Anyone had experience with Zone lifts?
#11
JK Enthusiast
I have a Zone 3" lift on my '02 TJ and have had no complaints. It rides and drives well. It is used mostly as a beach Jeep but I have done some offroading with it. I got the upgraded shocks with the kit and am running 33x12.50R15 Duratracs on American Racing AR23 wheels. I run an AEV lift on my JK. Better stuff but a lot more expensive.
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L3ftNu7 (07-08-2019)
#12
Super Moderator
Thank you all for the info. I think right now, I’m going to hold off and save for a better lift. Found a nice set of steel wheels and just gonna stay with the stock tires for now. They’re almost 32. May swing for 35s when I need new tires. May just go with a leveling kit to get the stance the way I like it until I can save up $5k. That way I can get what I want and a good suspension.
Jeeps are amazing and there’s always gonna be stuff I can do.
Thanks again for all the research and knowledge!
Jeeps are amazing and there’s always gonna be stuff I can do.
Thanks again for all the research and knowledge!
Here's how my mod plan rolled out.
- I needed new brakes? I replaced the brakes myself with a Big Brake Kit, so when I moved to larger tires, I had brakes which were ready for them.
- I needed new shocks? That's when I got my suspension lift kit and I installed it myself.
- I needed new tires? That's when I got my larger tires and wheels. I couldn't install those by mounting and balancing myself or otherwise I would have.
- I needed a new tie-rod? That's when I got HD steering components. Installed the HD drag link and HD tie-rod myself, then took it to a shop for alignment.
When you're trying to do things on a budget, most of the time you already expect having to do maintenance....it sucks doing maintenance, but when you start looking at maintenance as moving closer to the ride you want, a step at a time, then that helps to ease the pain.
#13
JK Super Freak
Originally Posted by Rednroll
Probably a smart plan. That's actually how I modded my JKU. I researched and planned what I wanted, and as parts needed to be replaced, then I replaced them with the modded parts and I did the work myself to save some $ and learn more about my Jeep doing the work myself.
Here's how my mod plan rolled out.
- I needed new brakes? I replaced the brakes myself with a Big Brake Kit, so when I moved to larger tires, I had brakes which were ready for them.
- I needed new shocks? That's when I got my suspension lift kit and I installed it myself.
- I needed new tires? That's when I got my larger tires and wheels. I couldn't install those by mounting and balancing myself or otherwise I would have.
- I needed a new tie-rod? That's when I got HD steering components. Installed the HD drag link and HD tie-rod myself, then took it to a shop for alignment.
When you're trying to do things on a budget, most of the time you already expect having to do maintenance....it sucks doing maintenance, but when you start looking at maintenance as moving closer to the ride you want, a step at a time, then that helps to ease the pain.
Here's how my mod plan rolled out.
- I needed new brakes? I replaced the brakes myself with a Big Brake Kit, so when I moved to larger tires, I had brakes which were ready for them.
- I needed new shocks? That's when I got my suspension lift kit and I installed it myself.
- I needed new tires? That's when I got my larger tires and wheels. I couldn't install those by mounting and balancing myself or otherwise I would have.
- I needed a new tie-rod? That's when I got HD steering components. Installed the HD drag link and HD tie-rod myself, then took it to a shop for alignment.
When you're trying to do things on a budget, most of the time you already expect having to do maintenance....it sucks doing maintenance, but when you start looking at maintenance as moving closer to the ride you want, a step at a time, then that helps to ease the pain.
#15
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
Yeah. It made me think about how I want to do things. I’m ordering new wheels next week. Going for 17” so I can use the stock tires for a moment. (Still lots of tread) Then leveling kit. Then new tires and lift all at once. But gonna spend for the extras. Just may take longer than I wanted. Going to have to control the “I want it now” feeling. Lol