Hey everyone,
So I'm new here and pretty new to jeeps and offroading only had my jk about a year and loving it. I want to lift my jeep and get some 35's under it but my question is which lift to go with?? I hit the trails about once a week up in PA's mountains no huge rock crawling but some really steep hills and plenty of mud when it rains . I have a budget of about $3000-3500 for lift and tires. I was looking for something around 4" either skyjacker or pro comp but then started reading posts here and got all confused. I don't want to have to change any driveshafts or anything drastic and I'm having a shop put on whatever I get. (I don't have the tools at home) but here's the catch whatever lift I go with MUST be bulletproof! This is my only vehicle and I put on around 300+ highway miles each week getting to work. Any advice is really appreciated I don't know if I even really need 4" of lift but whatever lift it is must articulate well without rubbing the 35"s (if you don't already know there is not such thing as flat land here in PA lol even on the highway)
Thanks!

 

Going into detail with "lift talk" is a touchy subject for some reason on these here forums, so....with that said....this is all I will say;

ProComp - they should stick to the tires (which are great). Lift kits - less desirable.
SkyCrapper - exactly what I said, crap.
Rough Country - not too many people running this lift anymore from what I've seen, but from what I have seen/read - no go either.

Stick to TeraFlex if those are the 4 you're looking at.

 

First off welcome to the JK-Forum! I have two kits in mind that you may be interested in that would be within your budget. Give me a ring or shoot me a pm and I will talk with you.

Ryan

 

^^ this... I'd add in OME to the mix. In the same price range +/- and the quality is there. I ran the 2.5" HD with shocks (nets about 3" on an unlimited with stock bumpers and no winch) for years with no complaints.

 

If your Jeep is your dd I would recommend AEV. I have the 2.5 installed on my JKU. It is great on road and very capable off road. The cost to get it installed should be reasonable as well with the instructions being clear and the quality of the parts being high (I installed mine myself). If you have any questions feel free to ask.

 

IM GOING WITH TERAFLEX, LITTE PRICEY BUT YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET. ALL LIFTS WILL LIFT YOUR JEEP ITS JUST HOW PICKY YOU ARE WITH RIDE AND QUALITY ESPECIALLY DOWN THE ROAD. I DID MONTHS OF REASEARCH ON ALL LIFT BRANDS IN THE END BETWEEN RK AND TERA. GOOD LUCK

 

Teraflex for sure.


I've run the others springs and lift kits. They're crap. Pro comp is worthless and didn't last a year before shocks blew out and springs sagged. Skyjacker was no different, but better then Procomp. Rough country is a very cheap alternative, but you'll get what you pay for. Most people who've tan their lift refer to them as rough kidneys, due to what you'll feel like after a trail.


Tera has a great variety of kits and great customer service.

 

I am a HUGE anti-Sky**cker advocate. Stay away from the lifts, they are cheap like HF cheap. I ran a 3.5" for two years and hated every minute of it. I wish I would have done more research before hand. Good on you for asking.

 

Thanks everyone for the advice. But now I'm wondering if I really need 4" s of lift to get the 35"s under there. I'm looking at pro comp xtreme MT2s for tires but I just want to make sure they don't rub. Also I hear all of this talk about regearing and driveshaft issues and so on. Whatever lift I end up getting is there anything anyone can suggest that would also be needed to make everything work right? I have an aftermarket bumper on and plan on getting a Warn powerplant wench when I can afford it. So there will be a considerable amount of weight up front.

Thanks again for the posts keep'em coming! I need all the help I can get.

 

OLD MAN EMU 2 inch system and flat fenders. Install these first and then decided if you need/want any other goodies to dial it in.