Ideal Lift
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Ideal Lift
I am looking for the ideal lift kit for my specific purpose, but I don't know the first thing about them
. Let me begin by telling you what I have/what I want.
I have an 09 4dr Sahara that has stock suspension and tires at this point. I use it as a daily driver and really want to maintain the factory feel and on-road function as much as possible. I'd like to add about 4 inches of lift, because I plan on getting 35" tires and like the look this combination makes. My off-road adventures will be infrequent, maybe once a month or so, and will really only consist of some mud, no rock crawling whatsoever. Because it's a DD, I am not going to purposely take it into ridiculously deep mud bogs, but I don't want to get stuck at the deer lease when it rains heavy.
Whew, that was a long spill, but I was just wondering about suggestions on this. Something affordable, still handles good on the road, doesn't need to be capable of rock crawling, just moderate mud.
Any recommendations?
. Let me begin by telling you what I have/what I want.I have an 09 4dr Sahara that has stock suspension and tires at this point. I use it as a daily driver and really want to maintain the factory feel and on-road function as much as possible. I'd like to add about 4 inches of lift, because I plan on getting 35" tires and like the look this combination makes. My off-road adventures will be infrequent, maybe once a month or so, and will really only consist of some mud, no rock crawling whatsoever. Because it's a DD, I am not going to purposely take it into ridiculously deep mud bogs, but I don't want to get stuck at the deer lease when it rains heavy.
Whew, that was a long spill, but I was just wondering about suggestions on this. Something affordable, still handles good on the road, doesn't need to be capable of rock crawling, just moderate mud.
Any recommendations?
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I have used the Rough Country Budjet kit...springs and spacers up until now and have recently decided to go a little bigger. I know there a lot of guys on here who would reccomend a teraflex spring lift or OME kit to run 35's.
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hey ClaytonTheAggie, are you an AGGIE, lol... i graduated from texas A&M in 2005.
anyways, back to your question. i have a 4 door rubicon that is my DD. the most offroading it gets is some sand at the beach. i went with a teraflex 2.5 inch coil lift with shocks. the ride is great, maybe even better. i also went ahead and put front and rear adj. track bars (not needed with 2.5"). as for tires, i fit my 35" mud glappers under there with no problem (just shave down the dumb factory skidplate alittle). i also put on a RR XHD winch bumper and skidplate, looks nice.
here is a pic of my ride, minus the new bumper. hope you like, and gooooo AGGIES.... WHOOP
anyways, back to your question. i have a 4 door rubicon that is my DD. the most offroading it gets is some sand at the beach. i went with a teraflex 2.5 inch coil lift with shocks. the ride is great, maybe even better. i also went ahead and put front and rear adj. track bars (not needed with 2.5"). as for tires, i fit my 35" mud glappers under there with no problem (just shave down the dumb factory skidplate alittle). i also put on a RR XHD winch bumper and skidplate, looks nice.
here is a pic of my ride, minus the new bumper. hope you like, and gooooo AGGIES.... WHOOP
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Thanks guys! Spring lift is what I am thinking here. I will check into those for sure! I love this forum! I have to go convince the little woman now...
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im lloking for the same thing and I've chosen the rocky road outfitters rockfather 4 inch lift.
it's basically the OME lift, with some extras and some spacers. ride on and off road is OME quality, supposedly. I'm sold at the price of 999
it's basically the OME lift, with some extras and some spacers. ride on and off road is OME quality, supposedly. I'm sold at the price of 999
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hey ClaytonTheAggie, are you an AGGIE, lol... i graduated from texas A&M in 2005.
anyways, back to your question. i have a 4 door rubicon that is my DD. the most offroading it gets is some sand at the beach. i went with a teraflex 2.5 inch coil lift with shocks. the ride is great, maybe even better. i also went ahead and put front and rear adj. track bars (not needed with 2.5"). as for tires, i fit my 35" mud glappers under there with no problem (just shave down the dumb factory skidplate alittle). i also put on a RR XHD winch bumper and skidplate, looks nice.
here is a pic of my ride, minus the new bumper. hope you like, and gooooo AGGIES.... WHOOP
anyways, back to your question. i have a 4 door rubicon that is my DD. the most offroading it gets is some sand at the beach. i went with a teraflex 2.5 inch coil lift with shocks. the ride is great, maybe even better. i also went ahead and put front and rear adj. track bars (not needed with 2.5"). as for tires, i fit my 35" mud glappers under there with no problem (just shave down the dumb factory skidplate alittle). i also put on a RR XHD winch bumper and skidplate, looks nice.
here is a pic of my ride, minus the new bumper. hope you like, and gooooo AGGIES.... WHOOP
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Yeah, that's what I've heard. I don't want to go totally overboard but the closer I can get to a factory or better ride the better. Including wheels and tires, I'd like to keep it at or below 3500.