As promised, I wanted to let you guys and gals know how things are going with the Rancho 2" lift 10 thousands miles later.

First of all, one of the major concerns with a lift is sag over time. I can tell you that I have had zero change in height thus far, and that's after a 3 month hunting season and various trips to Uwharrie wheeling.

The components of the lift continue to perform to the level they did on day one. The shocks remain stable and firm, no leaks and the adjustments on the RS9000XL's are as precise as they were new. I thought that was impressive. I have not noticed corrosion on anything, no broken shock adjustment knobs (surprising), etc...

Articulation is as good as it gets for a 2" (really 2.5) lift. Disconnected at full flex, my 33's are rubbing fender well. (i'm thinking flatties in the very near future) Some of you may remember that I put the rear springs out of a JKU in the back of my 2 door, to help with towing/hauling. Of course that stiffer rear spring brought the back up an additional 3/4", and didn't effect ride quality surprisingly. If I remember correctly, I put a #58 back there, but there is a thread on here somewhere that has all the exact specs.

Speaking of ride quality, as it was day one, still better than stock. It's been a while since i've peeked at the settings, but If I remember right I landed on 3 front and 5 rear for shock stiffness. That seems to be a happy medium for daily driving and off road. I actually prefer the lighter settings on the high way as well.

I hope this helps other jeepers in the future. I've had different lifts on different types of vehicles in the past, but for the money you really can't beat this lift. This lift and a good set of 33's will get you about anywhere you want to go if you can drive. I can afford to go big, but I want my rig to perform, so I chose to go small. My goal was to keep the center of gravity LOW, and get just enough suspension height to clear a good set of tires, achieve additional articulation, and all while keeping things as stock and low to the ground as possible to retain stability and dependability. My jeep has no crazy drive train considerations, the tires aren't massive and heavy so I am less worried about spinning off an axle and things like that. And it looks awesome.

 

How does it ride better then stock?

 

How about some pics of your ride as well.

 

My stock Sahara seemed to meet bumps and holes with a nice stiff thud. I expected that out of the jeep. With the lift, and the shock settings, it absorbs the imperfections of the road more comfortably. I know it's not the tires i'm running, because I added the lift before the tires. When I first put the lift on, I played with the shock settings like anyone else does that gets the 9000's. It's a give or take because at the higher settings, the thud comes back, but it's steering response increases and it eliminates the "roll" of the body. The lighter settings really soak up the bumps and thuds, but gave it a feathering feeling driving response. The settings I landed on work well and are a happy medium. Even with the heavy ply 33's i'm running, at 35 psi, it rides like it did with the stock Duelers.

 

 

The picture below is the day I put the lift on. You can see the clearance that lift gave me. Very impressive. That picture is before the stubby front bumper endcaps, KC's, Tires, etc..

 

This is the link to the thread I started about swapping my rear stock spring to the JKU 4458 spring.

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...g-swap-307868/

 

Pic's are up as requested.

 

Never saw these! Very cool!

 

I too recently installed the Rancho 2" Sport lift with the RS9000XL shocks.

I'm very happy with it, very easy install.

One thing: as I read in some reviews.
The rear end is sitting a little low.

I haven't played with the adjustable settings yet, but plan to tomorrow.