Went back and forth like this when getting my JLR last fall. To me the biggest reason for getting the rubi was the front and rear lockers along with the 4:10 gears. Doesn't seem like I would have been able to touch that aftermarket for the 7k.
Also I had mine in to have the front end...
I know it's been a while since you posted this, but this is exactly the set of pictures I was looking for. I drive around 500 miles a week on the expressway and wheel on the weekend in my JLR so don't really want to go bigger then 35". I will probably be going with the 2" Dynatrac lift instead...
Had to look up the word homologated. So what your saying is that any bumpers need to be approved by some governing authority? In the states this would be the Department of Transportation (DOT). Also could be the individual states DOT as well.
So 2018 JLR here. It's my daily driver for about 500 to 700 per week and have had it since November 2018. None of the issues mentioned above. It's been a blast in the snow, on the trails and going 90 down the expressway.
These look nice and I just bought a set to have installed in a few weeks. And in case anyone is interested, the ACE rock sliders are currently on sale for a pretty nice price.
This is a link to the voice recognition quick tips documentation for uconnect 8.4....
https://www.driveuconnect.com/content/dam/uconnect/pdf/VR%20Guide%208.4%20-%20Quick%20Tips.pdf
Looks like page 11 is what you are looking for. However your observations seem to be correct. You can do what...
Late to the party here, but wanted to pass this on. Just chatted with Nick on the website about the 2 door rock sliders as they had a box asking whether or not you wanted to have them installed on premise. I had no idea, but it turns out that if you check this box they will install them free...