I've given my stock JLR shock eye-to eye length a few times now... it was 20.5". Shock eye-to-eye is generally the most accurate way to compare vehicles, along with giving a data point for where it rides in the shock stroke.Measure for yourself from front bottom spring base plate to upper spring perch lip and see what you get and I’ll tell you how much lift you have.
and when you come back here with a number I’ll tell you what the number is (with video proof) of a base 2 door sport with no mods.
The XR has different sway bar endlinks to go along with it's taller bump stops (as does the Mopar lift kit). The Sport/Sahara/Rubicon (2.0/3.6) all have the same bump stop height, so there is no need to have different endlinks.
It’s been my experience that a Sport can have the same springs as a Rubicon if it has all the same options and motor size.
In that case, why do many lifts say that Sport/Willys net more lift than a Rubicon? Two identically-optioned models should get the same lift. Or is it that many Rubicons are optioned with bumpers and whatnot, and so they start with the assumption that most off-the-lot Rubicons are generally heavier?
Because Rubicons have Highline fenders to clear bigger tires. It takes more lift for the other models to clear tires.
But a specific lift should not lift a Sport more than a Rubicon, unless the Rubicon already started higher, right?
Honestly it was just curiosity. I started this after my sport altitude was totaled and was curious as to weather a Rubi (which I have on order) would actually sit any higher or was it just the taller fenders. I just thought the door handle would be an easy consistent spot to measure.
Spring length isn't a good way to determine ride height, since coil count & wire thickness can be different.
You need to lift a sport higher then a Rubicon to clear fenders. Again, Mopar themselves do not market their lifts by model they market them by engine size. Each engine has a different weight rating.
The Mopar "two-inch" lift?
