Here is the 3.5” lift with stock Sahara wheels and with 35s for reference. It really didn’t look as bad as I thought it would with the stock wheels.
My JLU Sahara with auto and hard top gets 28mpg on the highway at 65 with my family of four on board. Completely stock. Could probably do better on a long flat stretch. Lots of overpasses around here and fairly short trips. 30-40 miles.
When I called a few places about doing a gear swap, I was told they are all Dana 44's. I was told this by 3 different vendors. I don't know how true this is but I would love if someone could acknowledge one way or another what we are dealing with. They mentioned Avantek 44 if that means anything.