AEV really that good?
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From: Utah
I’m after a spring lift not spacers; the stock springs are too soft for the added weight of bumper and winch in my opinion and it causes the frontend to wallow. A Teraflex 2 door specific lift would be good news assuming in came in a 2.5” version and the yield was actually a 3 / 2 lift. If that is the case I’m ready for the + shocks version right now; want a beta tester?
JK Jedi Master
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From: Hammond Louisiana
And in a perfect world I would keep no lift but in the interest of making my life easy I'm willing to go with 2 inches of lift max to fit 35s without having to get rid of the stock fenders; which I would like to keep. BTW don't suppose that the fact that my current JK doesn' thave a lift installed means I don't know anything about a lift. Quite the contrary it is my experiance with lifts that have convinced me that I want as little lift as possible.
Uh ok, guess that makes sense.
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From: In your fridge
To cut a long story short...go with a more complete lift kit,
..however their accessories ie front/rear bumper, hood, wheels and snorkel etc are top notch quality and design...expensive but ull end up with a kickass looking jeep...
KSK
..however their accessories ie front/rear bumper, hood, wheels and snorkel etc are top notch quality and design...expensive but ull end up with a kickass looking jeep...
KSK
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This sounds like what I've been searching for. No mention of this was made to me when I called Teraflex, not more than 60 days ago. Well while I've got you being talkative; a couple of questions.
1) this is going to be a true 3" front; 2" rear nominal yeild for the 2 door (with bumpers and winch)?
2) is this going to be in the current price point ($700) for the with shocks lift?
3) "planned" release date (I know this can be a moving target depending on production issues encountered)
4) how are you going to deal with caster and pinion angles? adjustable bars/arms as addons? / included?
1) this is going to be a true 3" front; 2" rear nominal yeild for the 2 door (with bumpers and winch)?
2) is this going to be in the current price point ($700) for the with shocks lift?
3) "planned" release date (I know this can be a moving target depending on production issues encountered)
4) how are you going to deal with caster and pinion angles? adjustable bars/arms as addons? / included?
JK Junkie
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From: Des Moines, Iowa
I’m after a spring lift not spacers; the stock springs are too soft for the added weight of bumper and winch in my opinion and it causes the frontend to wallow. A Teraflex 2 door specific lift would be good news assuming in came in a 2.5” version and the yield was actually a 3 / 2 lift. If that is the case I’m ready for the + shocks version right now; want a beta tester?
JK Junkie
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From: The San Andreas Fault
Were they referring to the stock springs?
That an interesting proposition given the difference in curb weight and length of the suspension links.
In general, I believe the AEV kit does provide the best vehicle dynamics performance above 10-15 MPH, with some compromise of flexing at crawl speeds. IMO, products from some limited number of companies such as TF, Clayton and RK offer better suspension flexing for rock crawling.
However, designing and tuning the dynamic performance of the JK suspension and steering systems is an order of magnitude more complex than solving the quasi-static problem at low speeds. It requires computing, simulation and testing resources usually only afforded by the factory which is why having ex-Jeep engineers who have been exposed to the factory methods and databases makes a big difference.
In the end, it's great to have such a variety of great choices of lift kits depending on our needs and our budget.
BTW, I can forgive Jeep engineers for the laundry list of flaws that WOL nicely summarized (minus a few like the weak tailgate, and rattling driver's door), but I cannot forgive the Wrangler product marketing team for not allowing the engineers to offer a HEMI option.
That an interesting proposition given the difference in curb weight and length of the suspension links.
In general, I believe the AEV kit does provide the best vehicle dynamics performance above 10-15 MPH, with some compromise of flexing at crawl speeds. IMO, products from some limited number of companies such as TF, Clayton and RK offer better suspension flexing for rock crawling.
However, designing and tuning the dynamic performance of the JK suspension and steering systems is an order of magnitude more complex than solving the quasi-static problem at low speeds. It requires computing, simulation and testing resources usually only afforded by the factory which is why having ex-Jeep engineers who have been exposed to the factory methods and databases makes a big difference.
In the end, it's great to have such a variety of great choices of lift kits depending on our needs and our budget.
BTW, I can forgive Jeep engineers for the laundry list of flaws that WOL nicely summarized (minus a few like the weak tailgate, and rattling driver's door), but I cannot forgive the Wrangler product marketing team for not allowing the engineers to offer a HEMI option.