Added a Warn 12S winch

[XxTormentorxX]

So yesterday I installed my Winch on my Rubicon XR and right off the bat I noticed the front end is sitting lower then the rear now.
For those that installed a winch and ran into the same issue what is the correct way to level it off again?
What exactly is needed to raise the front end.
I’m not looking for a lift at this time I’m happy with the factory lift (or should I say “was”) so please don’t mention one. I’m more interested in what can be done in the way of coil spacers, longer springs/shocks control arms etc.
This is my first Jeep Wrangler, I’ve always had F150’s.

Thanks

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[DLW]

Your only options really are spacers or springs.
I would probably just do an appropriate sized spacer if I was in the same position.

 

[Tncdrew]

Not really a solution (at this point) to the OP,
but.....
If you're concerned about this issue, it's a good idea to:
Research the weight of the winch/mount/any other required supporting hardware ahead of time, duplicate this total weight on the front of the Jeep somehow, (up to you), to see the droop it will induce on your front end.
You'll then have a better idea of what's needed suspension wise.
Just a thought.

Was trying to express this better... a wordsmith, I am not ?

 

[Roky]

So yesterday I installed my Winch on my Rubicon XR and right off the bat I noticed the front end is sitting lower then the rear now.
For those that installed a winch and ran into the same issue what is the correct way to level it off again?
What exactly is needed to raise the front end.
I’m not looking for a lift at this time I’m happy with the factory lift (or should I say “was”) so please don’t mention one. I’m more interested in what can be done in the way of coil spacers, longer springs/shocks control arms etc.
This is my first Jeep Wrangler, I’ve always had F150’s.

Thanks

Park it somewhere level and measure from the ground to somewhere like bumper etc… write the measurement down, then jack up the front until it looks good to you and measure again, the difference is the size spacer you need…… I recommend terflex, they are a hard plastic and have the same nubs as oem and indentations so you can clock the isolators correctly… they’re also stackable if you need to use more than one….I’m running 1/2” Teraflex spacers in mine for bumper/winch weight……

 

[Thunderjet]

Carry a fat chick in the back of your Wrangler.

 

[GRXKen]

Park it somewhere level and measure from the ground to somewhere like bumper etc… write the measurement down, then jack up the front until it looks good to you and measure again, the difference is the size spacer you need…… I recommend terflex, they are a hard plastic and have the same nubs as oem and indentations so you can clock the isolators correctly… they’re also stackable if you need to use more than one….I’m running 1/2” Teraflex spacers in mine for bumper/winch weight……

Seems like sound advice to me

 

[JerseyJeff]

So yesterday I installed my Winch on my Rubicon XR and right off the bat I noticed the front end is sitting lower then the rear now.
For those that installed a winch and ran into the same issue what is the correct way to level it off again?
What exactly is needed to raise the front end.
I’m not looking for a lift at this time I’m happy with the factory lift (or should I say “was”) so please don’t mention one. I’m more interested in what can be done in the way of coil spacers, longer springs/shocks control arms etc.
This is my first Jeep Wrangler, I’ve always had F150’s.

Thanks

I put 1 inch teraflex spacers at the top and metalcloak spring insulators on the bottom after I installed my warn 10S

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