Notices
Modified JK Tech Tech related bulletin board forum regarding subjects such as suspension, tires & wheels, steering, bumpers, skid plates, drive train, cages, on-board air and other useful modifications that will help improve the performance and protection of your Jeep JK Wrangler (Rubicon, Sahara, Unlimited and X) on the trail.

PLEASE DO NOT START SHOW & TELL TYPE THREADS IN THIS FORUM

Metalcloak 3.5 lift 2d no drive shaft needed?

Thread Tools
 
Old 10-23-2012 | 06:34 AM
  #1  
Opalgem's Avatar
Thread Starter
JK Newbie
 
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
From: hampton, nb
Default Metalcloak 3.5 lift 2d no drive shaft needed?

I keep reading tread after tread on this and other sites but can't find any reviews about the Metalcloak that are not 100% positive. I feel like there has to be something out there negative as nothing is that good? I have the 2d 13 JKR. I was told this set up only needs the exhaust spacer and was designed for stock drive shafts. My drive shaft will clear the cross member with the spacers but will I need a drive shaft anyway because of the angle sooner than later? 2013 model 2 door.

With a 3.5" lift and only a MK front bumper with a winch is this going to give me more than 3.5" on a 2d? The springs are suppose to be dual rate.

The MK is suppose to be designed for on road handling and max articulation. Are these two designs normally opposite from each other?

Thanks

Last edited by Opalgem; 10-23-2012 at 10:04 AM.
Old 10-23-2012 | 06:49 AM
  #2  
Tonka_yellow's Avatar
JK Super Freak
 
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,602
Likes: 3
From: morgantown wv
Default

Well kind of... I would budge for an exhaust spacer and driveshaft. One of my local trail buddies has a JKR and he still rubs his boot on a 3inch lift and he has an exhaust spacer. He does run 35s with cut fenders and stock bumpstops. When we wheel he always takes his whole front sway bar out.... Also what tire size are you thinking of going to. You could do a 2.5 inch lift, exhaust spacer, cut fenders or flat fenders and 35s.

Last edited by Tonka_yellow; 10-23-2012 at 06:53 AM.
Old 10-23-2012 | 07:08 AM
  #3  
Opalgem's Avatar
Thread Starter
JK Newbie
 
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
From: hampton, nb
Default

I have stock gearing 4.11 didn't want to push it so I ordered 36" which was a 325 radial.




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:36 PM.