My new JK. New to this
 

First Jeep I've ever owned in my life. My half century b-day gift to myself. Love it. I have a few questions if you all can help. Just put BFG 295/75/16 on 16x8 Pro Comp. On the outside of the fender flares I have 4" clearance in front and 4.5" in the rear. I live n E. Tn. I only plan on doing a little trail riding and hill climbing. I'm looking at a 2" Tuff Country lift w/shocks. Do I need bump stops and tracking arms? Or do I need to lift at all?

You can run 33s without any lift, my brothers doing it with cragars with no problems. All he had to do was trim the air damn a bit. As for lifts I'd hold off, you will be surprised what you'll get through stock especially for the type of wheeling you mentioned. In the meantime research lifts as you will see there are companies with good reputations and ones to stay away. It's very important to understand how everything works in unison especially with lifts because when the time comes to purchase you will have educated reasoning that you can use to decide instead of going off of reviews or someone's justification for purchasing their own lift. I've attached a link from a guy who really knows his stuff. Enjoy the jeep and welcome to the forum.

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...-lifts-288269/

Thanx JKBud. Words of wisdom.

I will be installing my new 2.5 rk lift this weekend and will be selling my 2" RE spacer lift with shock extenders and Rubicon shocks if interested

Congrats! Keep posting up questions..we're here to help.

Anyone from East Tenn.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum!

Mark50,

JKBud has givien you the best advice, run the Jeep the way it is right now. If you find you are running into trouble with off road hazards then think about a small lift or leveling kit.

As for other Jeep owners in Tenn. Check out the "Staging Area" and go into Sub-Forum "The South" there you will find members from Tenn or you can start a thread and hunt for members in your local area. I am certain you will come up with someone near you. Good Luck......

Also, Welcome to the Forum and have fun with that Jeep...........

You may look up Smoky Mountain Jeep Club, they are based in East Tennessee.