JPfinatic

I bought this Rubicon from a dealer a few weeks back and he had zero idea of what the jeep had on it or what had been done. Being a 2012 with only 53,000 miles and clean as a whistle, I had to buy it. Now I'm trying to correct the steering geometry and need to know how much lift I'm running because I want to get the Steer Smarts YETI XD No Drill Top Mount Draglink w/ Griffin XD Attenuator. This will only work without interference if your jeep has at least a 3.5" lift.

The tires are 35's on 17' rims.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

Mr.T

Search JK-forum for measuring lift height and look for a diagram of a front shock tower with a stock measurement -- take the same measurement on yours and compare.

I remember stories of Griffin attenuators separating, might want to google that too. There's lots of options and ideas on correcting the various geometry issues from lifting, but I'm into minimizing the lift. Presuming that the control arms, steering, and drivelines are stock, I'd be taking it down to 2" lift to get the geometry for suspension, steering and drivelines in the happy + long life zone.

Nice looking Jeep, like the color too.

jadmt

Take some photos of the suspension. Flatfenders make it look like it has more lift than it really does.

JPfinatic

By looking at it, the control arms, both upper and lower, have been changed as well as the pitman arm. I can tell the rear needs adjustable uppers to correct the pinion angle in the rear. It's not bad but could be better. The bump steer and death wobble are noticeable so I was leaning towards the Steer Smarts products because they are so beefy.
I don't have to have the attenuators, but I do like the draglink coming in from the top side. Some reviews have said that it needs to be a minimum of 3.5" of lift to go from the top. These issues may be resolved with a smaller investment, but Blacksburg, to my knowledge, doesn't have an "off-road" shop where someone can diagnose the issues.
I'll probably spend thousands getting it dialed in but at least I'll have a healthy Rubicon.

ronjenx

Here are the measurements for the different stock JKs:

nevrnf

JPfinatic

I found that diagram. According to that, I'm running a 3.5" lift. Now I know what will and will not work for steering correction. Yeti, here we come!

Thanks all,

JPfinatic

Thanks, nevrnf

According to this, it's 3.5". Mine measures exactly 22".

Thank you!

jadmt

makes sure you have at least 3" bump stops up front. Otherwise you risk having frame/dl contact when compressing. post a photo of your pitman arm. photos of your control arms and coils will help you get it identified as well.

TheDirtman

Yes, find out what you actually have on there before showing money at it. You would be better off swapping out the coils for some 2-2.5" which should take care of some of the geometry issues and make it look better then how it looks now. With those flat fenders you really do't even need a lift.