Pro Comp 1.75 vs TeraFlex 1.5" Leveling Kit
JK Junkie
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From: Grand falls, Newfoundland
As long as you are careful of full lock. I would get a set of spacers if I were you tho. they are not expensive, and work as advertised. I am running a set of NON spidertrax for 2 years now, I had to replace one lug stud in them because my lugnut seized on.
JK Super Freak
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From: Ontario Canada
Just installed what came with the kit. Front stock sway bars move to the rear and you get longer ones for the front. Done, nice and easy clean and cost effective.
JK Newbie
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Pretty sure wheel spacers are only required when increase tire size. Say moving from 32" GY MT's, stock rubi, to a 35",etc. Adding any lift to stock wheels and stock tires does not change the steering clearance. Make sense?
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JK Enthusiast
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Did you notice any change in how the JK drives after installing? Have you changed or added anything since installing the kit?
JK Newbie
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From: Jacksonville FL
You only need wheel spacers if ur going to larger and or wider tires. I ran 2 in hubcentric spacers on stock Sahara wheels with the pro comp spacer lift on my 08 for a few years. Put it back to stock when I traded it in. I used the same equipment on a 12 that I got and ran than for another year no problems. Just some advice on the wheel spacers, make sure u get hub centric I know they cost a little more but it's money well spend. No wobbling, and put a small amount of lock tight on the stock threads when mounting the spacers so the lugs that hold them on behind the wheels don't loosen any on you
JK Junkie
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Just as a note, you do NOT move the front swaybar links to the rear with the TF kit. they are way shorter than the rear stock. Keep the rears as is, I have no issues with my Cheapy wheel spacers.
JK Super Freak
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If anything, maybe a small case of the 'flighty steering' at 110 KM/hr, nothing major to write home about. This kit lifts the front 2", so GEO correction brackets I don't think will do much as it's usually the 2.5" mark were most intsall these, or longer LCA up front.
Honestly, since the original install, the Jeep has drove just like it was stock, or slighty better....think the tires at the correct tire pressure @ 29 PSI made most if not all the difference.
And I've been riding on the stock OEM shocks this entire time....at time of install the shocks had 103,000KM, and now at 130,000KMs....that's about to change, new Bills 5100 should be here any day now.
JK Super Freak
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http://www.quadratec.com/Assets/Installation/119314.pdf
I've either read, seen, or done this on another kit....but I will be damed if I can recall at this point in time....
Perhaspe it's time for one more coffee to get things going.
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JK Enthusiast
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To the OP...I installed the TF puck level kit almost a year ago, very happy with it....it really leveled it out perfectly!!
I'm pretty sure the AEV kit will also level you out, but you need to remove (and not re-install) the rear factory spring isolator. You an always give AEV tech support a call, they have great customer service as does TeraFlex.
If it were me, I'd go with the TF PC, 2" in the front, and 1" out back, and the ability to carry a bit more weight if you add some nice bumpers.
Plus, you can add in some spacers if needed to compensate for weight, sag over time ect...The cool thing with spacers is you can control the ride height...every coil lift will put you higher then you think with stock OEM bumpers.
The TF spacer lift is a great price, and I went this way as I had to fund new ball joints at the same time I'm thinking of the TF PC and playing with spacers myself in the future as I'm content with 33's.
I'm pretty sure the AEV kit will also level you out, but you need to remove (and not re-install) the rear factory spring isolator. You an always give AEV tech support a call, they have great customer service as does TeraFlex.
If it were me, I'd go with the TF PC, 2" in the front, and 1" out back, and the ability to carry a bit more weight if you add some nice bumpers.
Plus, you can add in some spacers if needed to compensate for weight, sag over time ect...The cool thing with spacers is you can control the ride height...every coil lift will put you higher then you think with stock OEM bumpers.
The TF spacer lift is a great price, and I went this way as I had to fund new ball joints at the same time
I'm thinking of the TF PC and playing with spacers myself in the future as I'm content with 33's.
JK Super Freak
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