What Lift Are You Running On Your 2 Door Rubicon?
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Only the factory rails and forward/rearward pinch seams in the rear needed to be trimmed and rounded.
The shock relocation is still a work in process but my main reasons for relocating the brackets are budget and binding. When I ran 35's and flat fenders, I ran stock bump stop and never bottomed out the shocks in the rear, and the fronts would bind too much to allow full compression. Now that I am on 37's, I need to run 2.5" bump stop and I want to recover some of the travel lost. The rear brackets hang too low from the factory so its better to cut the mount off right under the LCA bracket and weld it on as high as possible without bottoming out the shock at full stuff. In the front, I am building brackets similar to these to recover some travel while rotating the mount 90* to eliminate binding issues.
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I'm running this lift on my 2010. I love it! It flexes great and rides awesome! I would suggest you go ahead and get front disconnects and a front track bar. I went with jks and am very pleased.
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Thanks! I am running 33's right now. I want to go 35's but don't really need the 1" you gain and all the power I would loose haha!
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I just purchased a new 2013 Rubicon 2 door. I am curious as to what lift everyone is running on theirs? I had a 3" BDS on my Sahara Unlimited which performed awesome but due to the shorter wheel base I am a little concerned with the 2 door and the drive shaft issues. Post some pics and share your opinions! I am looking at the 2.5" Teraflex with shock adapters and coil springs as I like the way my Rubicon rides.
The original springs were 14 Front/54 Rear (look at last two numbers on the spring tags) ... you can get JKU 19/60 springs. This difference would give about a 2" lift F/R in my case -- so adding a 1" spacer would bring you where you'd want. Seemed a lot more accurate than an aftermarket springs since the vendors assume options (winch, bumpers, larger tires, etc.) which you may not have -- I was concerned about driveline issues as well. If you need more, consider a 1" body lift.
Of course, my Rubicon is being built more as a backcountry expedition vehicle than a rock crawler -- so, may not be what you're after.
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I got some springs off a JKU to lift my Rubicon 2dr -- under $100 w/ shocks (and less than 300 miles on them) off our local Craigs List equivalent (ksl.com).
The original springs were 14 Front/54 Rear (look at last two numbers on the spring tags) ... you can get JKU 19/60 springs. This difference would give about a 2" lift F/R in my case -- so adding a 1" spacer would bring you where you'd want. Seemed a lot more accurate than an aftermarket springs since the vendors assume options (winch, bumpers, larger tires, etc.) which you may not have -- I was concerned about driveline issues as well. If you need more, consider a 1" body lift.
Of course, my Rubicon is being built more as a backcountry expedition vehicle than a rock crawler -- so, may not be what you're after.