Does my sport look lifted.

[cbrenthus]

Was the guy you bought it off asking $50K or more? If not, I doubt it is lifted as that's what everyone that lifts a Jeep apparently thinks its work

Kidding aside, the only way to know for sure is to look underneath, but if you like it, and it rides well, then why mess with it? I regretted lifting my JK as I never used it to its potential, but I drove on the highway all the time!

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[Coletrickle]

That was on the stock tires, so that's how much the springs lifted it. I have not measured it since putting on the 285's.

 

[VooDoo1]

This is what my 2 door Jl Sport S measured before the lift. From top of tire tread (285/70R17 BFG KO2's) to fender line. All four corners measured equal.

 

[Mrmojo78]

That was on the stock tires, so that's how much the springs lifted it. I have not measured it since putting on the 285's.

If I can get 2" with rubi springs and KO2, I'll be happy with that

 

[Pappy11]

Looks like a No to Me...

 

[oldcarsarecool]

 

[oldcarsarecool]

2019 Sport S stock suspension with Rubicon take off tires.

 

[AZ Hella]

If I can get 2" with rubi springs and KO2, I'll be happy with that

Agree. Get a rubicon suspension from a rig that was fully optioned ( hard top steel bumpers tow package ). It’s the best bang for the buck for us sport guys. It will drive like stock and take you anywhere you would dare to go.
Here’s mine with the rubicon takeoffs and 285 70 17 KO2’s

 

[jmcdtucson]

With Rubi takeoff wheels/tires with stock sport S suspension, mine was 35-1/2" front and 36-1/2" rear. Measuring ground to fender with roughly 35psi.
Hard top with tow package. Plastic bumpers.

 

[Mrmojo78]

Agree. Get a rubicon suspension from a rig that was fully optioned ( hard top steel bumpers tow package ). It’s the best bang for the buck for us sport guys. It will drive like stock and take you anywhere you would dare to go.
Here’s mine with the rubicon takeoffs and 285 70 17 KO2’s

That looks nice.

 

[emilboya]

Sorry

Not lifted looking, but still a good looking rig!

 

[emilboya]

I am also running Rubi wheel/tires on my sport. It gives a slight lift but I definitely would not call it lifted, but I’m happy with the look!

 

[jeepoch]

Hey jeepers.

I bought my sport used and I was deciding on a lift kit. But now that I look at my jeep, it looks higher than most sports on the road. I did replace my stock wheels with rubi wheels with ko2 but the height between the top of the tire and fenders look higher than usual. What is the standard height of a stock sport with rubies takeoffs. Too lazy to go under the jeep.or peel back the fender liners. Thanks in advance... see my profile pic with the ko2s

Al,

There are likely 27 ways to Sunday to measure your ride height, with just as many opinions to say which is the best. I'll supply before and after pics showing the difference of a dealer installed Mopar 2" lift. I measured an effective average height increase of about 2.5" on the driver side and 2.25" on the passenger side. However, I did have a full tank of gas when I did this initial measurement (with the first two pics below). The passenger side height only increased by about another 1/8" when empty.

Regardless, I hope this gives you some impression of the difference between a stock footprint and a lifted result with the exact same wheels/tires.

BTW: I'm really liking the investment so far. Rides and feels very much like stock, a little stiffer but certainly taller. No steering issues whatsoever. Both camber and caster seem identical to the stock setup. No drift, no play and drives straight just like it did on the original factory suspension. My opinion is that this is probably how FCA should manufacture these Jeeps in the first place, or at least offer it as a build option. This to me is how a Jeep JL should be. I like it.

For the true off-road, Rubi bad-ass die-hard, this lift is likely for whimps. Well I'll bet my 3.6L Auto Sport S will now go 98% of the places they can, excluding the cliff-climbing and boulder-bouncing extremes they brag about, but only because of the non-locking open 3.45 diffs. However, I'm still getting just over 25 mpg city/highway combined. Of course, the 35's when they're eventually mounted should decrease this just a smidge.

Unforetunately because of the CV insanity, my Fuel Ammo Anthracite 17x9 (-12 mm offset) wheels that I really desire are not available. I plan on mating them with the 35" Goodyear Duratrac Wrangler All Terrain tires as soon as they do. So I'm still riding around with my stock 32's.

Jay

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