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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 09:18 AM
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Hey guys! I'm looking into lifting my JK a bit. As it stands now, it has 35 Drautracs and Bushwacker flat fenders. Doesn't rub at all on road and off road it rubs a little in the rear. Now I was looking into maybe getting a Teraflex 2.5" coil lift but i'm scared that my 35s are going to look tiny with the lift and flat fenders. I was thinking of maybe getting the teraflex 1.5" performance leveling kit but for a 4-door! I'm guessing that the springs that come with it are probably stiffer so making it a little higher. What do you guys think? Is there maybe a reliable 2" coil lift out there? Googled it alot but i can't seem to find anything other than the super expensive Mopar one.

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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 09:27 AM
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Check out OME 2" coils. Here's my 2.5" TF budget boost with cut flares and 35's for reference. Pretty ideal setup, although 2" would do the job as well. 2.5" always leaves the option of 37's in there as well

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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 09:28 AM
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I don't think 2 inches will look too different than 2.5 inches. Just my opinion.
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by jbry311
I don't think 2 inches will look too different than 2.5 inches. Just my opinion.
True, but it just sucks for us light 2 doors that 2.5" coils rarely keep you under 3". Like Rock Krawler especially. That would probably be my coil of choice, but i'll never buy them since they'd give me well over 3.5"
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 10:39 AM
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I had a 2.5"in. suspension lift, 1.25"in. body lift, Bushwacker flats, w/ 35's on my '09 2dr.. It looked perfect!! Offroad there was no rubbing whatsoever.. Good luck!!
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Nico4x4
Hey guys! I'm looking into lifting my JK a bit. As it stands now, it has 35 Drautracs and Bushwacker flat fenders. Doesn't rub at all on road and off road it rubs a little in the rear. Now I was looking into maybe getting a Teraflex 2.5" coil lift but i'm scared that my 35s are going to look tiny with the lift and flat fenders. I was thinking of maybe getting the teraflex 1.5" performance leveling kit but for a 4-door! I'm guessing that the springs that come with it are probably stiffer so making it a little higher. What do you guys think? Is there maybe a reliable 2" coil lift out there? Googled it alot but i can't seem to find anything other than the super expensive Mopar one.

Heres how she stands as of now:

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tera flex said that both 2 door and 4 door have same spring rate just that the 4 door ones are longer. I can tell you that on my 4 door I initially got 3/4" lift but it soon sagged to 1/2" lift compared to the 60 stock springs I had. They did send a spacer to get the 1" lift back. I like the kit and it rides great on and off road.
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kh202
True, but it just sucks for us light 2 doors that 2.5" coils rarely keep you under 3". Like Rock Krawler especially. That would probably be my coil of choice, but i'll never buy them since they'd give me well over 3.5"
Yeah exactly! I was looking at that! I was wondering if the Teraflex 2.5" coil lift was going to give more than 2.5" of lift. If i had to guess i would think it does! A lot of lifts do! I don't want to have in mind that in the near future my driveshaft is going to fail or anything like that. Plus that i find that it'll make my 35s look puny

Originally Posted by o09jkny
I had a 2.5"in. suspension lift, 1.25"in. body lift, Bushwacker flats, w/ 35's on my '09 2dr.. It looked perfect!! Offroad there was no rubbing whatsoever.. Good luck!!
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Originally Posted by jadmt
tera flex said that both 2 door and 4 door have same spring rate just that the 4 door ones are longer. I can tell you that on my 4 door I initially got 3/4" lift but it soon sagged to 1/2" lift compared to the 60 stock springs I had. They did send a spacer to get the 1" lift back. I like the kit and it rides great on and off road.
So basically it should't change anything if i get the 4 door or 2 door version... Still wonder why they sell 2 different models!
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 12:38 PM
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Teraflex told me 2.5" springs would net me around 3.1"
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 12:40 PM
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She's my daily driver and I commute a lot! Too much even! I want to keep her as low as i can but make her as practical as possible. I only wheel about once a month and i want her to do really good both on and off road!
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Rough Country 2.5"in. suspension lift, Rough Country 1.25"in. body lift, Bushwacker flats, & 35"in. Federal Couragia M/t's.
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