I need some help with selecting a lift. My problem is that I work in a city and have to park in a parking garage. The garage has a height limit of 78". I am planning to run 35" Duratracs (which I know are less than 35", so I am making an assumption that the tires add 1.25" over my stock tires, which are 255/75/17).

My Jeep: 2013 2-door JK Sport S, manual transmission (stock - no extra weight). It is also a soft top. As it sits right now, I am at 73". Add the Duratracs and I have at most, 3.75", but I'd like to have a slight bit of room to spare.

From everything I have read in the forum, the actual lift height varies from what is stated, due to vehicle weight. I suspect my JK is about as light as they come. Ideally, I'd like to net 2.5" to 3". As much as I like Rock Krawler, I'm nearly certain I'll end up with too much lift.

From what I have come up with, it looks like my options are AEV 2.5, Teraflex 2.5, Rancho 2". I hear MetalCloak is working on 2.5" coils for the 2-door, but doesn't sound like those are in the near-term pipeline.

Let me know what you think and I would really like to hear from people with a similar JK and what certain lifts actually gave them. Thanks!

 

Rock Krawler is also working on a 1.5" spring, however the 2.5" spring will likely give you about 3.5" up front and 2.5" in the rear.

Take a look at our Facebook page and you will see our JK with the 2.5" X Factor Plus sitting on 35's. Our rig measures 74.5" at the highest point on the soft top.

https://www.facebook.com/Smashboogie4x4

 

My TF 2.5" coils gave me 3" in front and just over 2" in the rear. I have a 2dr and it made it sit level (no rake). I think you will be fine with that lift and still run 35" tires. The coils ride very smooth also.

 

I work at a 4x4 accessories shop and we are a authorized Rough Country dealer if you buy a Rough Country kit it will settle an inch and the springs are very forgiving so if your were to order the 3.25" lift for the 4 door JK (399$) it would give your 2 door 4" of lift and after you drive it around it would settle back to a 3" that's the route I would take its cheap and functional I'm running this set up and I love it with 35"s ill measure the height tomorrow and let you know

 

Thanks. Unfortunately, I can't wait for the coils to settle. At 4" I'd decapitate my Jeep the next day when I went to park. Haha

 

Thanks for the help. I'm thinking about going with a TF budget boost as a temporary solution until either MetalCloak or RK come out with a 2.5" coil for a 2-door.

I'd considered petitioning the city of Baltimore to raise the height on the garage, but I hear we have bigger issues to deal with...