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06-17-2012 | 07:14 AM
#12
JK Junkie
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From: Madison, New Jersey
Originally Posted by Vin
If you added leveling pucks or a body lift, then you added more than the 2.5 inch lift so in essence you installed a 3.5 inch lift.
06-21-2012 | 04:19 AM
#13
JK Newbie
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Savannah, GA
I just put a TF 2.5 leveling kit on with BFG 35" AT's... And I have to be honest I would Recommend that if you are going to go with 35's you should think at least 3 inches on whatever kind of lift you install.
Conventional Reason says that a 2.5 kit is enough to fit 35's on the JK, but it is tight... I had to have some of the front bumper shaved back to make a little more clearance space for the tires.
I went with the TF leveling kit because it kept things as close to stock as possible, as it is a DD for my Wife/Kids and ride quality was my priority for right now. I had planned on 33's at first, but there was a sale on the BFG's that had the 35's at the same price as the smaller tires. I think the TF kit would have been better suited for 33's, but I'm not unhappy as my Jeep rides almost exactly as it did on the OE 32in Tires and 18in Rims. Wife happy = Me happy
Here's a first pic of it right out of the tire store to give you an idea of what it looks like.
Good Luck,
SP
Conventional Reason says that a 2.5 kit is enough to fit 35's on the JK, but it is tight... I had to have some of the front bumper shaved back to make a little more clearance space for the tires.
I went with the TF leveling kit because it kept things as close to stock as possible, as it is a DD for my Wife/Kids and ride quality was my priority for right now. I had planned on 33's at first, but there was a sale on the BFG's that had the 35's at the same price as the smaller tires. I think the TF kit would have been better suited for 33's, but I'm not unhappy as my Jeep rides almost exactly as it did on the OE 32in Tires and 18in Rims. Wife happy = Me happy
Here's a first pic of it right out of the tire store to give you an idea of what it looks like.
Good Luck,
SP
Last edited by Savannahpilot; 06-21-2012 at 04:38 AM.
06-21-2012 | 06:35 PM
#14
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From: raleigh nc
That's what I've been thinking for a while now. But I just can't bring myself to do it bc I know how bad it's going to kill my mpg's but then again we didn't get jk's for good mpg. Also the price of the kit is a lot bigger than the 2.5 inch. I just don't want to have to get into the stuff with drive shafts and other stuff too.