2015 Rubicon upgrade without a budget- need advise
09-20-2015 | 02:52 PM
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2015 Rubicon upgrade without a budget- need advise
First post on here and looking forward to the feed back.
Ive got a 2015 Rubicon 4dr that I have put 10k miles on and am now looking for more capabilities out of her. Initially I was going to take the advise of a local shop and go with the 4" BDS long arm kit with 35's, but have been reading thru the form about coil over setups that sound pretty functional. This is my daily driver, so I would like to keep the road ride quality close to what it is now but have maximum capabilities off-road and on job sites (I'm an excavation contractor with lots of playgrounds).
With that being said- what suspension and shocks/springs will accomplish good on and off-road capabilities? Again I want to run 35's and don't necessarily have a budget, but am not looking to build a rock crawler either.
Your input will be appreciated.
Ive got a 2015 Rubicon 4dr that I have put 10k miles on and am now looking for more capabilities out of her. Initially I was going to take the advise of a local shop and go with the 4" BDS long arm kit with 35's, but have been reading thru the form about coil over setups that sound pretty functional. This is my daily driver, so I would like to keep the road ride quality close to what it is now but have maximum capabilities off-road and on job sites (I'm an excavation contractor with lots of playgrounds).
With that being said- what suspension and shocks/springs will accomplish good on and off-road capabilities? Again I want to run 35's and don't necessarily have a budget, but am not looking to build a rock crawler either.
Your input will be appreciated.
09-20-2015 | 03:18 PM
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Stuck right to the top of this modified area is a "Thoughts on Lifts" thread. Not knowing what your actual background is, that might be a good place to start.
Many people here will tell you that 4" is too much lift for 35's, especially if you are going to flat fenders. In addition to the lift, you will probably be looking at a front driveshaft (or both on a 2door) and steering angle correction.
The control arms on the JK are fairly long already (when compared to previous models), so an expensive long arm setup may not give the huge benefit you are assuming it will. Read a few threads on them and decide if the cost is worth the benefit.
Anyway, if you want 4", get 4". Just do the research so you know what to expect. And also do some reading on a few of the 2.5" kits that are getting very positive reviews. (MetalCloak, RockKrawler, AEV, Synergy, Teraflex - there are differences between them, and differrences of opinion on each, but all are fairly popular with people here. )
You might also want to do some reading on strengthening upgrades for the front housing.
Many people here will tell you that 4" is too much lift for 35's, especially if you are going to flat fenders. In addition to the lift, you will probably be looking at a front driveshaft (or both on a 2door) and steering angle correction.
The control arms on the JK are fairly long already (when compared to previous models), so an expensive long arm setup may not give the huge benefit you are assuming it will. Read a few threads on them and decide if the cost is worth the benefit.
Anyway, if you want 4", get 4". Just do the research so you know what to expect. And also do some reading on a few of the 2.5" kits that are getting very positive reviews. (MetalCloak, RockKrawler, AEV, Synergy, Teraflex - there are differences between them, and differrences of opinion on each, but all are fairly popular with people here. )
You might also want to do some reading on strengthening upgrades for the front housing.
Last edited by nthinuf; 09-20-2015 at 03:23 PM.