I'm considering this BB, I see it has brake line relocation brackets but nothing that relocates any of the other components. I'm no expert but won't that put undue stress and where on my suspension / steering components?

I have a highly reviewed RC dealer here in MN that will sell me the lift installed for $450 before taxes.

Should I consider getting hardware to relocate the track bar?

You folks that are running the RC 2.5" budget lift; are you having any problems, i.e death wobble or perhaps premature wear on steering or suspension components?

Thanks in advance for all your help.

 

There are a few levels of the 2.5" lift rough country does and you can add parts to each level.

I got the kit that has spacers, shock extensions, brake line brackets, front track bar bracket and sway bar links. However, all I put on it so far is the coil spacers, shock extensions and the brake line brackets. I'm not the most mechanical person on the planet and I put this on by myself in my garage at home in about 40 degree weather, so as soon as I got the thing drivable I quit and put the tires on. It took me about 4 hours. I've been driving on it for about 3 months with it like it is and have not felt that I NEED to get the rest of the kit on. It rides great and i've never bottomed the suspension out or had the axle drop all the way, but I do not take the jeep off road. I plan on getting shocks when these wear out and putting on the sway bar links when it gets warmer just for piece of mind. I don't plan on using the track bar bracket at all.

I've been happy with the lift. It made plenty of room for 35's but they rubbed at full turn before I got a new front bumper. The fact that you can see the tiny little stock sway bar links now with the stock bumper gone is the biggest reason i'm going to install the RC ones. They just look goofy now. But on pavement or dirt roads I have never had any problem with this lift and 35's. If did any wheeling I would do the links and shocks right away to get articulation.

 

Seriously, I would have to re-torque at each oil change?

Why with the lift and not with a stock set up? Does the lift add that much more stress?

I'm not sure I wast to do it if it will create a bunch more maintenance work.

 

if you looked at the scheduled maintenance of any vehicle and believed you had to do those things or your car would fail to function you would never buy a vehicle. That being said, I re-torqued everything on my lift after about a week of driving. That consisted of the lower bolts on the sway bar links and the lower bolts on the front shock mounts and both upper and lower shock mounts on the rear. All in all it is 12 bolts. I re-tightened them and I was kind of shocked at how much play had made its way into the bolts. But, I have never heard of re-tightening them as part of normal maintenance before.

 

Guess I'm bad, I've never torqued mine when changing oil myself. Perhaps they did it at the dealer the fist 36k as I had an oil change program with them.

Sweet, thanks all for the info.

I'm almost at the point that I will not use my jeep as a DD and will be a weekend machine only.

 

One thing you can be sure of is that owning a lifted jeep is going to be more expensive than owning a stock jeep. You will go through tires, shocks and breaks quicker than stock. You will also put more stress on the internal components of your axle and there will be added maintenance associated with those things.

 

Is that rebuild-able, or does that end need to be replaced? I have seem some parts, but don't recall seeing any write-ups or descriptions or comments about it.

 

I don't understand why it would cause more stress on internal axle components? I could see perhaps wearing tires faster due to increased roll when turning; breaks in Not sure will be effected, especially with a 2.5" lift.

Thoughts comments from others on this.

 

Oh I see, I was actually planning on staying with my 32" tires, just wanted the improved look. The kit I'm considering will level the jeep, 2.5" front and 2" in the rear.

I'm not a heavy wheeler, use mine off road during hunting season.

Thanks for the info. I think I have a better understanding now!

 

If you aren't going to go up in tire size you do not need a 2.5" lift. You just need a leveling kit which is about 1.75". If you put on a 2.5" lift that most people fill out with 33x12.50's or in a lot of cases 35x12.50's it will look strange in my opinion. I drove my jeep to the tire place with the stock 32" tires and 2.5" lift and I was hoping no one saw me the whole way there. It looked goofy. But it's your jeep so do what makes you happy.