Opinions on Best Lift for a JT Rubicon

[RazinKane6923]

Looking for the best lift to fit my needs on my 2021 JT Rubicon. Looking for best ride quality and handling, with good offroad capabilities. Going to be taking long drive for vacation trips, as well as occasionally off road for fun as well as hunting. Wanting to add 37x12.5x17s and 5.13s at around the same time as well. 3-3.5" lift preferably.

Current lifts I am looking at:
* 3.5" JKS 3.5 with Fox 2.5 shocks
* 3" Rock Krawler Adventure X Pro No Limits
* 3.5" Metal Cloak Game Changer with Rocksport Black Shocks
* 3.5" Clayton Overland Plus with Fox 2.5 shocks
* Teraflex ST3 with Falcon 3.3 Shocks

If any other Lifts come to mind, please drop a comment and I'll take a look at them as well.

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[dayusmc]

I had the Clayton and Synergy, both road bad on the street. I ended up with the Mopar 2" lift springs...

 

[THE SANDALORIAN]

Clayton or MetalCloak. Currently running the Clayton lift you are looking at on my Gladiator. It's been a great riding kit so far both on and offroad. I've have three MetalCloak lifts on my other Jeeps (JKUR, TJ Rubicon, TJ Sport) and their kits have always been fantastic as well.

 

[bleda2002]

"good ride" is subjective. Do you want stiffer with better body control or do you like it pillowy and wallowy like an old caddy?

 

[DanW]

I have about 1500 miles on the AEV Dualsport 2.5" lift now and absolutely LOVE it. For me, it has the perfect balance of ride and handling and it handles a load in the bed and towing my boat very well, with virtually no squat. I have not run it off-road yet, but I had an AEV Dualsport 2.5 on my JKUR and took it to Moab. It was outstanding with great flex, excellent stability, and superb on-road manners.

 

[Scott L]

You really need to define what you consider a great ride. The Clayton will give a great ride but tends to be a bit stiffer as they seem geared to the overlanding folks. Metalcloak is softer as is EVO but those are more geared to rock crawlers and high articulation IMO. Dont know much about Rock krawler or JKS. Since I live in Va and have to travel to NY regularly I needed something I felt could withstand the insane amount of salt and chemicals that are spread on the roads and went with Metalcloak because of their anodizing which I don’t necessarily think looks great but can be painted over.

 

[whysoserious]

You really need to define what you consider a great ride. The Clayton will give a great ride but tends to be a bit stiffer as they seem geared to the overlanding folks. Metalcloak is softer as is EVO but those are more geared to rock crawlers and high articulation IMO. Dont know much about Rock krawler or JKS. Since I live in Va and have to travel to NY regularly I needed something I felt could withstand the insane amount of salt and chemicals that are spread on the roads and went with Metalcloak because of their anodizing which I don’t necessarily think looks great but can be painted over.

 

[Deadpool392]

I am a fan of Clayton Offroad’s 3.5 Overland+, I paired it with the Bilstein B8 5160’s. On my JKU I had a 3.5 Rock Crawler lift that was also good. I do like a stiffer ride both on and off-road. For me the stock Fox shocks were way to soft, I couldn’t wait to get rid of them.

 

[Zachanadandy]

In my experience the shocks are more important than the springs as far as ride unless you go with a very high sorting rate on a light rig. All of those lifts are quality, and all address caster via adjustable arms. None of them address control arm angles. Every lifted Jeep will ride better with flatter control arms, especially when looking at 3.5"+ lifts. Our JLUR runs the metalcloak 3.5" and it rode well with the fox 2.0 shocks I paired with it. I added the metalcloak drop brackets in the front and it absolutely rides better than stock now even on 39s. In my experience the same shock and spring combo will ride the best with long arms, still great with drop brackets, and still good with proper caster but relatively steep control arms. We've run 8+ rated trails like the rubicon and John Bull and I've never drug the drop brackets. That's internet fear mongering from people who don't run them in my opinion.

