Identify what lift I have....

[btkrausen]

I bought my '19 JLUR from somebody who works at the dealer, and he put a Rough Country lift kit on it, along with most of the aftermarket stuff on the Jeep today. I spoke with him today, and he mentioned it was the "smallest suspension kit available" and told me the shop that installed it. I spoke with them but they couldn't give me much information and said they'll look for more and call me back. He mentioned it was probably a 3.5" lift but that was just a guess.

A few questions:

How can I tell what size lift kit? I have Rough Country N3 shocks...but....it still has the factory coils. The shop that installed it said "that doesn't sound right" but that's all I have to go on. I wanted to put some new Falcon 3.3 piggyback shocks and wanted to be sure I know what size to purchase.

Any issues with keeping the factory coils with the lift or should I just purchase a full lift kit and have it installed so I know exactly what's under there?

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[word302]

I bought my '19 JLUR from somebody who works at the dealer, and he put a Rough Country lift kit on it, along with most of the aftermarket stuff on the Jeep today. I spoke with him today, and he mentioned it was the "smallest suspension kit available" and told me the shop that installed it. I spoke with them but they couldn't give me much information and said they'll look for more and call me back. He mentioned it was probably a 3.5" lift but that was just a guess.

A few questions:

How can I tell what size lift kit? I have Rough Country N3 shocks...but....it still has the factory coils. The shop that installed it said "that doesn't sound right" but that's all I have to go on. I wanted to put some new Falcon 3.3 piggyback shocks and wanted to be sure I know what size to purchase.

Any issues with keeping the factory coils with the lift or should I just purchase a full lift kit and have it installed so I know exactly what's under there?

If you have the factory coils are there some huge spacers in there? Are the control arms factory? Something doesn't add up.

 

[btkrausen]

I'm not sure there are spacers but I don't think so. Here's a picture of the driver's front

 

[btkrausen]

Here is the rear, which I also learned has airbags cause the original owner was going to tow a boat.....

 

[btkrausen]

So after looking some more, I'm thinking they just installed a body lift kit on there and put on new shocks. Can anybody confirm? It looks like a puck in there to me.

 

[Moto_21]

So after looking some more, I'm thinking they just installed a body lift kit on there and put on new shocks. Can anybody confirm? It looks like a puck in there to me.

You have a rough country spacer lift. Probably 2.5”

 

[Moto_21]

Rear looks like an airbag or a helper spring. Id remove it if youre not towing

 

[btkrausen]

Rear looks like an airbag or a helper spring. Id remove it if youre not towing

Definitely an airbag in there according to my conversation with the previous owner. It'll be removed when I put a new suspension kit on

 

[btkrausen]

You have a rough country spacer lift. Probably 2.5”

I only see that they sell a 1.25" body lift kit - https://www.roughcountry.com/amfind...angler-jl-unlimited-4wd-378974&sid=nbAMzp3Cw2

 

[Moto_21]

I only see that they sell a 1.25" body lift kit - https://www.roughcountry.com/amfind...angler-jl-unlimited-4wd-378974&sid=nbAMzp3Cw2

You definetly have spring spacers, https://www.roughcountry.com/jeep-suspension-lift-kit-676c.html

 

[rustyshakelford]

There’s a lot going on that I’d suggest addressing before spending a considerable amount of money on 3.3s.

I’ll start with my first recommendation and that’s scraping the 3.3 shocks and instead using that money to buy a lift that’s addressing everything. One of my favorite at the sub 2k price point is the MC true dual. It’ll replace all 4 coils, 4 shocks, 4 sway bars and associated hardware for bump stops and also front and rear track bars. For caster correction, it has 2 upper control arms. You can add the other 6 down the road if you’d like to upgrade the lift or order the game changer off the bat. I’ll say this lift will ride better than what you have with 3.3s and give you excellent performance and flex.

If you’re 100% sold on the 3.3s, I’d start by just ordering a teraflex lift and be sure the 3.3s are the sp2 so you have a chance for a tolerable ride. The spacers in the front are not ideal, they will limit your flex substantially and the airbags in the rear will diminish the ride and aren’t necessary unless you’re planning on towing. Getting a proper lift will increase the drivability substantially too

Brett

 

[btkrausen]

There’s a lot going on that I’d suggest addressing before spending a considerable amount of money on 3.3s.

I’ll start with my first recommendation and that’s scraping the 3.3 shocks and instead using that money to buy a lift that’s addressing everything. One of my favorite at the sub 2k price point is the MC true dual. It’ll replace all 4 coils, 4 shocks, 4 sway bars and associated hardware for bump stops and also front and rear track bars. For caster correction, it has 2 upper control arms. You can add the other 6 down the road if you’d like to upgrade the lift or order the game changer off the bat. I’ll say this lift will ride better than what you have with 3.3s and give you excellent performance and flex.

If you’re 100% sold on the 3.3s, I’d start by just ordering a teraflex lift and be sure the 3.3s are the sp2 so you have a chance for a tolerable ride. The spacers in the front are not ideal, they will limit your flex substantially and the airbags in the rear will diminish the ride and aren’t necessary unless you’re planning on towing. Getting a proper lift will increase the drivability substantially too

Brett

Yes, that's exactly what I'm planning on doing, get rid of the Rough Country stuff installed now and go for a full suspension kit. Would you recommend I just get the rocksport shocks with that MC kit? I'm not 100% sold on the Falcon's but thought it would nice to have something adjustable as this is my DD (although I hardly drive anywhere).

 

[Arrowhead]

All you have is a spacer lift on the stock springs and I'm assuming longer shocks.

I guess it depends on what you're going to do with it, mall crawl or rock climb. Why do you want replace the shocks? Is there something you don't like with the ride or handling? The stock arms are kind of limiting when it come to articulating off road. Plus, just swapping for different shocks is a crap shoot as you have no idea if they will play nice with the stock springs. (the valving of the shocks should be matched to the spring rate / type of spring). To get the best performing setup it's always best to go with a complete kit with matching components. If funding is an issue then there are many partial kits available that can be upgraded later without having to replace parts you already installed.

 

[Arrowhead]

So do you think I have just the spring spacer kit or both the body lift and this one?

That's not a body lift, it's just the factory isolator.

 

[rustyshakelford]

So do you think I have just the spring spacer kit or both the body lift and this one?



Yes, that's exactly what I'm planning on doing, get rid of the Rough Country stuff installed now and go for a full suspension kit. Would you recommend I just get the rocksport shocks with that MC kit? I'm not 100% sold on the Falcon's but thought it would nice to have something adjustable as this is my DD (although I hardly drive anywhere).

I would absolutely recommend the rocksports over the 3.3s. I personally don’t care for them because of the way they ride. They are to harsh for my liking. If you’re wanting a premium shock, check out getting some custom valved ones from accutune or another company that builds custom shock packages.

Brett

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