Mopar 2 inch lift vs. AEV 2.5

[AC77]

@Affroe What did you end up doing? It sounds to me like he is an AEV dealer and looking to make some money on the lift. A big selling point for the Mopar lift is keeping the warranty in tact.

Regardless, I have the AEV 2.5 and love it. I did it myself with a friend. Neither of us are grease monkeys, but we got it done.

Old post I just ran into. Hello ?
Is your Jeep a daily ?

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[kingspecialized]

Yes. I drive it daily. I’ve taken it off road in few places like AOAA.

 

[AC77]

Anybody who tells you replacing all the arms is going to ride better than the drop brackets either has no experience with drop brackets or made a bunch of other changes at the same time. Slightly longer arms do nothing to correct the steep control arm angles. Dialing in the caster will help with the way the vehicle tracks but won't do anything to improve actual ride quality or bump absorption. Adjustable control arms in the back only serve to center the rear wheels in the wheel wells and have no effect at all on ride. The rear pinion ends up pointed at the transfer case like it should be throughout the arc of travel with stock arms. Ride height changes don't change that. Sure aftermarket arms are going to be stronger than stock, but how many control arm failures can you find on this board, or anywhere else. These aren't the stamped sheetmetal arms of the XJ/TJ era. They are box or tube steel and plenty strong. Flex joints will offer a bit more travel in theory, although I've been able to maximize shock travel with stock arms so even that benefit is over blown. Not knocking metalcloak or rockrawler as they are quality products, but the fact is the same jeep will ride better with drop brackets than adjustable control arms all things being equal. Run the same shocks and tires (as these make a bigger impact on ride than the control arms), on the same Jeep with 8 arms vs stock arms and drop brackets and tell me which one absorbs bumps better? Hell now that the stock arms are flat at ride height, I'd be willing to bet they flex better up front too. This jks lift is one of the most complete on the market for all the reasons I just mentioned. For non-rubicon owners it even includes quick disconnects for the sway bar(which also makes a bigger difference to off road ride than control arms). It's far more complete than the Mopar kit as it has geometry correction brackets and an adjustable track bar on top of the sway bar disconnects. All that plus fox 2.0s for $2k? The only thing I'd add on top of this kit is a rear axle track bar bracket to raise the mount and re-center the rear axle. https://www.extremeterrain.com/jks-...-coil-lift-kit-fox-20-shocks-jspec138kfp.html

Is your Jeep a daily ?

 

[AC77]

Yes. I drive it daily. I’ve taken it off road in few places like AOAA.

Is it smooth on streets and highways like the factory ? I have a 22 Sahara Alt diesel

 

[kingspecialized]

Is it smooth on streets and highways like the factory ? I have a 22 Sahara Alt diesel

Mine is a 21 2.0 liter. It’s much better than stock on the road. Amazing improvement in handling.

 

[Zandcwhite]

Is your Jeep a daily ?

The wife daily drives the JLUR on 39s with drop brackets. It handles better than stock. It gets road tripped 1k+ miles almost every month. Still has all stock arms except front lowers. Toe rod is still stock too. 28k miles and counting.

 

[AC77]

The wife daily drives the JLUR on 39s with drop brackets. It handles better than stock. It gets road tripped 1k+ miles almost every month. Still has all stock arms except front lowers. Toe rod is still stock too. 28k miles and counting.

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