Clayton Off Road JT Suspension Systems

[johnchabin]

I’d love to see pics of a Rubicon with a full 1.5" Overland Plus kit and 35s…

Preferably stock Rubicon wheels and 35x11.50R17.

I’m needy.

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[Clayton Off Road]

I’d love to see pics of a Rubicon with a full 1.5" Overland Plus kit and 35s…

Preferably stock Rubicon wheels and 35x11.50R17.

I’m needy.

I was just joking with the guys here that I have been sent pictures of every single combination except that, which is the setup I want pictures of the most

We've had 35s on backorder for a while now, but happy to offer 2 customers or so a discount if they plan on running this combination, in exchange for some high-quality pictures!

 

[RudeJeepin]

I’d love to see pics of a Rubicon with a full 1.5" Overland Plus kit and 35s…

Preferably stock Rubicon wheels and 35x11.50R17.

I’m needy.

I'm atleast 6 months away from being ready to spend money on a lift. But the Clayton 1.5" diesel lift is probably what I'll end up doing.
Now, if you wanted to buy it and send it my way, I'd gladly install it and take as many pictures as you want. I'd even put a set of 35x11.50r17 on my stock Rubicon wheels.
Did I mention, I'd take a lot of pictures for you.?

 

[Idlethunder]

I can't help with the 1.5" Overland Plus kit and 35x11.50R17s but here is mine with the full 2.5" Overland Plus kit and 35x10.50R17s on OEM 392 JL wheels

 

[johnchabin]

I can't help with the 1.5" Overland Plus kit and 35x11.50R17s but here is mine with the full 2.5" Overland Plus kit and 35x10.50R17s on OEM 392 JL wheels

Thanks ?

Looks great!

The 392 wheels have a Rubicon offset or the additional 1/4” Mojave offset?

 

[Idlethunder]

Thanks ?

Looks great!

The 392 wheels have a Rubicon offset or the additional 1/4” Mojave offset?

The wheels are the same, 17x7.5 +44 offset, as the OEM Rubicons. After installing the lift I was looking for 35x11.5 tires but found a deal too good to pass up on these.

 

[addy003]

I was just joking with the guys here that I have been sent pictures of every single combination except that, which is the setup I want pictures of the most

We've had 35s on backorder for a while now, but happy to offer 2 customers or so a discount if they plan on running this combination, in exchange for some high-quality pictures!

I’m actually planning to do exactly this to my JTR but I’m waiting for a sale as I budgeted the work based on Christmas pricing. If you’re serious we can talk!

 

[WanderingTrail]

I can't help with the 1.5" Overland Plus kit and 35x11.50R17s but here is mine with the full 2.5" Overland Plus kit and 35x10.50R17s on OEM 392 JL wheels

How much lift did you get front and rear out of the 2.5"?

Ron

 

[Idlethunder]

How much lift did you get front and rear out of the 2.5"?

Ron

3 1/2" in the rear and 3 3/8" in the front. That's after adding about 160 pounds of bumper and winch

 

[Tilting40s]

I'm installing a 3.5inch OL+ this weekend on my JTR. I've been running a spacer front and rear for about 2 month and installed myself. Coming from working on only old cars and trucks I love that I don't have to worry about rusted/stripped bolts. Makes everything strait forward.

I've already pre-sized all my control arms, precut and assembled my sway bar link ends and installed the brake line extensions. I've been reading about install times and after being under the truck and reading the directions I don't understand why its taking people 12+ hours?

I'm thinking given the few things I've done, Ill be able to knock this out in a day. Probably 8 hours...... Can someone tell my why I'm so ignorantly optimistic? What is the biggest pain in the a$$?

I'm assuming that getting the pinion angle spot on takes a long time given you have to unbolt both uppers and lowers to adjust.

How many of you guys had great alignment number right out of the box and who had terrible ones?

 

[Tilting40s]

3.5inch OL+ and 35s for anyone wondering what this combo would look like. I like it and I’ll be running it for a while. Ultimate plan is 5.13s and 37s or 38s.

I’ve only driven it for about 30mins. Love the quality of the Clayton lift, super beefy stuff. And impressed the with the bang for buck you get with Rancho XL9000s. Very much an upgrade over factory. Combo was super smooth on the freeway at and above 70s.

and btw, took me about 10 hours today. Started at around 6:30am finished at about 4:30pm.

Love the quality of the Clayton lift, super beefy stuff.

 

[antwon412]

@Clayton Off Road

I have a ~375-400lb wedge style canopy camper on order.
Currently have the AEV 2” lift on my Mojave. The height is perfect currently , but I know it will settle a bit with the camper and some gear.

Would I want the HD 2.5 or regular 2.5 coils in the rear?

 

[skadax]

Can someone tell my why I'm so ignorantly optimistic? What is the biggest pain in the a$$?

