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Advice needed. 2.5 lift and KEEP factory rake?

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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Default Advice needed. 2.5 lift and KEEP factory rake?

I like the way the Jeep looks with the factory rake, maybe it's because I am from the 80's and I used to have air shocks on the back of my '67 Cougar that I kept pumped up so it's butt was in the air....who knows.

So, I want to keep the factory rake and get the LGC look, with 35s (maybe 33s). Let's face it I will be on the road 95% of the time so ride quality is important to me.

So, every lift I read about seems to add more lift in front to "Level it out" but I don't want that.

I don't see any rock crawling in my immediate future but since my in-laws live very close to Disney,OK you never know!! Most of the off roading I will do is overland type stuff, back woods etc.

Any suggestions?

I have a 2013 jku with automatic trans and 3.73 gears.
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 11:17 AM
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Bolt on a big heavy bumper and a winch. It'll drop the nose back down
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SpicedCrusher
Bolt on a big heavy bumper and a winch. It'll drop the nose back down
I could see myself eventually doing the bumper, but I am afraid a winch would be overkill for me. But you never know right?
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 11:21 AM
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I asked Teraflex this stuff on their website's contact form and they never got back to me...

I thought everyone said their customer service was awesome??
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 12:10 PM
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Pick up the phone and talk to them
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 12:12 PM
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Now? In 2013? you want me to talk to someone with my actual mouth?? what is this!??!
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by toddjb
Now? In 2013? you want me to talk to someone with my actual mouth?? what is this!??!
Just like the old 80s, a real person on the phone and you don't have to punch #s on the menu. Kind of matches the air shocks. I had a set on my Superbeetle that I tricked out. Wide mags, dechromed, two tone interior when everybody else slammed theirs.
Seems like a custom spring job with 2 " front, 3" rear. Or a 2.5" spring with 2" spacer in the rear. Front lower control arms to correct castor, your riding nose down but with a higher center of gravity. You may need an adjustable rear trackbar to recenter the axel, not sure if a relocation bracket can correct that much rear lift. Rear upper control arms for correcting pinion angle. Extended rear brake lines, and bumpstops. Possible rear driveshaft issues. Keep the plastic air dam on to gain 1~2 mpg.

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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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I agree and like the slight rake. Especially for highway as the rake adds down force to helps stability, well that's the theory but I don't if it hold true on a brick. you could add a 3/4 in spring spacer in back to lift it up.
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Old Jan 29, 2013 | 01:41 PM
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I kind of wish I could find straight side view photos of Jeeps with different lifts so you can see how the kit sits when installed. Does anyone have any more advice or experience with suspension systems that lift equally the front and back rather than lifting the front more?
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Old Jan 29, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SpicedCrusher
Bolt on a big heavy bumper and a winch. It'll drop the nose back down
X2 this will do it
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