The kit height was designed for a stock 4 door load. The rate is slightly over stock to handle additional weight dynamically such as gear, bumpers, etc. To get more out of the height, we offer 3/4" coil spring spacers for the front which will put it close to design height with our Rancho front bumper and a winch.
-Rancho

 

Rancho I hope I'm not interfering with your answers, they just happened to be about the same from my point of view, great product

 

I would say that the springs are soft and offer a good ride(not too soft) my jeep did go down a bit in the front after the winch and the bumper, I have a spacer of about an inch in the front, right now with the soft top it sits pretty straight, but with the hard top I notice a little decrease on the back, not too much, I'm the only one who notices it. for me I would rather use the spacer up front than a stiffer spring.

 

No problem, customer feedback and personal experiences speak louder than us, and we prefer it that way. We are glad you enjoy the products!
-Rancho

 

ok so with the 3" Sport kit with RS9000X shocks for a 2 door auto non Rubicon. what do you recamend doing to the jeep along with your kit. is there a worry with the alingnment of the axals or driveshaft problems. anything else i need to purchase with this kit? or is it good to go right from the factory.

 

I would recommend getting the spacers, but it’s a personally preference. They are Rancho part number RS70082 and we do not sell direct. There is no harm with sitting low on the sport kit. Since the caster is not adjustable, you will just increase your caster. You run in to "road wondering" issues when you go higher and decrease caster.

 

You are correct. Disco and go!

 

The kit has everything you need for non-rubicons. If you have a rubicon you will need different endlinks than the ones in the kit.

Once it's installed, you only need to center the steering wheel. The alignment is built into the drop brackets and is not adjustable. The OE driveshaft works great with the kit.

Anything else needed to go with the kit? Nope. You could start with all the sponsors here and I am sure they would be more than happy to add some things to your shopping cart.

 

Now i'm in a toss up between the Rancho and the TeraFlex. about the same price. now it's just a matter of which kit.

 

From my understanding, the problem with the axle is not hitting on the automatic transmisson skidplate, rather the auto tranny unit. If you get under the jeep, you will see where the cover bolts together and there is an area where it bolts together where the metal protrudes a little ways. I have 3.5 inch of lift and my driveshafts are no where near hitting the skidplate, but when you are disconnected and your passenger side front wheel droops all the way while your drives side front wheel is pushed up into the fender well, the driveshaft travels up and to the right as the axle moves and this motion causes the boot on the driveshaft to come in contact with the automatic transmission unit. I don't like to disco for this reason. The lowering of the control arms does not address this issue at all, rather it just decreases the need for longer or adjustable control arms. With any lift over 3 inches you are going to run into this problem if you have an automatic tranny. From reading this, it doesn't sound like Rancho has done anything to correct this and I would be tentative to disco and fully droop the passenger side. In my mind the best thing to do is disconnect, droop the right front tire at intervals and look under the jeep to see how close you are to edge of the auto tranny. If you do hit your driveshaft on the auto tranny, you should not only replace your driveshaft, but also check the seal on the auto tranny case to make sure that you are not leaking oil. The driveshaft can actually knock off the edge of the case where the bolt is and this could lead to a leaking problem, which if not fixed could cause a need to replace the whole unit.