ok. i have already purchased 295/70/17 toyo mt for my stock rubi rims. Now what is better.. a teraflex 2.5 bb or new coil springs. im a newbbbb. so can some one tell me the benifts of new springs versus spacers. most of my driving is city so kinda want to keep a stockish ride. will i need wheel spacers for this new tire? all this for a jeep i dont even have yet



july 5-ordered rubi unlimited.
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Slow down!
Slow down!

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If you change your suspension at all make sure you do it right.
Just adding springs would make the distance fron the frame to your wheels bigger. To do that the entire set-up will rotate down around the pivot point of the track bar. So your tires would shift over towards the drivers side and not be aligned with the Jeep correctly.

Now this might be fine in some bananna republic... I dont know.

But seriously! Be carefull when you mess with suspension stuff.

I was told by dealer techs that going over 2" on a body lift was a most definate no-no. They said there will be alignment issues with the drive train or sterring or something, ( I forget specifics as I dumped that idea totally) and recomended that if I was to do a body lift to keep it at 1.5" or less.

Also I was told that at a 3" suspension lift, DC has to honor all it's warrenty provisions but over that they can void out all sorts of drive train issues.

I think your tires are 33" x 12" and you would be fine at a 1.5" body lift with those I'm sure. You might need spacers and should check if they are legal there. They aren't in every state.

I run 35"x 12.5" tires and a 3" lift but needed spacers for my stock 16" rims to not rub. Thats really the issue as your stock suspension is fine for most offroading. I just knew that once I went offroad I prolly would get in over my head so went a bit bigger. I was right and glad I did go bigger. But I'm FOOL INJECTED and most folks are not...

Also I needed a spacer for the full size spare as well. Stock rack will hold up to 35" just fine but not if its too close.

So research and be patient and work the Jeep as is and get some idea from your own experience what you NEED/WANT to do.

Then do it right.

Welcome in and enjoy the Jeep!

 

thank you i wasnt planning on a body lift at all just a bb(coil spring spacers) or new springs. any help is gr8

 

thanks for the reply so new spring then are the better way to go for durability and ride ?

 

Just get the 2.5" BB. No sense in spending a lot of cash when you're only going 2.5" and doing city driving. BB's are fine. The Tera comes with everything you need to make sure the Jeep is all set when you're done.

As for the wheel/tire combo, I have no idea. I don't like the idea of spacers, so I've never considered them.

 

thank you. but money is not an issue. i just want the best 2.5 lift i can get that is close to a stock ride. but i will be going off road, just not that much.

 

i like my BB so far. it comes with longer rear sway bars links and then you move the rear ones to the front and you get better articulation right away. you can read up on shocks to help make your ride smoother or rougher just depends what shock you get. i got the BB kit with the teraflex shocks and it is a tiny bit rougher than stock. in the future i will add a front track bar for sure just to straighten things out a bit but it really isn't even noticable. my steering wheel is 1/20th of a turn off which is so little but i hear i can fix that with just loosening two 15mm bolts underneath and twisting a bar to line it up right. as far as alignment goes it still drives straight as an arrow. so what i am saying i think the BB is a good way to go. however 2.5 springs would really do the same thing. easy easy to install either way and minimal other changes are needed. i've got about a full tank of gas on my TF BB so far with no problems. and it has been flexed and through mud and up steep banks.

 

thanks guys for responding to this thread....but know one has really said if there is any bennifits to just changing the springs versus spring spacers. is one better than the other and why?

 

A full suspension lift is always the best idea in most cases. I would never have thought this way before though. The aftermarket companies are spot on with this JK, and the new design allows massive tires with little lift compared to other ideas.

At this point I would go with the BB lift. If you are like me (with enough extra money to play) with will treat this Jeep like a big boy barbie doll and most likely need to go bigger/different after you get out and play with it after a while. The only real benefit is that you may (and I stress may) get a little bit better ride from a full suspension system. Lets face it though, this thing rides a little rougher than my S550, I just want big nasty tires under this, but I need to go a little at a time so my wife hardly notices!