Lift Kit under $1,100
05-29-2015, 10:11 PM
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Just recently installed the 2.5" coil lift from teraflex, I netted about 3.25 inches in total with the installation of a steel bumper plus tire carrier. I also installed some 315.75.17s, no clearance issues except for some extreme flexing situations where I'll get a tiny bit of rub. I also had to remove the stock air dam, no issues with the removal. I paid somewhere in the 750 range, so definitely under a grand. The 9550 shocks or whatever from teraflex were back ordered so I went with skyjacker m95 monotubes.
Definitely no regrets with this lift what so ever, will be adding a front stubby soon and expect a little sag from that and winch, so i will just be adding a couple 3/4 inch pucks up front to level it out.
I would actually fully recommend this lift, I am very happy with how it turned out.
Definitely no regrets with this lift what so ever, will be adding a front stubby soon and expect a little sag from that and winch, so i will just be adding a couple 3/4 inch pucks up front to level it out.
I would actually fully recommend this lift, I am very happy with how it turned out.
05-30-2015, 12:54 AM
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JK Junkie
I run a teraflex leveling kit with 18/59 springs on my JKU with Monroe reflex monotube shocks. I run my Jeep off road a lot. No, I don't rock crawl, its more overlanding/expedition type, but I do wheel ALOT. I have no issues with my kit, I have added airbags in the rear coils to aid in carrying my pop up camper and camping gear in the rear. But if your not rock crawling and needing every 1/16" of flex, a spacer lift like mine is a great choice when paired with a good set of shocks. My jeep rides better than stock, drives better than stock and with the 33's, its much more capable than stock.
05-30-2015, 05:29 AM
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JK Jedi
You might as well add you pan on buying an airplane and a big boat to you list and state you are on a thin budget. If money is tight keep it stock for a while and enjoy it. You bought a rubicon and it is good to go if you can drive off road.
The lifts you mentioned and the amount of lift you list will cost you way more then $1100 in the end to get a decent ride and performance as they are incomplete and use cheap fixes for some of the geometry correction like cam bolts, which may be alright for a small car but on a heavy off road vehicle they can be trouble.
As for research red the stickies at the top of the page to gain some knowledge of suspensions and what you may really need and do a google search on "how to do a google search" so you can do effective searching and not come up with a million hits on a specific search.
Good luck with the build.
The lifts you mentioned and the amount of lift you list will cost you way more then $1100 in the end to get a decent ride and performance as they are incomplete and use cheap fixes for some of the geometry correction like cam bolts, which may be alright for a small car but on a heavy off road vehicle they can be trouble.
As for research red the stickies at the top of the page to gain some knowledge of suspensions and what you may really need and do a google search on "how to do a google search" so you can do effective searching and not come up with a million hits on a specific search.
Good luck with the build.
05-30-2015, 09:01 AM
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You might as well add you pan on buying an airplane and a big boat to you list and state you are on a thin budget. If money is tight keep it stock for a while and enjoy it. You bought a rubicon and it is good to go if you can drive off road.
The lifts you mentioned and the amount of lift you list will cost you way more then $1100 in the end to get a decent ride and performance as they are incomplete and use cheap fixes for some of the geometry correction like cam bolts, which may be alright for a small car but on a heavy off road vehicle they can be trouble.
As for research red the stickies at the top of the page to gain some knowledge of suspensions and what you may really need and do a google search on "how to do a google search" so you can do effective searching and not come up with a million hits on a specific search.
Good luck with the build.
The lifts you mentioned and the amount of lift you list will cost you way more then $1100 in the end to get a decent ride and performance as they are incomplete and use cheap fixes for some of the geometry correction like cam bolts, which may be alright for a small car but on a heavy off road vehicle they can be trouble.
As for research red the stickies at the top of the page to gain some knowledge of suspensions and what you may really need and do a google search on "how to do a google search" so you can do effective searching and not come up with a million hits on a specific search.
Good luck with the build.
05-30-2015, 04:25 PM
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There are a lot of threads about lifts. If you are going to run 35s I would go with a tereflex 2.5 budget boost. After 2.5 inches of lift you are going to have to look at other things you will have to address. Staying at 2.5 reduces the need for other components. Just my two cents. Again, lots of info out there about it.