You'll need to take your rear end links off and move to the front and get long rear end links
Rear trackbar bracket of some sort
Rear Brakeline extensions
Remove your parking brake bracket that attaches to rear upper tub
If you go above 2.5 coils you need more goodies

 

Rough Country is cheap for a reason. You are saying you want 2.5 coils that are cheap so expect a cheap ride. If your are concerned about ride quality (trust me I had a rough country lift and the ride was not great) you really cant cheap out on the suspension. I have a teraflex 2.5 coil lift now and the ride quality is night and day compared to rough country. It was well worth the extra couple hundred dollars. I understand you dont want to spend money none of us do but in the end I couldnt be happier

 

I got teraflex 2.5 coil lift with bilstein shocks and love the ride. Had bds before and was ok. The extra couple hundreds are worth it

 

That's interesting to hear. Rough Country I Thought have Progressive Rate springs and TeraFlex has Linear. I guess my experience is that the Progressive Rate was a smoother ride and the Linear gives a stiffer performance experience.
Most Jeeps That I recommend or help install recently that drive on pavement mostly I suggest a progressive rate. When people decide on Rough Country I recommend the gas shock option they have for $75.00 total increase.
A year ago installed a 2.5 TeraFlex coil on a 4 door and installed Bilistein shocks. The ride is great but still feel a little firmer than stock.

 

I went with the OME lift and shocks for this very reason. Sure its more expensive, and you don't get the massive lift some others give... but you do get a great ride and acceptable lift that will not cause other component failure like drive shafts and such!

Please hear me as I spent many MANY years in my 20s trying to tune cheap lifts..... you just can't do it! Anyone can turn a spring or shock out for $100 but to turn out a GOOD spring or shock it takes the right metallurgy, compression and rebound rates, twists per inch, heat treating, weight of vehicle and wheel/tire combo..... and I could go on. While Rough Country puts out a good product for cheap, you just won't get a Cadillac ride with a golf cart price.

 

I agree I went from a Teraflex coil to a AEV progressive rate with Bilisteins and was less aggressive for high speed Offroad but was a better on highway experience. I've also owned Fox Piggyback shocks which was great again Offroad but OnRoad felt everybit of the road.
What rate OME did you go? Heavy or Normal? Do you run aftermarket bumpers at all or winch

 

I dont know much about different types of springs and spring rates and all that other melarchy all I know is ive run both lifts for many miles and teraflex gave a much better ride both on and off road. The springs sagged and the shocks leaked and the ride was harsh thats all I know. The rough country lift I had was almost 3 years ago. Maybe they changed some stuff since then

 

Yeah I'm not favoring any company out there but from the TJ lifts to the JK lifts I've installed Rough Country has changed in the last three years. Yes I myself like the firmer feeling of the TeraFlex vs Rough Country also I like the smoother ride of the AEV over Teraflex.

 

I have a 3" BDS on my 2012 JK and couldn't be happier. Foxx Shox.

ride is great. with 35s" (well, i think there 34.5 or so).

 

I went with heavy since I'm running with some pretty heavy plate steel bumpers front and back (though just this week I took the tire carrier and tire off the back). The plastic bumpers on the stock Jeeps are stunningly flimsy when you take them off and realize they are nothing but plastic I think! After taking off the rear tire I should have normal rate but it still rides better than factory both on and off road!