Philip *AZ*

To stay within this price range. Rock Krawler is offering the 3.5" Mid Arm for $1299.95.

Tan11Rubi

Here is a pic of my 2011 2 dr. 2.5" RK lift with Bilstein 5100's. Toyo 35" MT's on AEV Pintler's. I put the RK lift and Toyo's on when the Jeep had 18K on it. When I sold it at 60K miles I never had a problem with it.

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JK Inspired

JKS ACOS, DAYSTAR .75 inch rear coil spacer and 1 inch body lift, 285/75/17 km2s, 1.5 SPIDER WB/spacers with factory wheels, JSPEC fixed length front LCAs and quick disconnects, and TF rear track bar bracket. Should be about $3k right there and I'd drive that.

Hinrichs

like many others have said i would say a 2.5" lift. I have the teraflex coil lift and have been very happy with it and the bilstein 5100s. I also went budget for now and did 35s on stock wheels with 1.5" spacers.

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Philip *AZ*

Im not much of a fan of Teraflex (personal choice) but I can agree this route would be the best bang for your buck. It would keep you far below budget for some nice tires and maybe a cool couple extea do dads.

JK Inspired

Most aftermarket coils are rated/manufactured to accommodate heavier bumpers

JK Inspired

and winches. If running stock, stay with factory coils. TF springs are rated heavier (200+lb/ft) than OME's heavy suspension system.

Philip *AZ*

Its for his dad. He already said he wont wheel much. All the stuff you are mentioning is way off base for what hes looking for. Bumpers, winches, he probably wont ever need that stuff.

WIRubi

Agree with everyone else. Here is my previous JK with a 4" lift and 35's. if I did a 2 door again I wouldn't do a 4" lift I would go with 3" or lower

JeepBobWinnipeg

2.5" Lift is all you need. I've done Tereflex, or...

AEV makes a simple 2" budget lift too. I've done that on a rig too, ...easy.

If you don't want the budget boost, look at AEV or Rock Crawler. If you want soft ride, OME, but still get the hardest spring they have, theyre soft.

Look at doing the AEV control arm brackets whatever lift you choose. This will help it drive like stock, corrects castor nicely.

I'm fussy, so I'd do a adjustable front track bar if it's not included in the lift. JKS?

Xenon flat flares, 1.5" wider are nice, the only thing you'll need to remember to do, is get a front /side amber reflector, they've neglected that in the design. Locally, that's a ticket.

AEV ProCal to reset computer.

You'll need to do something for the spare tire, either a new bumper and carrier, OR a tire carrier from OrFab or Tereflex. A 35 will bend the tailgate or hinges, after awhile.

Locally here, we need Tereflex detachable mud flaps to avoid tickets, nice touch on the rears at least.

Check what gear you have, you can find out by calling a local dealer's service department with the last 8 digits of your serial number and approximate mileage. This may affect your tire choice.

You can do 33's or 35's on tire. If you change rim, look for 5 on 5, 17 x 8 with 4.5 backspace. Go to 8" width, not 9".
9" sticks out too much, and I have a brand new set for sale if you want 9".

...you can also do 5 on 5, 16 x 8, 4.5 backspace. Not as many rims to choose from, 16" tires are cheaper, and a big rubber look.

If you do wheel spacers as some suggest, make sure you double torque both the spacers and the rims. That is, put on spacer, torque, put on rim, torque, drive 90 miles, take off rim, torque spacer again, put on rim, torque rim, drive 90 miles and torque rim again.

Look at Duratracs for quite ride, great on icy roads, and great on rock, good in sand, fair in mud. Great onroad.


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Some may disagree with some of the foregoing, and that's ok, because it's all personal taste. I work in an environment where we lift Jeeps often and we have worked with/had experience all of the above products. We have very strict enforcement for tire coverage (flares/mudflaps) reflectors etc here, that may not be as important in your area, or you simply may be willing to take the chance. Just because you see others do it, doesn't make it legal. Know ahead of time what you're getting into.

Talk to your Dad about considering a sleeve and gusset kit for the front axle once he has it.

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I've had really good service from NorthRidge4x4, ask for Stan or Dave. They carry pretty much everything above.