lot of time and money sorting this particular suspension so I'd be very hesitant making changes. Plus I want the reliability of stock. On the other hand if it's for looks go for it!

[@Matthew-wp1yl]

@@eli8375 so I just put it on. It moved the front axle over .5 inches toward the driver side. Probably won't matter for most but I'm gonna put the adjustable track bar on and center it again. Once you notice it you can't unsee it. 😮‍💨 I'm sure it did the same to the back also but I forgot to measure. I'll check it in the morning and see if that needs one also

[@keroropingtee]

I enjoyed the video. Are adjustable track bars required?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@keroropingtee they are not required, but you can measure the inside edge of the fender to the outside edge of tire on both sides of the front and they should almost be the same to have a centered axle. Do the same for the rear. The measurements may be ever so slightly off a tiny bit after lifting any vehicle. The axle can barely shift to the left/right (forgot which direction) after installing a lift. With this lift, you will not even notice the slight difference. The measurement could only be off by a very small amount like a quarter of an inch and you won’t be able to see it. Hopefully that made any sense. If you installed a huge lift kit, for example, one of your front tires would stick out further than the other front tire. Same for the rear. Since this is only a small 2” lift kit, AEV says it’s not needed to use adjustable track bars to re-center the axles.

[@Spyder-ManAdventures]

So I know it's only been 5 months - but are you happy with this Spacer Lift? I'm seriously considering this - I just want a couple more inches clearance - but I do some off-roading. How did your alignment check out? Did this change things?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

The steering wheel was a super small tad bit off to the left afterward. I haven’t even corrected it but probably will since it’s easy to do. Alignment wasn’t out right after. It still drove the same exact way! I’ve done some off-roading and I think it’s a tad off now due to some trail bumps and stuff. There was a couple weeks where I heard a tiny bit of a faint creeking noise like as soon as I pressed the gas from a stop or first pressing brakes to go to a stop sometimes. Like when the weight shifted. Read up that it could be that I need to check torques on everything. It went away tho after an off-road trip 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ id say just be sure you get everything torqued up the way it says in the instructions, which I thought did. But maybe it needed rechecked after a bit! I’m not even sure if that creeking sound was from the lift. It’s gone tho. With the factory wheels and 37’s I haven’t noticed any fender rub or anything. The edge of tire will barely rub on the edge of the front skid plate when fully turning sharp in parking lots or on a trail turning super sharp. I just back off the turn a tad. I’m sure wheel spacers would eliminate that. Idk if you’re using the factory wheels or not with 37x12 but just letting you know. I would say go check the alignment just to make sure, but mine didn’t need anything right after the install. I’ve seen a bunch of posts and comments on fb groups, etc. that everyone loves the lift! No regrets from me

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Also I can tell a good difference off road with obstacles, etc. on trails. Less scraping the hitch and underneath the Jeep. Easier to get over obstacles. I guess this is with the lift plus 37’s tho.

[@larryb7047]

What year is your Rubicon? Looks great, and you saved a lot by using the stock wheels.

[@larryb7047]

Nevermind. I looked at your main page ("about") and discovered you have a 2020.☝

[@SugarFiveZero]

Great video, but @2:57 using a jack with a wood block to support the frame.... so PROPER LOL

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

😀 ya but we also had 2 other jack stands under the frame so it really wasn’t doing much of anything.

[@wtpence4731]

What size (width) are the tires and brand , please ? Got exact same truck, Love it !

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Falken Wildpeak MT /01 mud terrain tires. 37x12.50. On the stock 17” wheel. They are pretty awesome tires! The full exact tire info is: FALKEN WILDPEAK M/T01 37 X12.50R17 LT 124Q D2

[@statenmorgan962]

Looks good

[@TheBevo67]

Very nice!

[@transws6am]

Does this spacer kit work with th a Mojave also or is that a completely different kit?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@transws6am this one is NOT for the Mojave but AEV does have this 2” kit for a Mojave!! It’s on their site. Here is the link if KZbin allows links in comments. www.aev-conversions.com/product/mojave-spacer-lift/

[@C_Journey]

Wanted to ask, how tall is your garage door opening? I think my garage door is shorter than standard so I want to make sure my jeep would still fit. Great video, thinking about going this direction with my rubicon gladiator.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

The garage is barely under 83.5” at opening and the tallest part of the jeep roof is about 76.5”, so had a few inches to spare. Hope this helps!

[@pauliswar]

Hi. Did this change the drive quality? Like when I got 37s before, the steering wheel would shake after 65 miles/hour. Also, Any issues offroad?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

No. Your tires were probably not mounted and balanced properly. Tires have a color dot on them that is supposed to be aligned with the valve stem. Some tire shops don’t even know about it and/or don’t care. I made sure they mounted mine that way. Also, the lift kit came with the tool to recalibrate the vehicle PC to the new tire size too so the feel in the gas pedal and gears the way it drives feels exactly the same as with the 33’s. I can go over 80 and the steering wheel is just as smooth as ever.

[@jerrykeyser2336]

looks Good

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Thanks!! 🙏

[@firstlast4100]

Great Video 🍻

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Thank you! 😊

[@hrgp13]

Adding a lift kit avoids the factory warranty?.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

I had warranty work done in May 2024. I’ve heard some dealers will try to blame problems on lifts and bigger tires. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@christiancuriel3691]

Are you guys planning to rea gear ? or later on

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Not planning on it any time soon. It seems to be okay without it so far. Maybe just barely feel a difference. MPG is still always over 19.X and into 20.X some.

