flienlow

I am really perplexed as to what lift to buy for my jeep. There are so many out there and they all seem a little different in many ways.

First off, My 2012 Rubi is a daily driver and I love the way it handles and goes. I don't want to ruin that. I also don't need (or can afford) a Sema show vehicle or any other ungodly show case rig you see on vendor sites. Those are all cool, but not practical for me.
However, in the attached pictures you can plainly see I need to do something. The last 2 times I went 4 wheeling it took 2 winches to get this thing unstuck. A quick answer would be a 5' lift and 37's, but that is beyond the scope of my daily driver (80mile commute each day.)

I am not sure if just a budget boost will do me, or if I need some sort of "long arm" kit or what. I am looking at this kit Full Traction JK 2-Door Wrangler 4 inch Ultimate Suspension System (FTS7145)
I like the fact that it does not require a drive line mod which I really dont want to do, but do I need to spend that much? I know I need at least 35" tires, but which lift?
Cost is a factor too, although I don't like to trip over a nickel to pick up a penny either.

thoughts?

Friday2322

You are going to get a million answers from A to Z, but for me the Old Man Emu heavy duty spring lift has worked well. It rides as well if not better than stock and seems to work pretty good on the trails for something that's not a long arm lift. With springs, shocks, front and rear trackbars and adjustable end links it ran about $1200. It rode a little stiff, but not bad, until I got front and rear aftermarket bumpers, a winch, etc, etc. Good luck picking though.

MtraXX

4" lift on a 2012 that doesn't require a drive line mod? boot will tear and you'll be replacing that shaft in no time! Especially if you're wheeling it so definitely plan the extra $500 for a new shaft.

Anybody else?

archijeff

hahaha... Yup!!!

LOST

+1 more for Old Man Emu HD.

Installed mine in 2007 and still running strong, no leaks in the shocks, springs haven't sagged, handles great on the highway, no problems.

Nwapache

Seriously....this question can't be answered for you. A better question would be " what parts do I need to do a 2.5" lift properly?"
Everyone's got an opinion, and they all have merit to the person posting. Use the search function, spend several hours reading what's already out there and pick the information that resonates with you the most.

A7x2706

If you like your stock ride do the teraflex 2.5 inch coil lift or 3 inch and go shock adapters and keep your rubi shocks or for the 3 inch get some bilsteins. I would think that would suffice ur DD weekend warrior use for the Jeep. At least that's what i did. I drive 60 miles round trip 4-5 times a week and i got the 2.5 inch coil lift to fit my 35 inch Toyos

jgerhard

I did 33's and TF 2.5 coil lift. Its a bit better as a DD that way, for all the reasons you can read about regarding regearing, wear etc, and I think the ride is better than stock with the TF coils. You can see my threads for pics.

Topkicker1

For a daily driver, get a good quality 2.5 lift ( TF, RK, OME, etc...) some 5100 Bilsteins, and some good quality M/T's and have fun.

Edit: And a winch!

THUMPER450

What he said!
OME with Bilstein 5100. Put on don't look back