Well mostly, my reasoning is this: people say 2.5" with 35" tires is cutting it close, so i want a little extra clearance, but I only need 35" tires and I dont want to sacrifice any more fuel economy because this will be my DD. You think if I added the 1.5" body lift then the 35" tires wouldn't look as good?

 

So the general consensus is to stay away from body lifts, correct?

Also please take this into consideration: I checked BDS's website (which is the type of suspension lift I have) and they do not make a 2.5" lift, they only make 2.0" lifts. Therefore, my future specs have changed to as follows:

2.0" susp lift
1.5" body lift
35" tires

I think I actually need the body lift now because 35" tires would likely rub with only a 2" lift, right?

Thoughts and opinions all help. Thanks

 

I ran them on a leveling kit for almost a year. Two inches of lift will work great on the road. You will need to trim the fenders or get longer bump stops if you do a lot of disconnecting.

 

2.5" AEV dualsport lift, 315/70r17 tires. i think the tires would look too small if i added another inch to the lift:

 

2013 JKU
3.5 Rough Country lift
17x9 Fuel Hostage wheels
35x12.50 Yokahama Geolander tires
hard top and Trektop NX
rock nob shifters
...and plenty more to do when money starts growing on trees!

 

I use my Jeep off-road a lot on some often pretty technical stuff, and the only clearance issues I have ever had with a 2.5" lift and 35s are:

1. The pinch seam. Regardless of what "people say", it can contact 35s. I have photos of the paint rubbed off of my pinch seams with 35s and a 2.5" TF lift when the Jeep is fully loaded. The problem is that "people saying" look at the tires in a static situation. They cycle the control arms up and down and the tire doesn't come within a half inch or so of the pinch seam. Get out there off-roading, fully loaded, and go through a jounce/bounce cycle. And the tire bulges out and contacts the pinch seam. Trim it.

2. With the TF 2.5" coil lift, back in that fully loaded scenario, there is too much sag. I had to replace the rear springs with OEM HD springs to stop that. A friend of mine with the same lift had the same problem on our recently completed Colorado Campaign. I helped him replace his springs after the trip. Folks with the AEV 2.5" lift haven't had that problem--but I don't like that lift's approach towards caster (control arm relocation brackets rather than adjustable front lower control arms). You have more stuff hanging down that can get hung up on rocks. But, I've seen AEV lifts do some very difficult trails.