3boyzoo

Anyone have the JKS 3.5 lift installed on their JKU?

WkFish

I worked at jcr and that's the lift they swore by and always installed on customer vehicles.

drexelsteve

JKS is good stuff.

TripleBJK

I'm thinking of the JKS 2.5. Anyone have it?

TechLife

Yes, I do. Here's my story:

I had a Rubicon Express 2.5" Coil kit, OME Nitro shocks and OME stabilizer in my 09. I absolutely hated the ride and the handling left a lot to be desired. After a ton of research, debate and then a long conversation with a top notch shop, I decided to go with the JKS 3.5" progressive springs and Fox Evolution 2.0 shocks. We also did a DL flip, added a Synergy HD drag link and JKS control arm correction brackets. The difference is unbelievable. Even though I raised my center of gravity, the body roll is significantly less. There are no words for how tight and responsive the steering is. I had bump steer issues that now, even with the same stabilizer, are completely gone. Before, I could feel every little crack in the pavement. Now I can hit RR tracks at 50 and barely feel it. It rides like a Cadillac in comparison to what I had and the stance with my 35's is killer. Three of the guys drove it and couldn't believe it. One of them was actually really bummed that it handled better than his with the EVO/King setup and decided then and there that what I had was going to be the base for his next build. Keep in mind, I know these guys well and it wasn't just the typical blowing-smoke-up-the-customer's-ass-to-make-them-feel-good BS. If it was still shit, they would have told me.

We all use our Jeeps differently and are all looking for different things from our build. What's right for me may not be right for you. For me, this was right. It transformed a Jeep I was on the verge of getting rid of because I just didn't enjoy driving it into a rig you can barely pull me out of now.

P.S. The pics I have on my profile are of the old build. I'll have new ones up soon. Here are a couple in-process pics:

3boyzoo

Thanks for all the helpful feedback. This is a huge help in deciding what will work best for me. My kids are finally old enough to get out and hit local moderate to challenging trails and they are catching the jeeping bug. Time to get them out to other areas of beautiful Colorado. I think the JKS lift is the way to go and will post pics soon of the build.

TechLife

Np. Let me know if you have any questions on it. Keep in mind, mine was not a kit.

Where in CO are you?

3boyzoo

I'm in Ft.Collins

harpersjk

I've got the JKS 2 1/2" suspension kit with their correction brackets and love it. The ride is great, better than stock! As "Techlife" says above, railroads tracks are a breeze, smooth, no more body roll or brake dive. Glad to hear the 3 1/2" springs worked out great.

"TripleBJK" I contacted Ryan at Extreme through the Wrangler Forum and got a great price on the kit!