A lifted Jeep doesn’t need a winch. Only keep it if you plan on going wheeling. Otherwise sell it and use the money towards something else. I hate when people buy stuff just to have it and have no need/intention to use it for it’s purpose. It’s literally a waste of money.
If you’re not wheeling HARD a spacer lift is perfectly fine. Save your money and use it towards other Jeep mods. Anyone saying to get a lift are likely the same people who don’t even use their Jeep and are still running MetalCloak and Rigid ditch lights etc. more about saying “I have this or...
I imagine it is for sure different owning a Jeep here versus NJ! Easier to take shortcuts over mountain passes here to get from A to B. And prettier too!
I would highly recommend checking out Utah as well. Absolutely love it there. If we had visited there and CO around the same time we may have...
Got it. We moved here 4 years ago and housing has jumped about 15-20% in the last year alone. Everyone has different expectations of course. Renting a 2BR is going to be 2kish a month. Buying a home you are starting at minimum 300-400k for something ok. Anything slightly newer and nicer is going...
Checked out housing pricing at all? I have no clue on NJ, but housing here has sky rocketed in the last year. Tons to do. Hiking, off-roading, water sports etc. no matter the time of the year there is something to do.
If you off-road at all you'd lose the painted on stuff from rubbing on rocks and such. If you don't wheel at all then that would be best to just paint them.
I'd never thought about it or considered it even. Too many different sizes to have one or more available if needed. That being said, I did lose a nut on the upper front sway bar sometime this past week while out on trails that I discovered yesterday. Which is odd as I checked and torqued...
I also have ran the AEV 2.5" DualSport lift on my JK and it rode great. Loaded down with about 300-400 lb additional with RTT and camping gear it still had no sag.
I have no experience with the OME or MC lifts, but they are likely to run a little harsher, but likely not noticeable really.
I’d stick with a 2.5” lift that was made to handle heavy loads… MetalCloak, AEV, OME Heavy Duty. Keep the CoG low as possible. You can stil run those lifts as they’re designed to be fully loaded for the lift size specified. MC 2.5” lift unloaded (no winch, armor, HD bumpers etc.) is going to...