[@jeffreythomas4254]

how tall is ur truck with 37s and the 2 inch lift? how is the mileage?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

With these exact brand new 37” tires and this exact lift, it sits in the garage at 76.5” high from the rear of the hard top behind the rear door area, which is the tallest place to measure. I did the Jeep PC recalibrate for the new tire size.. It stays at 19.X mpg and goes into 20.x also. It dipped down to 16-17 when off-roading for several hours. Then, it will go back to normal after a day or 2. However, I’ve seen people only get 17 mpg on a stock Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. I’m not sure how though. Mike stayed at 20.x mpg stock with the 33” mud tires. Looks like I only really lost 1mpg stying with the same brand tires but 37’a and the 2” lift.

[@9000RPM-hi9h]

Look so good ! Is it mopar hightop fender?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Thanks! I like it! It’s just the regular factory fenders on the Rubicon model

[@marytorbert5212]

Is re gearing a must? When do you do it? Is it necessary?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

This lift comes with the tool to recalibrate the Jeep PC to the new tire size. It doesn’t seem necessary for me with the Rubicon model. I barely feel any difference, if anything at all, with the 37s. Most normal people wouldn’t even tell any difference. I’m still getting easily 19 MPG average. I was always 20.X MPG before. It doesn’t feel sluggish or anything to me. Feels good to me the way it is. I most likely will never regear. Been Offroad and it seems fine in 4 Lo and on trails too.

[@SugarFiveZero]

@@appalachhaun_adventures is that your mpg around town? What elevation/terrain do you normally drive?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@SugarFiveZero it’s all the time no matter where I’m at unless I go on trails. Then, it’ll go down to 15-16 or so maybe for a couple days. Northeast TN. It’s mostly all up and down hills everywhere. Not many flat roads. If it’s flat, it won’t be flat for very long. It’s been about 3K miles now and it’s still always 18-19 MPG unless on a trail.

[@sylvain65]

How tall is your garage door? 7’ ?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

It’s a tad under 83.5”

[@sylvain65]

@@appalachhaun_adventures Thanks!

[@terryh4287]

How wide are your 37 inch tires?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

12.50

[@terryh4287]

Thank you. After watching your video this is the exact setup I am going to go with.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@terryh4287 At full turn, it will rub a tad. I think it’s the tire barely rubbing on the edge of the skid plate. No biggie if you just back off the turn a little. I’m trying not to use wheel spacers, but many people use them to just push the tire out a little bit. Also, I’ve seen videos where you can take off the screws for the turn lock stops (not sure the real name of it), and add washers. It’ll reduce your turning radius enough to not rub at full turn.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@terryh4287 I’ve heard the Nitto Trail Grappler 35x11.50 won’t rub. I knew if I went with 35’s, I’d still want 37’s and end up regretting the 35’s 😂

[@terryh4287]

Yeah I have debated between 35’s and 37’s and ultimately decide to go with 37s. I will run the Nito ridge grappler.

[@cnote2774]

What front number is tgat

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Say what?

[@mikecon7634]

Are you Jeffo's brother?

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Nope. Don’t know a Jeffo

[@richardlinn5512]

Thought you would draft Alex, not your dad to help :)

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

Dad had all the cool tools hahaha

[@grantparnes]

No clue how you are not rubbing like crazy offroad with stock wheels. Have you taken it on some rough stuff and got it bent up yet with articulation and ability to turn the wheel? I read the comments and you yourself even question your mileage. You lost 1MPG when everyone else lost 7-9. That is as you say................weird.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

I get 18-19 mpg all day everyday. It does run when I turn fully in parking lots and stuff or on trails at full turn.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

People must have lead foot. I drive it like a grandpa. Some people people in FL where it’s flat are getting 17mpg or less on stock tires?? 13mpg on 35’s. Makes no sense. 😂 I don’t question my own MPG cause I know what it says every day. It goes to 15-16 on a trail after an all day slow ass trail ride. A few days later it’s back to 18-19 again.

[@grantparnes]

@@appalachhaun_adventures That is encouraging news. I just put the full blown Teraflex 3.5 lift with the 3.3 falcons, Steer Smart brace, Steer Smart frt track bar, etc. 37 inch Milestars on new 9x17 wheels. It took me off and on 3 days to install the kit, and once everything was done, I drove it around the very large block (rural Idaho) but had a plane ticket to come home the next morning. Won't be going back to Idaho until mid July to go have an alignment and actually DRIVE it to see what's what. The little bit I did drive it (maybe 3 miles) I did not really notice much of a difference in power (gearing). But the Gladiator only has 190 miles on it, so there is not much of a benchmark yet anyway. Thx for the reply, as I am even more curious now about the mileage. I already have an appointment in July to put 5:13's in it based on youtube videos but may cancel that and try it with 4:10's for a bit.

[@appalachhaun_adventures]

@@grantparnes going from the 33’s to 37’s feels very very minimal if any difference at all when driving it as far as daily driving around town. It feels pretty much exactly the same as with the 33’s to me. It didn’t make it sluggish at all! I don’t really have any desire at all to change gearing! Thanks for watching and for the comments! That sounds like quite the setup you installed!