help me decide, i already have a RR bumper. but should i order a smittybuilt 8k winch or this teraflex kit...

http://www.quadratec.com/products/16190_0000.htm

 

Well, if I was you, I would consider getting the coil spring lift if you are consider a winch and bumper. The stock springs sag lots I started with a BB and last week I just installed mid-width and warn winch and lost over 1" of lift due to the weight. The stock coil springs are the limiting factor. So, I am installing the coil springs this weekend to compensate for the weight.

 

Get the lift first. There is no point to having a winch on a stock jeep. You need to be able to go somewhere to get stuck before you need to get yourself out. Go with the lift.

 

not sure i agree with that. ive gone alot of places in stock vehicles including my jeep. and have gotten them stuck. then had to make phone calls or pay money to get out.

 

I installed a RR bumper and Smittybilt 8K winch on my 2009 Sahara Unlimited and lost about 5/8" on height. Thought the winch was more important.

 

I am doing the leveling kit with spacers and a winch and bumper all at the same time. I would probably buy the winch instead of the lift though as a winch can get you out of tight jams.

 

x2 TripleJeep. If you do the lift, do coil version due to the factory coil sag with a bumper/winch combo. I started with a BB as well and once the bumper/winch went on I hated the resulting stance.

 

i have been saved by my winch on my stock jeep = stuck in the snow in a completely different place then where i told ppl i would be with no cell reception for miles - the winch made my life alot easier - and i totally agree with the springs comment - my front is so low im pretty much ridding the bump stops

 

Go with the winch. It will drop your frount end down but then you buy some inexpensive coil spacers to lif it back to where you want it to be. If you lift it you will want bigger tires to go with it. I went with the bumper and winch first and am very happy that I did.

 

I went with the winch first since the JK is VERY capable of getting into places without a lift. Haven't had to save myself yet, but did have to pull a cherokee off a tree.
I went with the TF BB after, and, since I have a 2dr, I got the 4-dr Rubi springs to go with the BB. No sag because of the winch and bumper.