cab76

Anyone know of any 2" lift kits that are do not acheive their lift with spacers?

JKMAN

Rustys Off Road is the only one I have seen so far. Skyjacker has a 2.5". When/if Old Man Emu comes out, will likely be 2" as well.

TEV

just out of curiosity, why would you want a 2inch that isnt spacers? It seems that being able to keep the factory springs would be a good thing.

GrayStoneRuby

I am currently looking for a 2" - 2.5" spring lift also. I emailed ARB about the old man and they said a new jk was sent to Austrailia about 4 weeks ago for their engineers to develop parts. Other than Rustys I haven't found any. The Skyjacker is only a 2.5" for the 4 door. The 2 door is listed as a 3.5" (same springs for both)

cab76

The factory springs are meant for the stock JK. I will be adding heavier bumpers, a winch, on-board air (maybe), heavier sliders, a steel swaybar disco motor skid, a steel muffler skid, etc. Thus, I'd like some heavy duty springs to be able to handle the extra weight (and I don't want to go higher than 2 inches - I only want to run 33s).

cab76

Thanks for the replies. So - it sounds like Rusty's is the only game in town for now but Old Man Emu is working on a kit. Anyone running the Rusty's 2-inch right now or have any opinions on their kit?

Big M

I agree with you cab76. It is nice to have the aftermarket springs that tend to be a little stiffer for the added weight of accessories. Plus, they help handle the added upsprung weight of the larger tires. From what I have seem with past models (TJ mostly) the spacer kits can run about the same $ as a simple 2" coil kit.

Last time I checked I think BDS had both 2" spacer and spring kits. For some reason I am thinking Superlift/Black Diamond had a 2" coil kit too but I'm not 100% sure.

EDIT: Just checked both Superlift and BDS. They both have spacer kits and BDS has a 2" and 3" coil kit. Superlifts only coil kit is 4" (according their respective to websites).

DadsCJ

I am running the 2-inch kit from Rusty's with 33's.

I have no problems and the install was very simple.

The ride is, as described by my wife, "Okay, it rides better than before."

My wife had had a small cow when I brought it home after the install of the lift. I agree that it rides better and it is not hard or harsh. It doesn't sway or run side to side on the road.

And best of all, the ESP doesn't kick in when driving. I have to really crank it to activate the ESP.

JKMAN

DadsCJ - any pic's with your set up? I was going to go this route and have been thinking about selling my set up and going this route. Did not really want Rusty's and that was only 2" available. Glad to hear some good comments. If you you have any, please post. Thanks in advance.

JK4ME

Pulled this from My.Project.JK, courtesy of DadsCJ. http://my.project-jk.com/showphoto.php?photo=55