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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:16 AM
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Im new to Jeep and new to this forum. I have a 2010 wrangler 4 door and would like to motify it a little. I am looking at the teraflex leveling kit ( 2" in ft and 1" in back) and wonder about 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" wheel spacers. Are the spacers needed? If not, I think it would look good having a wider look. Can I put spacers in the front and back? Any thoughts from you more experienced Jeepers would be great!
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:28 AM
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To answer your question, the spacers are not needed. However, I do think that they make the Jeep look better and feel more stable. I put the spacers before I did the leveling kit and felt the difference right away. After the lift, the Jeep feels more like stock, so I can imagine that without the spacers it would not feel right.

To give you an idea, here is what the spacers and the lift will look like. The firs image is with the wheel spacers before the leveling kit. The second is after the leveling kit.

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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 04:41 PM
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Looks great! Thanks for the pics and info.
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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Default 3.5 lift/1.5 Wheel spacers Rough Country 35 KM2's

No complaints
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by holy_crap
To answer your question, the spacers are not needed.
Agreed. You do not need spacers with the TF leveling kit. If you do decide to get spacers (e.g. Spidertrax), make sure to buy two sets for all four wheels. Each set includes two spacers.
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 03:51 AM
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My Jeep has a RC BB lift 2.5" with a RC body lift 1.25" with 33" km2's
Now, I have 1.5" spidertrax wheel spacers (not shown in the photos)



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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by XStream
No complaints
Looks to me like like you have more going on than just a Level kit.
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JKRINGO
Looks to me like like you have more going on than just a Level kit.
He also said he has a Rough Country 1.25" Body lift
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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Default Just added leveling kit and 1.5 Spidertrax spacers

Easy job, love the new stance- ride is the same, gas mileage appears to be about the same. Will upgrade to 33" when these 32's wear out.
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