HIGHEST LIFT WITHOUT MAJOR SWAPPING?

[Omarius]

If you’re primary purpose for the lift is to look cool and traverse the various grades of McDonald’s drive through, why not just do the spacer lift??
i say this because a spacer is far more precise a lift than springs. You know exactly how much lift you’re getting, so if you want to straddle the edge of what is possible without overshooting and being forces to swap tons of components, then it would be the ideal solution.

Sponsored

 

[jack bauer]

AEV 2.5 Dual Sport RT with 37s (very small 37-KM3s) does just fine.
Simple kit does fine for my needs on moderate trails and drives great on road.
I drive 600 miles on road to get to uncrowded areas and remote locations. So that played into my buying process as well. Wanted it drive great on road and to keep in simple, knowing full well it has much less flex than other offerings.
Front bumper and winch incoming.

 

[JasonInDLH]

Hey all I have a daily driven 22 rubicon 4 door, 3.6 manual.
Looking to lift. What’s highest I can go without having to do major changes to other aspects of the Jeep (steering etc)?
***not looking to do hardcore off road if. It’ll be mostly on street. Maybe a weekend here and there on a few light trails***
Also, what lift you guys recommend?
AEV/Metalclok/Teraflex ST3 3.5 sport/Mopar?
***also, plan to run 37x12.5 tires on a 17 inch wheel

Looks like you received plenty of feedback already, so here’s my cent worth:

AEV DualSport 2.5 kit with the addition of an Adjustable front track bar is all you need for 37’s on a Rubicon (of course you may want to regear for the 37’s, upgrade the spare tire carrier, etc). Granted I have no experience with any other lift, I’m thoroughly enjoying my AEV kit.

 

[JasonInDLH]

Here is the exact same AEV 2.5 kit and same KM3’s (only 35” version and 20” wheels) as @jack bauer above for a comparison:​

I’m running the stock 4:10 gears and have to manually shift into 8th (and maybe even 7th now that I think of it) on the highway. I reckon with shorter gears it would again shift into 8th automatically. Off-road the 4:10’s work just fine. This is definitely something to consider going to 37’s.​

 

[sebythellama]

Any consideration towards Rock Krawler? I have the 2.5” Flex no limits lift with the Rock Krawler TT shocks. I have done light to moderate off-roading and really appreciate the extra flex.

On road handling is great and off-road it provides lots of flex. The height will be as advertised.

The install is very straight forward. You will need to clearance the front axle LCA mounts. Easily done with a hole saw. You will also need to remove the brake line brackets that attach the front brake line to the front LCA’s. I did this with a Dremel and vice grips. Bump stops were not included in the kit, but I don’t need them with the XR. I did add wheel spacers because a had a slight rub on the front control arms . Minor maintenance will be required as far as greasing the joints occasionally.

I remember when I was getting my RK kit I saw your build thread on it. That’s an awesome Jeep.

When did you purchase your kit? I also got the 2.5” flex system with the TT shocks (which, so far, I’ve absolutely loved) but with mine I didn’t need to cut into the mount since they had switched to maintenance-free joints. And I also had rubbing on my LCAs, I just did a steering stop extension though.

 

[Dyolfknip74]

If you get mopar get the longer/adjustable lower control arms to get caster right

The Mopar lift comes with them.......and they're not adjustable.

 

[jeepingib]

The Mopar lift comes with them.......and they're not adjustable.

I believe what he's saying is that you should replace the Mopar arms with some adjustable ones. The Mopar ones generally don't put enough caster back into the axle.

 

[Dyolfknip74]

I believe what he's saying is that you should replace the Mopar arms with some adjustable ones. The Mopar ones generally don't put enough caster back into the axle.

I read it different I guess. I have had zero issues with castor with the Mopar lift. Track bars for sure though.
This op is just looking for height for looks as far as I can tell. They could get that with 3 hockey pucks on each corner. Lol

 

[2019RubiconNY]

I read it different I guess. I have had zero issues with castor with the Mopar lift. Track bars for sure though.
This op is just looking for height for looks as far as I can tell. They could get that with 3 hockey pucks on each corner. Lol

Crazy, for the price why can’t Mopar provide a track bar?

 

[Dyolfknip74]

Crazy, for the price why can’t Mopar provide a track bar?

Because it isn't absolutely required. There are a ton of people running it without. I just prefer my axle centered. In your application, for instance, it wouldn't be required at all.

 

[RugbyRef]

Here's my input - I installed a 3.5" Clayton Offroad suspension lift. I also have 37x12.5R17 tires on a set of Fuel Torque 17x9's. The lift took me a day to install (did it by myself in my garage), but the results are just perfect. Took it up to get aligned after the lift and turns out I apparently had everything dialed in correctly. Luck!

 

[Jtclayton612]

The Mopar lift comes with them.......and they're not adjustable.

Unless you got them extra/they’ve changed it the mopar 2” lift only comes with upper front control arms. There’s not enough caster to be in spec. The longer LCAs we’re only $60ish last time I checked.

 

[Dyolfknip74]

Unless you got them extra/they’ve changed it the mopar 2” lift only comes with upper front control arms. There’s not enough caster to be in spec. The longer LCAs we’re only $60ish last time I checked.

Ya, my bad, with all this suspension chat.....

In saying that, I've been running (and wheeling)it out of the box with adj track bars and it's been great. I'm think my castor is sitting around 5.5°

Regardless, for the op, it's more than enough to give them the look they're going after.

 

[smokeythecat]

Not looking for a spacer lift. Didn’t really answer my questions bud. But thank you anyway

Where in your question did you specify you weren't interested in a spacer lift?

 

[2019RubiconNY]

If you’re primary purpose for the lift is to look cool and traverse the various grades of McDonald’s drive through, why not just do the spacer lift??
i say this because a spacer is far more precise a lift than springs. You know exactly how much lift you’re getting, so if you want to straddle the edge of what is possible without overshooting and being forces to swap tons of components, then it would be the ideal solution.

Look cool at McDonalds? Bro, really?

Sponsored