Teraflex to AEV

[word302]

AEV 2” spacer kit is great. Love mine. Makes it ride even better. TeraFlex has not been the same since they were sold. highly recommend AEV products.

It’s spacers, they all ride exactly the same. I don’t disagree about Terraflex, but brand makes 0 difference until you’re actually replacing suspension components. At that point I wouldn’t buy AEV either.

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[JLfromCA]

It’s spacers, they all ride exactly the same. I don’t disagree about Terraflex, but brand makes 0 difference until you’re actually replacing suspension components. At that point I wouldn’t buy AEV either.

Incorrect, the AEV spacers are a rubber/urethane, and they have flex. The terraflex are hard plastic and have zero flex. You will notice the difference in ride. Also, the AEV isolates road noise better than hard plastic. That’s why the factory has a thin piece of rubber as an isolator and not hard plastic.

 

[word302]

Incorrect, the AEV spacers are a rubber/urethane, and they have flex. The terraflex are hard plastic and have zero flex. You will notice the difference in ride.

You can tell yourself whatever you want. Spacers don’t flex and you don’t want them to.

 

[JLfromCA]

You can tell yourself whatever you want. Spacers don’t flex and you don’t want them to.

The factory puts a rubber isolator in there for a reason. It isolates road noise hard plastic does not. I ran it both ways and noticed a difference.

 

[word302]

The factory puts a rubber isolator in there for a reason. It isolates road noise hard plastic does not. I ran it both ways and noticed a difference.

This is what’s known as placebo effect..

 

[JLfromCA]

There’s a company called Daystar they make polyurethane spacers. The big advantage over metal or hard plastic is “Comfort ride suspension.” They were the first to use a polyurethane spacer. They named it “comfort ride.”
“Daystar 3/4" Comfort Ride Coil Spring Spacers for the Jeep Wrangler JL 2dr & Unlimited JL 4dr are a perfect front & rear lift method that works within the factory's design parameters to increase ride height while maintaining performance or reliability of your Jeep. This kit is a simple solution to improve ride quality, get more ground clearance, and enable you to run larger tires and wheels, while reducing noise and vibration. This kit is a safe economical way to lift your Jeep Wrangler with coil springs. The coil spring spacers are made of durable polyurethane so when installed there will be no metal on metal contact.”
https://www.daystarsuspensionparts.com/
don’t believe me
I recommend google hard spacers versus urethane. There’s many topics and discussions on the difference.

 

[Zandcwhite]

Incorrect, the AEV spacers are a rubber/urethane, and they have flex. The terraflex are hard plastic and have zero flex. You will notice the difference in ride. Also, the AEV isolates road noise better than hard plastic. That’s why the factory has a thin piece of rubber as an isolator and not hard plastic.

I'm guessing you ran the teraflex kit without shock extensions? The short travel stock shocks were likely overextending. The slight hardness difference between the 2 spacers shouldn't be noticeable at all, if your shocks are working properly. In my opinion the stock shocks are the biggest limiting factor of every JL. The stock springs are unimpressive as well, especially if you load up the jeep for a camping trip, but at least they are useable. Shock extensions are a bandaid to retain a low quality, short travel shock. The gladiator mojave is the only jeep that comes with a stock shock worth retaining in my experience which is why I do run the AEV 2" spacer kit on that truck.

 

[Gmanjeeper]

I had TF 1.5 and swapped to the AEV 2.0. Should have gone with AEV from the start. TF says their lift fixes nose-up/nose-down rake but what I want in a spacer lift is a square four corner lift. That is one of the basic benefits of a spacer lift, no uncertainty on amount of lift and not trying to correct for something that doesn't matter.

Plus AEV has spacers and shock extensions standard in their kit (optional up-sells ith TF). It is much better quality than TF, IMO. TF is slightly cheaper but the additional cost for AEV is worth it.

Even having already bought TF, I am glad that I swapped it out for AEV 2.0 spacer kit and would do it again. Better quality IMO.

What size tires are you running with your AEV spacer set up? I have a 22 JLR and I am trying to decide if I want to run a BFG KO2 315 70 17 vs the stock BFG 285 70 17s. If I do go to the 315s, I will probably want to do something to get a little more ground clearance. I do not want to add a tall lift as my wife and I go off road only a couple times a year to do mild to moderate trails. (Honestly we did some non-hard core trails near Breckenridge las fall and were absolutely fine with stock suspension and OEM tires).

