You keep saying that you are on a tight budget, yet you are determined to keep picking tall lifts that put you in the range for driveshaft issues and extra expenses like a draglink flip.



If you end up with the MetalCloak lift - unless you have a bunch of weight, I might suggest you choose the 2.5" coils. Their 3.5" coils are quite a bit taller than I was expecting...

 

Just to add fuel to the fire - your jeep is extremely capable in stock form, you're better off getting skids/sliders and driving it stock with 285s. I'm in CO and I've had all IFS before the JK - I stayed stock for a year, went to moab a bunch, did all of the same trails I do now, which are anything you would do up to buggy status, albeit with easier lines - its more about the driver....and it doesn't sound like you are even going to wheel it - dirt roads/trails etc.

3.5" of lift and you're going to have to mess with a lot of stuff, it isn't just shocks coils and brackets to do it right, those kits are incomplete.

As a cyclist as well, 10K on a one bike is stupid, you should look into the concept of diminishing returns.

 

Hmm.....