Most Premium Lift Kit?

[ChadPARubicon]

Hi,

I have a new 2024 two door Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the gas V6 automatic option. I drive 80/20 in that much is on the highway or around town and my vehicle will not be driven a ton as I walk to work each day down the street. I value quality and investing in a great product and would like to run either 33's or 285/75/17 (34's), OR preferably 35 inch tires. Ideally I want 2 to 2.5 inches of lift and have the following kits in mind. Clayton Overland Plus in 1.5 inch and with Fox 2.0 shocks (this will be above 2 inches of lift in a two door JL), Teraflex Alpine CT2 or RT2 (has independent rotation bushings) in 2.5 inch lift, Evo Manufacturing, or MetalCloak GameChanger in 2.5 inches of lift. I also know that Accutune custom tunes Fox shocks and if I go with a Clayton lift I could get some Fox 2.0's from Accutune. Having seen Clayton I can say that it looks bomb-proof and is on a different level of quality. Any thoughts or recommendations?

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[JEEP4U]

I have been running Teraflex RT4 successfully for three years on my JLU. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

My Teraflex 3.5 RT3/Falcon 3.3, drives 20% better on road and 40% better offroad. Love iy

 

[danba]

Hi,

I have a new 2024 two door Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the gas V6 automatic option. I drive 80/20 in that much is on the highway or around town and my vehicle will not be driven a ton as I walk to work each day down the street. I value quality and investing in a great product and would like to run either 33's or 285/75/17 (34's), OR preferably 35 inch tires. Ideally I want 2 to 2.5 inches of lift and have the following kits in mind. Clayton Overland Plus in 1.5 inch and with Fox 2.0 shocks (this will be above 2 inches of lift in a two door JL), Teraflex Alpine CT2 or RT2 (has independent rotation bushings) in 2.5 inch lift, Evo Manufacturing, or MetalCloak GameChanger in 2.5 inches of lift. I also know that Accutune custom tunes Fox shocks and if I go with a Clayton lift I could get some Fox 2.0's from Accutune. Having seen Clayton I can say that it looks bomb-proof and is on a different level of quality. Any thoughts or recommendations?

You might want to consider AEV, especially since you are not looking for a massive mount. AEV is the king (IMHO) of the road while still holding its own offroad.

 

[XtremeRetard]

For max flex offroad you need arms that have bushings that rotate and flex in all directions. OEM wont cut it.
Also your geometry will change so you need adjustable arms. Plus ideally relocation brackets or long arms etc.

Ultimately dump the trackbars and triangulate the suspension with long arms and coilovers.. But yeah thats like $20,000 easy. Be careful what you wish for. There is always something better the more you spend.

 

[word302]

From what you listed Clayton or Metalcloak. I wouldn’t even consider the others. I’d add Rock Krawler to that short list.

 

[ChadPARubicon]

From what you listed Clayton or Metalcloak. I wouldn’t even consider the others. I’d add Rock Krawler to that short list.

Sounds good. I will check them out too!

 

[danba]

For max flex offroad you need arms that have bushings that rotate and flex in all directions. OEM wont cut it.
Also your geometry will change so you need adjustable arms. Plus ideally relocation brackets or long arms etc.

Ultimately dump the trackbars and triangulate the suspension with long arms and coilovers.. But yeah thats like $20,000 easy. Be careful what you wish for. There is always something better the more you spend.

You are correct if max flex is what you want. But max flex comes at a cost on a highway. That same flex will give jitters at 80mph.

Best on road and best off road are oxymorons. Simply you can't have both, especially at reasonable costs. We're not taking active suspension or F1/Paris Dakar engineering.

The OP mentioned 80/20 highway/offroad, which is AEV's bread and butter. In addition he mentioned a modest 2" range lift. No Metalcloak 6Paks needed here.

As with everything, there are lots of options, and we can agree to disagree.

 

[Mr.Wilson]

Hi,

I have a new 2024 two door Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the gas V6 automatic option. I drive 80/20 in that much is on the highway or around town and my vehicle will not be driven a ton as I walk to work each day down the street. I value quality and investing in a great product and would like to run either 33's or 285/75/17 (34's), OR preferably 35 inch tires. Ideally I want 2 to 2.5 inches of lift and have the following kits in mind. Clayton Overland Plus in 1.5 inch and with Fox 2.0 shocks (this will be above 2 inches of lift in a two door JL), Teraflex Alpine CT2 or RT2 (has independent rotation bushings) in 2.5 inch lift, Evo Manufacturing, or MetalCloak GameChanger in 2.5 inches of lift. I also know that Accutune custom tunes Fox shocks and if I go with a Clayton lift I could get some Fox 2.0's from Accutune. Having seen Clayton I can say that it looks bomb-proof and is on a different level of quality. Any thoughts or recommendations?

Those are all great lift kits but I’m on my second Mopar lift kit and have had ZERO issues. They are covered under your jeeps warranty and won’t break the bank! Just my 2 cents.

 

[jack bauer]

You might want to consider AEV, especially since you are not looking for a massive mount. AEV is the king (IMHO) of the road while still holding its own offroad.

I have the AEV 2.5 and while I like it, I'd hardly consider it premium.

 

[ChadPARubicon]

Those are all great lift kits but I’m on my second Mopar lift kit and have had ZERO issues. They are covered under your jeeps warranty and won’t break the bank! Just my 2 cents.

And they come with very good shocks too, right? I should have put this down as an option now that you mention. I heard the Ride is very good on Mopar. How is the ride compared to stock?

 

[Camaroboi13]

When I hear the word premium I’m not thinking about metalcloak or Clayton to be honest. Not knocking either company because I use both of them. Premium usually comes with a price. If you’re really after premium, give the guys at King a call and see what they can do. After that, call AccuAir and find out what they have in store. Then go check and see what a 2.5” stage 8 lift from Icon will run you. My 2 cents.

 

[word302]

You are correct if max flex is what you want. But max flex comes at a cost on a highway. That same flex will give jitters at 80mph.

Best on road and best off road are oxymorons. Simply you can't have both, especially at reasonable costs. We're not taking active suspension or F1/Paris Dakar engineering.

The OP mentioned 80/20 highway/offroad, which is AEV's bread and butter. In addition he mentioned a modest 2" range lift. No Metalcloak 6Paks needed here.

As with everything, there are lots of options, and we can agree to disagree.

You’ve obviously never driven on a quality-built lift. Extreme flex and excellent on-road manners are definitely not mutually exclusive. AEVs stuff is nothing to write home about, especially considering you’re not replacing any of the questionable factory parts other than springs and maybe shocks.

 

[danba]

You’ve obviously never driven in a quality-built lift. Extreme flex and excellent on-road manners are definitely not mutually exclusive. AEVs stuff is nothing to write home about, especially considering you’re not replacing any of the questionable factory parts other than springs and maybe shocks.

You have no clue what you're talking about. Tell us about the flex an F1/NASCAR car has vs. a King of Hammers.

The OP asked for a good compromise. You can have your own opinion but not your own physics.

 

[MountainRigged]

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