 

[Maverick909]

op look for a good lift kit and get it installed or even go with the mopar lift. JKS has a really nice 2.5" lifts and rides really nicely just make sure you get the standard spring rate not the HD if your worried about it being on the stiffer side.

 

[BuyHold]

What size tires are you running with your AEV spacer set up? I have a 22 JLR and I am trying to decide if I want to run a BFG KO2 315 70 17 vs the stock BFG 285 70 17s. If I do go to the 315s, I will probably want to do something to get a little more ground clearance. I do not want to add a tall lift as my wife and I go off road only a couple times a year to do mild to moderate trails. (Honestly we did some non-hard core trails near Breckenridge las fall and were absolutely fine with stock suspension and OEM tires).

I have 35x11.5r17s. My Jeep looks OEM+ which I like now. I think that any tire less than 35s on a JLR with a 2 inch lift would look too small. My opinion.

 

[AC77]

op look for a good lift kit and get it installed or even go with the Mopar lift. JKS has a really nice 2.5" lifts and rides really nicely just make sure you get the standard spring rate not the HD if your worried about it being on the stiffer side.

im debating , about the JKS, or the Mopar, which for myself, i think it will be good , and i can get a nice discount with Jeep/Chrys. My concern is being as close as possible to my daily drive and the factory setup and comfort , as cheesy as it may sound to the off roaders, which im really not , even though i have done it a few times in local areas and its not for me, but when i had my XJ, that was a a monster beater ! i went anywhere and everywhere , back in my early 20's lol , i mean i trashed and abused that amazing machine ! so that's where im coming from in my 40's

 

[Maverick909]

im debating , about the JKS, or the Mopar, which for myself, i think it will be good , and i can get a nice discount with Jeep/Chrys. My concern is being as close as possible to my daily drive and the factory setup and comfort , as cheesy as it may sound to the off roaders, which im really not , even though i have done it a few times in local areas and its not for me, but when i had my XJ, that was a a monster beater ! i went anywhere and everywhere , back in my early 20's lol , i mean i trashed and abused that amazing machine ! so that's where im coming from in my 40's

I feel you. I’ve been in Jeeps with both and find they’re rather comfortable. I my self run 2.5” jks kit with adjustable control arms. I opted for the heavy spring rate making the Jeep a bit stiffer when it’s not loaded with camping gear. How ever I installed a 2.5” jks kit on my moms daily jku with standard spring rate and the ride is great even on forest roads. I did go with fox shocks on the jku. And for myself I went with falcon adjustable shocks which have been fantastic but damn it hurt the wallet

 

[AC77]

I feel you. I’ve been in Jeeps with both and find they’re rather comfortable. I my self run 2.5” jks kit with adjustable control arms. I opted for the heavy spring rate making the Jeep a bit stiffer when it’s not loaded with camping gear. How ever I installed a 2.5” jks kit on my moms daily jku with standard spring rate and the ride is great even on forest roads. I did go with fox shocks on the jku. And for myself I went with falcon adjustable shocks which have been fantastic but damn it hurt the wallet

ok , thanks for sharing all this, which JKS did you go with ? and did you go with the FOX 2.0 silver body ? , and about the falcon , were those the SP adjustable ? and not sure what city state you are in im in the Los Angeles area , the streets are terrible in most areas, the FWY's are alright , so with that given, i would like an adjustable shock as well, on my 94 Supra and other track cars I've always had some kind of adjustable suspension /and struts- coil over and its very nice options in fine tuning, but then there is the $$$ involved and thins don't look like they are getting any cheaper lol

 

[Gmanjeeper]

I have 35x11.5r17s. My Jeep looks OEM+ which I like now. I think that any tire less than 35s on a JLR with a 2 inch lift would look too small. My opinion.

What brand is your 35 x 11.50s. Did you ever run them without any kind of lift? If so, how were they off road? How do you like them on the highway and around town?

 

[BuyHold]

What brand is your 35 x 11.50s. Did you ever run them without any kind of lift? If so, how were they off road? How do you like them on the highway and around town?

Nitto Trail Grapplers: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...ut-brain-says-toyo-a-tiiis.73015/post-1668650

Yes, no lift for a short period of time: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/rubicon-going-to-35s.74291/post-1615459

Thoughts on the TGs: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/xtreme-recon-lite-2-door-edition.92936/post-2241483 (I made a comment on loose powdery snow.... I probably should retract that because I really haven't done that much snow driving so am not in that good of a position to provide any meaningful assessment. All my other comments I feel comfortable standing by)

As mentioned above, have since installed AEV spacer lift which I prefer over TF 1.5.

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