How many of you guys had great alignment number right out of the box and who had terrible ones?

I did the 2.5” OL+ with Falcon shocks by myself in my driveway on jacks and stands a couple months back and it took me about 14 hours total spread out over the weekend (not counting time I spent to pre-adjust everything).

This was my first lift install and so that may have added to my time, though I’m comfortable working on cars. I had the most difficulty getting the rear springs in (taking the calipers off helped but was still tight) and as you mentioned getting the pinion angle and getting the axles centered (I used ratchet straps and multiple jacks to help). Installing the front bump stops was a pain too, just not much clearance to get the nut in underneath and I’ve got big hands.

I added some skids while I was down there - Clayton FAD skid, Rockhard 4x4 lower control arm and shock skids (had to cut the front passenger LCA skid slightly as made contact with the FAD skid). I also installed Metal Cloak’s rear sway bar end link reinforcement brackets. I wasn’t a fan of the Clayton sway bar end links so went with Rancho’s. Lastly, I added the RockJock carrier bearing spacer. I also spent a bit of extra time making sure everything was correctly torqued once back on its weight and used a torque marker on all the nuts to visibly check periodically.

I have not taken the Jeep for an alignment yet other than basic things I did myself. It drives fantastic and I used Clayton’s measurements for everything to start with subtle adjustments on the fly as needed.

I’m super happy with the Clayton Overland Plus lift and the Falcon adjustable shocks and have already hit up a few trails.

 

[Tilting40s]

I did the 2.5” OL+ with Falcon shocks by myself in my driveway on jacks and stands a couple months back and it took me about 14 hours total spread out over the weekend (not counting time I spent to pre-adjust everything).

This was my first lift install and so that may have added to my time, though I’m comfortable working on cars. I had the most difficulty getting the rear springs in (taking the calipers off helped but was still tight) and as you mentioned getting the pinion angle and getting the axles centered (I used ratchet straps and multiple jacks to help). Installing the front bump stops was a pain too, just not much clearance to get the nut in underneath and I’ve got big hands.

I added some skids while I was down there - Clayton FAD skid, Rockhard 4x4 lower control arm and shock skids (had to cut the front passenger LCA skid slightly as made contact with the FAD skid). I also installed Metal Cloak’s rear sway bar end link reinforcement brackets. I wasn’t a fan of the Clayton sway bar end links so went with Rancho’s. Lastly, I added the RockJock carrier bearing spacer. I also spent a bit of extra time making sure everything was correctly torqued once back on its weight and used a torque marker on all the nuts to visibly check periodically.

I have not taken the Jeep for an alignment yet other than basic things I did myself. It drives fantastic and I used Clayton’s measurements for everything to start with subtle adjustments on the fly as needed.

I’m super happy with the Clayton Overland Plus lift and the Falcon adjustable shocks and have already hit up a few trails.

This is my first Jeep and I’ve fallen in the love with them because theyre like Legos (but with bigger consequences ?)

The springs were definitely a bi*ch. Getting them in wasn’t terrible, but keeping that stupid rubber bushing aligned while muscling the spring over the “bucket” was awful. I feel ya.

My front pinion angle looks great, the rear not so much, but have the RockJock arriving today so we will see.

The install took me about 10 hours, but I had everything pre sized and cut. I’d already installed the extended brake lines too.

I had a hell of a time with the drivers side upper control arm. I did the lower driver side first and then the upper. It was cock-eyed. The distance was correct, but the axle side tabs on the control arm seemed to have a different angle than the axles bushing. I was questioning if I was sent two passenger side arms despite it clearly being labeled driver side. Anyway, I left it unbolted and kept moving. Replaced all the other control arms and track bar without a problem. It was a lot closer after, but still off. I had to ratchet strap the driver side axle to my bumper to rotate it forward. In the end I got it lined up but completely screwed up my alignment. It was so bad I got the “Service Tractions System” alert. My steering wheel was at 2 o’clock to drive strait and one wheel was strait while the other was tow in a couple of degrees. No biggie I’m only a mile or so from the alignment shop. It took them about 30mins to get it strait.

Besides my body being destroyed from 190 Ft/lbs (I was so demoralized when I saw both upper and lowers in rear all called for 190) I’m very happy with the lift.

 

[skadax]

This is my first Jeep and I’ve fallen in the love with them because theyre like Legos (but with bigger consequences ?)

Yea I definitely had my share of cuts, scrapes and a gnarly bruise on my left forearm for 2 weeks (not exactly sure what I did to cause that!).

My steering wheel was definitely way off but a quick drag link adjustment fixed that. My toe did not appreciable change though.

190 ft/lbs was a bear for sure and some very awkward angles to try and get it, thought I would give myself a hernia at times!

Glad you’re enjoying the lift, mine has been amazing as well. On to the next mod (thinking about RockHard 4x4 full belly skids) and see ya folks out on the trails!

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