Do I really need to lift my jeep? It's a stock 2 door 2013 sport. I'm defiantly going to get lockers and a sway bar disconnect but I don't rock crawl. I spend a lot time in sand, snow, and mud so should I buy some stock rubicon tires or throw a 3" lift with 35's on her? Idk what I want to do.

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If your not getting hung up on stuff theres no need to lift it.

 

If you spend time in the mud then you probably do need it. You'll get the body high centered on something. Albeit bigger (taller) tires will help out with keeping the axles from getting as hung up.

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If you want your jeep to go from cool to awesome, lift it and put 35's on it...

 

Yea I would, it looks and performs better too

 

You already have the Rubicon wheels, why not the Rubicon tires?

If you've got the stock tires on there, they're crap. Well, I shouldn't say that, because it depends on how you use them. For highway and road use, getting good gas mileage, they're not a bad tire. For heavy loads, and consistent offroading in mud, sand, etc, they're not a very good choice, long-term. The tread pattern and sidewall strength are definite negatives for those scenarios.

Lifting is about clearing obstacles. Lifting will not raise the height of your differentials, which are the most likely to hang up. Only taller tires will do that. If you're dredging in mud and sand, taller tires will help, and if you're sledding in the same, where the differentials are submerged, and the undercarriage is hanging up on muck and sand, then it might not be a bad idea to lift.

Go for it

 

Thats always an interesting question. The way I figured it was, I don't "need" it unless i'm solving a problem.
For example, I do trails mostly and had a completely stock sport, I took some rock damage so I got a new diff cover in the front, height wasn't a problem, it was a challenge. Tires (sra's), get the job done but getting up a muddy hill is a tough go, since I only came across one hill I needed help getting up I can't justify the cost v benefit. Stereo was terrible so I solved that problem, with new deck, tweets, amp and sub. Night driving in the country was brutal so I added some fancy lights that also look badass. Didn't like clear windows so I got em tinted and so on.

This line of thinking has saved me from getting out of control with the heroin coating they put on waybills for Jeep parts. Just read the regretted parts thread and see what people say, reading those and other opinion threads has stopped me from dropping thousands on a winch I would use twice a year and of course the "need" to get a new bumper to match. Money I used on my fancy scotch and cigar addiction, cuz of course I "need" the good scotch...

 

For my 2 Lockers do little to help in most situations and a sway bar disconnect does even less if you do not need the exagerated articulation. A modest lift and more aggressive tires will give you the most for your buck, both in terms of looks and in offroad performance.

 

Need? I don't really consider any of my mods a "need". All of them are the result of pure unadulterated desire.

So the question really is, "What do you desire?"

Good luck sorting out your desires...

 

Disagree here. Disconnecting the sway bar helps a ton for traction and gives you a much smoother ride in the cab with less jolting. Not sure I'd spend the money on lockers for mud and sand tho. The jeeps BLD will do enough for you there