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.
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.
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.
Last edited by BlackRockBurner; Jan 25, 2013 at 05:27 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.
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?