 

[outdoor.adventures]

In my experience the shocks are more important than the springs as far as ride unless you go with a very high sorting rate on a light rig. All of those lifts are quality, and all address caster via adjustable arms. None of them address control arm angles. Every lifted Jeep will ride better with flatter control arms, especially when looking at 3.5"+ lifts. Our JLUR runs the metalcloak 3.5" and it rode well with the fox 2.0 shocks I paired with it. I added the metalcloak drop brackets in the front and it absolutely rides better than stock now even on 39s. In my experience the same shock and spring combo will ride the best with long arms, still great with drop brackets, and still good with proper caster but relatively steep control arms. We've run 8+ rated trails like the rubicon and John Bull and I've never drug the drop brackets. That's internet fear mongering from people who don't run them in my opinion.

+1 on the fear mongering from those people. Not that there’s anything wrong with not doing the big stuff. But even if you drag… so what. You’d have likely dragged long arms too.

 

[Silverator]

Did the research over time, talked to several companies, the local 4x4 shop, and experienced fabricators / installers / mechanics, etc..

I ended up ditching the Mopar option even though it will probably void my oem and extended warranty. Screw em. They were openly opportunistic and salesmanish with me. I ended up with the Clayton 2.5" Overland+ lift and Currie front end. Cost 2's as much - but it is a fully equipped lift / steering package which the Mopar is far from. Should be installed in a week or so. Waiting on my rock sliders before hitting it.

 

[BunkieJeeper75]

* 3.5" Clayton Overland Plus with Fox 2.5 shocks

Looking for the best lift to fit my needs on my 2021 JT Rubicon. Looking for best ride quality and handling, with good offroad capabilities. Going to be taking long drive for vacation trips, as well as occasionally off road for fun as well as hunting. Wanting to add 37x12.5x17s and 5.13s at around the same time as well. 3-3.5" lift preferably.

Current lifts I am looking at:
* 3.5" JKS 3.5 with Fox 2.5 shocks
* 3" Rock Krawler Adventure X Pro No Limits
* 3.5" Metal Cloak Game Changer with Rocksport Black Shocks
* 3.5" Clayton Overland Plus with Fox 2.5 shocks
* Teraflex ST3 with Falcon 3.3 Shocks

If any other Lifts come to mind, please drop a comment and I'll take a look at them as well.

* 3.5" Clayton Overland Plus with Falcon series 3 shocks
I went with this setup with rear HD springs and I love it coupled with my 37” milestar Patagonias!

 

[Teqsand]

Looking for the best lift to fit my needs on my 2021 JT Rubicon. Looking for best ride quality and handling, with good offroad capabilities. Going to be taking long drive for vacation trips, as well as occasionally off road for fun as well as hunting. Wanting to add 37x12.5x17s and 5.13s at around the same time as well. 3-3.5" lift preferably.

Current lifts I am looking at:
* 3.5" JKS 3.5 with Fox 2.5 shocks
* 3" Rock Krawler Adventure X Pro No Limits
* 3.5" Metal Cloak Game Changer with Rocksport Black Shocks
* 3.5" Clayton Overland Plus with Fox 2.5 shocks
* Teraflex ST3 with Falcon 3.3 Shocks

If any other Lifts come to mind, please drop a comment and I'll take a look at them as well.

Cannot say enough good about RUSTY'S 4" lift on my 23 JTRD.... great price, great quality, great ride, GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE......

I am planning to re-lift the wife's 21 JLURD with RUSTYS, currently has another name brand

We both have diesels, 36" of air under the tire

 

[RazinKane6923]

"good ride" is subjective. Do you want stiffer with better body control or do you like it pillowy and wallowy like an old caddy?

I actually prefer less body roll and sway.

 

[Stan H]

Looking for the best lift to fit my needs on my 2021 JT Rubicon. Looking for best ride quality and handling, with good offroad capabilities. Going to be taking long drive for vacation trips, as well as occasionally off road for fun as well as hunting. Wanting to add 37x12.5x17s and 5.13s at around the same time as well. 3-3.5" lift preferably.

Current lifts I am looking at:
* 3.5" JKS 3.5 with Fox 2.5 shocks
* 3" Rock Krawler Adventure X Pro No Limits
* 3.5" Metal Cloak Game Changer with Rocksport Black Shocks
* 3.5" Clayton Overland Plus with Fox 2.5 shocks
* Teraflex ST3 with Falcon 3.3 Shocks

If any other Lifts come to mind, please drop a comment and I'll take a look at them as well.

Tera flex or Clayton

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