jeep newbie here.. although not newbie to cars & suspension in general....

Just pulled trigger on the JKU teraflex 3" basic lift kit, do I really need the 'flexarms' with that kit to have a proper alignment? is it a must?

did a quick search with no results... thx in advance

 

Do you have a 2 or 4dr? If you have a 4dr at least front lowers. 2dr, rear uppers and front lowers.

 

I have 2010 JKU Rubi 4 door/auto... Running a teraflex 3" for about 8 months now with front lower / rear upper teraflex control arms and trackbar... I started with front lowers only but with 30 days I decided to add additional arms due to a noticeable difference in drivability... Not scary but I noticed the drift. Since I've added the additional items I could not be happier with the drive. also changed out shocks w/bilstein 5100's in front and 5160's in rear.

 

thx for the replies.

its a 4 door.

hmmmm... so is a 3" basic lift worth it over 2.5? or would you need all these control arms etc for a proper 2.5 too?

Im not scared to spend money, but to be honest, im not building this jeep for trail driving, just takin my kids up the mountain , snowboarding, hiking etc.. and I love the look of 35" tires. Maybe a year down the line I'll try a couple trails.

any advice would be appreciated.

tia

 

35s look GREAT with the Teraflex 3". Get front lowers and rear uppers and you'll be fine. Without either of those two sets you can't dial in the axles correctly.

 

Just so you know, I ran 4in tera springs for 2yrs with just front lowers, all other arms stock. I was running the stock rear driveshaft with absolutely no issues. I changed all the rear arms and went to a double carden shaft in the rear because I got t-boned towards the rear and it bent some of the CA's and the driveshaft, so I changed them out. The Tera 3in kit will give you 4in of lift on a 4dr depending on how many heavy items you've added, bumpers,winch,etc. Then it would be a little less than 4in. You should definately get front lowers an adjustable front trackbar and either one of the rear trackbar re-inforcement/ re-locate brackets or adj rear trackbar.

 

bummer, i wish the retailer website would have put that as a disclaimer that other parts are needed with the kit.

Would I need new control arms & sway bars with the teraflex 2.5 kit?

thx

 

You will want at least front lower control arms so then you can dial in your caster correctly for your alignment.

 

Is the caster more of an issue on JKs than it was on TJs? I know the suspension is 99% the same but jw.

 

thx for imformation, I just changed my order from 3" basic lift to your 2.5 kit w/ shocks...