Getting the 2015 JK sorted. Have a mild 3" spacer lift, and would LOVE to get that extra 1/2" of height in the front to level the Jeep out. Did a mild front fender hack which actually made it less obvious (and gave us a bit more clearance).

I know its not recommended to stack spacers, but can't find another option to make it level. Would "welding" a 1/2" spacer on top of the front ones be acceptable..?

Certainly, it's only for appearances. So don't want to do anything that will make it more unsafe than it needs to be. Its my daily driver mostly on pavement, with the occasional dirt trip. Thanks!!

 

Remove the 3" spacer from the rear and reaplace with a 2.5" spacer. You already have more lift then you need and with a budget boost, you have no corrections in terms of pinion angle or track bars. The more you lift the worse the driving is going to be.

 

Thanks for this. I do have the new track bar, longer sway bar links front and rear, longer SS brake lines, etc. already installed. I really want to keep the mild lift and just get the front up.

 

If you want to keep the height then you’re better off buying the right height springs and ditching the spacers. But, as dirtman pointed out, too much lift without the control arms pointing the axle for caster and positioning the axle properly isn’t going to drive well.

 

Personally, I think you're better off going with a shorter spacer in the rear as Dirtman suggested. The parts you don't have or at least mentioned are longer/adjustable lower control arms. Those will help with the pinion angle concerns Dirtman mentioned, not the parts you just listed that you already have.

I get the part where you don't like the idea of going lower. You could go higher in the front as you're considering to achieve that level look. However, I wanted to outline to you of the risk before you do that. You're right near that tipping point currently with the 3inch spacer of forcing you into purchasing adjustable control arms. So the likely scenario is that if you go .5in higher in the front, your steering in the front is going to feel very flighty if it doesn't already, your pinion may start binding and you're going to feel every little bump in the road as well. To correct those problems, then you're looking at investing in replacement adjustable lower control arms, if not upper adjustable control arms as well. So the going a .5in lower in the rear is your safest bet and since you're considering welding a .5in spacer on top of your current 3in spacers, this tells me you're trying to reduce your additional investment costs where if you're looking to avoid purchasing an actual 3.5in spacer, then you'll definitely want to avoid purchasing front lower adjustable control arms which will be a much higher cost item. I'm willing to bet that if you put a 2.5in spacer in the rear, you wouldn't even notice the difference in lift amount aside from it looking more level. You're definitely not losing any offroad capability by lowering the rear. It looks like you have 32in tires on there. Those are currently your limiting factor on offroad capability.

I don't know if I would weld .5in spacers on top of the ones you already have but that depends on your welding skills. Going with an actual 3.5in spacer would be much better/safer.

 

I think the bottom line is this.....welding spacers together is a desperation move that should raise red flags with anybody. Out of every single option available, it's not really even one. Unless you are going with a lot larger tire, I personally think the jeep needs to come down a little. There's too much space in the wheel wells that it looks a bit odd as it currently sits. I recall your other threads but not every detail, though I would say this.....typically new owners try to build around what a previous owner did, and that is often not the best thing for them to do.

 

I agree with answers above. Do 2.5" in the rear. And chop the fender in the rear as well, to match the front. 3" lifts are good for 37s and in some cases even 40s.