lift kit or pieced together.
11-09-2011, 07:38 AM
#2
I have a teraflex 2.5" coil lift with shocks. Its a well performing kit and it rides very nice on the street. Its a complete kit so the only thing you really need to add is an adjustable front track bar.
With that said, if I were to do it all again with the knowledge I have now, I would have pieced a kit together myself. I would have bought 3.5" rock krawler coils, front lower and rear upper control arms, and bilstein shocks. I already had the trackbars so I am set in that department. When you have a good grasp on how all the suspension components function together, you will be able to piece things together and build your jeep to exactly to your liking
With that said, if I were to do it all again with the knowledge I have now, I would have pieced a kit together myself. I would have bought 3.5" rock krawler coils, front lower and rear upper control arms, and bilstein shocks. I already had the trackbars so I am set in that department. When you have a good grasp on how all the suspension components function together, you will be able to piece things together and build your jeep to exactly to your liking
11-09-2011, 08:19 AM
#3
For my overland build:
OME hd lift
Jks track bars
Brake lines
Teraflex lower front arms
Teraflex rear uppers
Coast 1310 driveshafts
Still sitting in boxes till I get home to put the on....
OME hd lift
Jks track bars
Brake lines
Teraflex lower front arms
Teraflex rear uppers
Coast 1310 driveshafts
Still sitting in boxes till I get home to put the on....
11-09-2011, 09:30 AM
#5
JK Super Freak
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Posts: 1,567
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I have the Long Arm Terflex 3"
It's a comfortable ride with no issues, and I did get a decal. It's a big costy in general, but you get what you pay for.
It's a comfortable ride with no issues, and I did get a decal. It's a big costy in general, but you get what you pay for.
11-09-2011, 09:55 AM
#6
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 237
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You have to be careful piecing together your own lift. It can be done with great results, but if you don't know what you are doing, you can end up with spending lots of money and getting something that is unsafe. A complete kit is engineered to work as a unit, so there shouldn't be any safety or driveability issues.
With that said, I have a 3.5" Rock Krawler XFactor Midarm system running on 35" BFG KM2 tires and I love it. I'm still trying to get the proper bumpstops for the rear, but it drives great. I was driving it with no steering stabilizer for about 2 weeks with no bumpsteer and it doesn't pull to one side or the other. My Jeep sets a little higher than I anticipated when I bought the suspension, but it looks good and more importantly rides good.
With that said, I have a 3.5" Rock Krawler XFactor Midarm system running on 35" BFG KM2 tires and I love it. I'm still trying to get the proper bumpstops for the rear, but it drives great. I was driving it with no steering stabilizer for about 2 weeks with no bumpsteer and it doesn't pull to one side or the other. My Jeep sets a little higher than I anticipated when I bought the suspension, but it looks good and more importantly rides good.