AEV on light Jeeps?
03-24-2016, 04:06 PM
#12
JK Newbie
I had 2014 Willys Wheeler JKU with AEV 2.5 XT Lift Kit and Drop Brackets on Stock Willys Wheels on Goodyear Duratracs 315/70 - R17 Tires and my JKU got totaled last year at end of the year and waiting on my New 2016 Rubicon JKU to arrive and I am going with the same set-up. AEV 2.5 XT Lift Kit and Drop Brackets and going to change the Wheels to Method NV on Goodyear Duratracs 315/70 - R17 Tires. Handle great on and off-road. Pictures of the 2014 JKU:
03-27-2016, 05:31 PM
#13
JK Super Freak
just got my aev 2.5 lift on 2 days ago with the rancho drop brackets and tires / wheels are 35x12.50 fierce additudes on rockmonsters.
Got rock bumpers front and rear but nothing else for added weight.
It does ride a bit stiffer then stock but it rides better then stock. less prone to wondering down the highway.
Got rock bumpers front and rear but nothing else for added weight.
It does ride a bit stiffer then stock but it rides better then stock. less prone to wondering down the highway.
03-28-2016, 03:24 AM
#14
JK Enthusiast
I have installed AEV 2.5" kits on my '12 JK, and my son's '16 JKUWW.
They area a really nice kit. I did use the rear sway bar links on the front as I just couldn't like the way the extension brackets looked, and Rough Country 1134 rear links. both Jeeps are running Cooper ST MAXX 315' with 30#'s in the front, and 28 in the back. The JK rides just a bit stiffer than the JKU, as to be expected with the longer wheelbase of the JKU. Both handle better than stock. My wife and I make the 5 hour tip t snowmobile camp frequently in the JK with no comfort problems at all. Coming from our CJ5's and CJA, this JK rides like a car, haha
They gained a little more than 3". Both are light as we don't have bumpers and winch on yet.
I plan on using the same kit when we get my wife's JK.
Hope this helps you out. You will love the AEV kit.
They area a really nice kit. I did use the rear sway bar links on the front as I just couldn't like the way the extension brackets looked, and Rough Country 1134 rear links. both Jeeps are running Cooper ST MAXX 315' with 30#'s in the front, and 28 in the back. The JK rides just a bit stiffer than the JKU, as to be expected with the longer wheelbase of the JKU. Both handle better than stock. My wife and I make the 5 hour tip t snowmobile camp frequently in the JK with no comfort problems at all. Coming from our CJ5's and CJA, this JK rides like a car, haha
They gained a little more than 3". Both are light as we don't have bumpers and winch on yet.
I plan on using the same kit when we get my wife's JK.
Hope this helps you out. You will love the AEV kit.
Last edited by jdinny; 03-28-2016 at 03:35 AM.
