Does anyone know if the Old Man Emu lift will give you significant lift on a Rubicon?? I read the new writeup for installing this lift and it was installed on an X which I know has about an inch less ground clearance than the Rubicon. Any insight to this would be helpful. I have a friend who had the Old Man Emu lift on his Cherokee and absolutely loves it. He says the ride is excellent!

 

PM sent with link to pictures. Best of luck in deciding.

 

Thanks rdrubi. I sent you a reply. That was some significant boost! Are there any rubbing or other issues with this lift??

 

How about Sharing with the rest of us...

 

Alright... hope I did this correctly. Too lazy right now to actually read the directions on how to post photos.

 

Very Nice, Did you take measurements?

 

The only reason a Rubi sits higher than an X is the wheel/tire combo. If you look at Jeep specs there is only about 1/4 inch different.

 

x2. You'd gain just as much height at the X. And since that X had larger tires....

 

Here you go:

Before the lift





After the lift (stock tires)



After the lift (w/35s) Some of the same spots as the trip when it was stock

 

That doesn't look bad at all. I have a set of 35" SSRs in the garage and am not quite sure I want to run a 14.5" wide tire. I do want to go ahead and lift it, so I was concerned about the OME with stock 32", but it actually is an improvement.

Any complaints/concerns with the overall lift or installation? Did you get new trackbars?


Thanks.