Anyone regret installing Rubicon suspension on Sport?

[GreyFox]

lol, I still have my old shocks and springs in the house, not sure what to do with em. I don't know if they're any different than what you'd get on a sport.

Lol I was simply curious. I know both my rear shocks leaked back in January with that extreme cold. The shocks the dealer replaced them with looked a little different. The original were silver. The replacements are black.

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[Sean L]

Lol I was simply curious. I know both my rear shocks leaked back in January with that extreme cold. The shocks the dealer replaced them with looked a little different. The original were silver. The replacements are black.

The ones off of mine are black, and the ones off of the Sport S we did at the same time were black as well. Your two door might have different ones than both of our 4 doors though. I'm not sure.

 

[Abend]

lol, I still have my old shocks and springs in the house, not sure what to do with em.

 

[Sean L]

That might work, lol!

 

[GreyFox]

The ones off of mine are black, and the ones off of the Sport S we did at the same time were black as well. Your two door might have different ones than both of our 4 doors though. I'm not sure.

Lol never even thought about the difference between the 2 & 4 doors I honestly can't tell a difference in the ride. I was simply curious

 

[Sean L]

Lol never even thought about the difference between the 2 & 4 doors I honestly can't tell a difference in the ride. I was simply curious

Well between my original and the new the ride difference is not much. There are a few patches of bad road where it seems a little bouncier but I kind of expected that.

 

[Maverick909]

no regrets at all swapping my sport to rubi take offs. ride quality is better and its handles even better off road. best 150 bucks ive spent..... plus the rubi wheels and tires. love those wild peak MTs

 

[adrian2310]

Got the rubi take offs on my 2018 sport for 150 when the jeep had about 3k miles, so far it has 14k and no issues, I also have rubi wheels, tires and front bumper added, it looks good and drives better than stock. no regrets. One recommendation, if you ever have a suspension or drive train issue keep the oem's that you removed and put them back on for warranty purposes, you can get warranty voided on all parts affected by suspension not on the whole vehicle, it will also depend on the dealer you go to. Any dealer can deny repairs under warranty if the affected part is not the oem that was design for that specific model and can claim that the failure is due to that part. I recently had the whole engine replaced on my jeep and they didn't say or mention anything on the rubi take offs I have on mine. Replacing springs and shocks will take you about a couple hours, really easy with the right tools.

 

[Goheels050917]

I’m inclined to do it, but I don’t want to mess up a good thing. My Sport handles impeccably, and tracks like a train.

I have two concerns:

1. Warranty. If I have front suspension problems down the road, could this swap negate or complicate warranty?

2. While I’d like the 1.5” lift, better shocks, and greater load capacity without sagging, I don’t want to introduce handling issues.

Thoughts? And especially, experience from those who have made the swap?

Thanks.

Edit: Moderators, I know where this thread belongs. I just hope you will leave it up here for a bit. It isn’t a hardcore suspension thread, and will get much more exposure to the people whose experience I seek here. TIA. Joe

Ive had mine on a sport for a year...cant really tell any difference...if you held a gun to my head to force me to tell the difference, i say MAYBE a TAD stiffer......but not enough to tell the world about it :P

 

[GreyFox]

Ive had mine on a sport for a year...cant really tell any difference...if you held a gun to my head to force me to tell the difference, i say MAYBE a TAD stiffer......but not enough to tell the world about it :P

I may upgrade mine later to Rancho. They were good on my TJ. But, the stock ride is still very good.

 

[brazos]

I may upgrade mine later to Rancho. They were good on my TJ. But, the stock ride is still very good.

I had good experience with Rancho 9000s with my Duallys, sometimes carrying a 3000# camper, sometimes not.

The adjustability was useful. Not sure it would be with the Jeep though.

 

[MyJlU]

I have had mine on now for about 1200 or so miles, I also installed the MOPAR 2" Lift Lower Control Arms. I am running E load rated tires and the Rubicon suspension has helped smooth out some of the stiffness of the tires. I can still blast down the highway at 85 and it tracks as well as my Honda Accord. I have had limited use Off Road but seems to work well!!

 

[ozzysjeep]

I will be installing a complete rubi suspension on my 18 Sport S in the next couple of weeks. I already have the BFG 285s on my stock wheels. I'm wondering if I need to install wheel spacers with this set up. Have any of you that have swapped in the Rubi suspension, added wheel spacers to prevent rubbing?

 

[nibeckd]

I will be installing a complete rubi suspension on my 18 Sport S in the next couple of weeks. I already have the BFG 285s on my stock wheels. I'm wondering if I need to install wheel spacers with this set up. Have any of you that have swapped in the Rubi suspension, added wheel spacers to prevent rubbing?

I have 285/75 on stock rims. I get a very minimal amount of rub at full right turn. But, I can stuff the tires in the wheel flares. So I personally would not install spacers.

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[Supercharged]

I've had Rubicon suspension and wheels/tires on my S for about a year now. It looks great, still rides perfect (I had the same concerns). The only real tell is the red shocks but I think most shops wouldn't even realize it. I say go for it and enjoy! Here is a before and after with the suspension installed.

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