Question about lifting JK 4 inches
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Question about lifting JK 4 inches
I am looking to buy a JK and lifting it 4 inches and run 35x12.50x15's. I test drove one yesterday that the salesman said had 2 and 3/4 iches of lift with 35x12.50x15's on it and he said they lift about 16 wranglers a month. He said if you go with more lift than that then the jeep is all over the road. If this is true how do you fix that problem? Or is it fixable? The jeep is going to be a daily driver, but I'm planing on doing as much trail riding as possible with it also. I need to know that at 70 or 80 mph that this thing is going to be stable and not put me into a ditch or anything else. I would appreciate any information I can get before I go and buy all this stuff,because if its not going to be stable and not handle at all... I don't want it. Thanks.
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it all depends on the lift kit and how complete it is. 4" is a lot of lift and if you don't get a kit with adjustable components that allow you to correct your suspension geometry and dial in your ride, yeah, your jeep will be all over the place on pavement and handle poorly. more than off road performance, a good high quality kit that is very complete is designed to keep your jeep riding and handling well and as close to stock as possible. cheaper incomplete kits just get you lifted 4" and while they may look good and even do well on the trail, the ride and handling will not be so great.
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Yeah what he said... I have a 2 door with a 4" lift and it handles fine. Just do alot of research on the lift kits before pulling the trigger. The other thing to keep in mind is how much money you want to throw at the Jeep. Depending on if it's 2 or 4 door, manual or auto at 4" of lift and 35's you'll most likely be shopping for driveshafts and wanting to regear also. I got a mid grade lift that is ok but came with alot of relocation brackets which over time I'm replacing with the proper adjustable parts. I chose that route so I could get a bigger lift and the initial price tag didn't make my wife divorce me
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Lift kit installed
More of what was said above. I have a 4.5 R/E long arm on mine. A 2 dr manual. But I also changed drive shafts, regeared to 4:88's and am driving on 35's. Mine drives just fine. It is a lot of money up front but well worth it in the end. Good luck
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I am looking to buy a JK and lifting it 4 inches and run 35x12.50x15's. I test drove one yesterday that the salesman said had 2 and 3/4 iches of lift with 35x12.50x15's on it and he said they lift about 16 wranglers a month. He said if you go with more lift than that then the jeep is all over the road. If this is true how do you fix that problem? Or is it fixable? The jeep is going to be a daily driver, but I'm planing on doing as much trail riding as possible with it also. I need to know that at 70 or 80 mph that this thing is going to be stable and not put me into a ditch or anything else. I would appreciate any information I can get before I go and buy all this stuff,because if its not going to be stable and not handle at all... I don't want it. Thanks.
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Give me a ring at Full-traction, We can go over the different combo's to run this set up.
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I am looking to buy a JK and lifting it 4 inches and run 35x12.50x15's. I test drove one yesterday that the salesman said had 2 and 3/4 iches of lift with 35x12.50x15's on it and he said they lift about 16 wranglers a month. He said if you go with more lift than that then the jeep is all over the road. If this is true how do you fix that problem? Or is it fixable? The jeep is going to be a daily driver, but I'm planing on doing as much trail riding as possible with it also. I need to know that at 70 or 80 mph that this thing is going to be stable and not put me into a ditch or anything else. I would appreciate any information I can get before I go and buy all this stuff,because if its not going to be stable and not handle at all... I don't want it. Thanks.
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it all depends on the lift kit and how complete it is. 4" is a lot of lift and if you don't get a kit with adjustable components that allow you to correct your suspension geometry and dial in your ride, yeah, your jeep will be all over the place on pavement and handle poorly. more than off road performance, a good high quality kit that is very complete is designed to keep your jeep riding and handling well and as close to stock as possible. cheaper incomplete kits just get you lifted 4" and while they may look good and even do well on the trail, the ride and handling will not be so great.
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A 2.5" lift with a one inch body lift will have a lower COG than a 3.5" lift. (lifts being of equal quality)