I finally decided to get a 3" BDS lift with adjustable control arms and 35's. Hopefully all will be in soon.

 

I think you will be quite happy with this set-up, especailly after the Peterson's review of lifts. They loved the BDS with 35's.

Post pictures!

 

I'm eventually going to do this as well. In addition to the lift and tires, what else will I need to make this work? Will I gain or loose performance? I'm not a big off-roader (mostly street/highway driving), so I'm doing this for the looks. Is that a good enough reason, or am I wasting good money for no reason? I'd love some opinion from the veterans of lifts. Thanks.

 

How could anyone waste money on a jeep

 

Lifts for looks, or the Barbizon School of Off Roading.....


sigh.

If ALL you want is the look, and are willing to sacrifice the mpg and handling due to the higher center of gravity for the look, well, then its worth it to you...but, you could just get the cheapest height, rather than paying extra ffor the parts that make it work off road better, like wheel travel.

For example, lets say you want 3" of lift, and to run 35's - You could do a 1" BL for ~ $150 and 2 hrs in your driveway.....now the 35's fit.

Add a 2.0 - 2.5" BB for ~$180-ish, and you are sitting a total of 3.5" higher from the BB and BL, plus, going from 32's to 35's lifts you another 1.5"....that's going to make your JK tower 4.5" - 5" over a stock JK.

If you run fat 35's...then get them on new rims with less backspacing, or add 1.5" wheel spacers.

The REAL 3" lifts with all the parts to make it work runs closer to a coupla grand.