Spring question
So Guys/Gals,
I have the 2010 JK Mountain 2 door with RC 2.5 Lift that uses factory springs with spacers.
I am in the process of adding Adjustable LCA's, and Bilstein 5100's all around along with Dual Bilstein steering stabs.
I now want to upgrade the springs, but have no idea what sizing/lengths to order or what brand.
I do not want a soft squishy ride hence changing the shocks to Bilstein, I mostly run on the streets and not a whole lot of off road...yet.
Looking for a good all round spring that will keep the 2.5 inch lift characteristics.
Any recommendations on springs? I no longer want the spacers.....
Also with the 2.5 lift what size tire can I get away with in 17'' ?
I have the 2010 JK Mountain 2 door with RC 2.5 Lift that uses factory springs with spacers.
I am in the process of adding Adjustable LCA's, and Bilstein 5100's all around along with Dual Bilstein steering stabs.
I now want to upgrade the springs, but have no idea what sizing/lengths to order or what brand.
I do not want a soft squishy ride hence changing the shocks to Bilstein, I mostly run on the streets and not a whole lot of off road...yet.
Looking for a good all round spring that will keep the 2.5 inch lift characteristics.
Any recommendations on springs? I no longer want the spacers.....
Also with the 2.5 lift what size tire can I get away with in 17'' ?
So...... Here is the latest planned set up.
Bilstein 5100's all around. Removing Rough Country 2.2's
Adjustable front LCA's. Removing stock LCA's
RK 2.5'' springs all around. Removing stock springs with spacers.
Dual Bilstein steering dampers. Removing Rough Country Steering dampers.
Keeping Rough Country adjustable track bar.
Keeping 1.5'' Wheel spacers.
Keeping 17'' factory wheels.
What are your thoughts on this set up?
I'm hoping for a great alignment and a decent ride on highways and 10% maybe offroad.
Also what size tire can I fit on now with the 17'' rim?
Thanks in advance, what a learning experience this has been so far, and money aside
, it is a great deal of fun!
Bilstein 5100's all around. Removing Rough Country 2.2's
Adjustable front LCA's. Removing stock LCA's
RK 2.5'' springs all around. Removing stock springs with spacers.
Dual Bilstein steering dampers. Removing Rough Country Steering dampers.
Keeping Rough Country adjustable track bar.
Keeping 1.5'' Wheel spacers.
Keeping 17'' factory wheels.
What are your thoughts on this set up?
I'm hoping for a great alignment and a decent ride on highways and 10% maybe offroad.Also what size tire can I fit on now with the 17'' rim?
Thanks in advance, what a learning experience this has been so far, and money aside
, it is a great deal of fun!
So...... Here is the latest planned set up.
Bilstein 5100's all around. Removing Rough Country 2.2's
Adjustable front LCA's. Removing stock LCA's
RK 2.5'' springs all around. Removing stock springs with spacers.
Dual Bilstein steering dampers. Removing Rough Country Steering dampers.
Keeping Rough Country adjustable track bar.
Keeping 1.5'' Wheel spacers.
Keeping 17'' factory wheels.
What are your thoughts on this set up?
I'm hoping for a great alignment and a decent ride on highways and 10% maybe offroad.
Also what size tire can I fit on now with the 17'' rim?
Thanks in advance, what a learning experience this has been so far, and money aside
, it is a great deal of fun!
Bilstein 5100's all around. Removing Rough Country 2.2's
Adjustable front LCA's. Removing stock LCA's
RK 2.5'' springs all around. Removing stock springs with spacers.
Dual Bilstein steering dampers. Removing Rough Country Steering dampers.
Keeping Rough Country adjustable track bar.
Keeping 1.5'' Wheel spacers.
Keeping 17'' factory wheels.
What are your thoughts on this set up?
I'm hoping for a great alignment and a decent ride on highways and 10% maybe offroad.Also what size tire can I fit on now with the 17'' rim?
Thanks in advance, what a learning experience this has been so far, and money aside
, it is a great deal of fun!
I would just keep the factory steering stabilizer and save the money, the dual bilstein is not going to do anything for you performance wise.
For a real nice ride on road and off I would look into the 2" old man emu paired with their nitro sport shocks. It is a real nice ride. I ran the hd coils and got about 3.25" of lift so unless you have a real heavy rig I would go with the standard load springs. I did run the 5100's on their coils as well and though the ride was better with the ome. I still run the ome shocks on my jku today.
You will have the room to run a 35'x12.5" tire with the factory flairs and should be able to fit 37's with flats and extended bump stops.
I had tons of room with flats and the 2" ome. Here I was running a 33x12.5 tire.
For a real nice ride on road and off I would look into the 2" old man emu paired with their nitro sport shocks. It is a real nice ride. I ran the hd coils and got about 3.25" of lift so unless you have a real heavy rig I would go with the standard load springs. I did run the 5100's on their coils as well and though the ride was better with the ome. I still run the ome shocks on my jku today.
You will have the room to run a 35'x12.5" tire with the factory flairs and should be able to fit 37's with flats and extended bump stops.
I had tons of room with flats and the 2" ome. Here I was running a 33x12.5 tire.
Last edited by TheDirtman; Mar 21, 2013 at 04:54 AM.



