22 Gladiator Sport S Needs More Lift

[Heavy D]

Tires are 37x13.5x20 BFGs on 10" wide fuels.
Lift is a 3.5" JK.

I want more clearance and believe I need to go 5" or maybe 6".
Suggestions?

And to hopefully clear up any unnecessary chatter... I'm not changing my wheels or tires and I'm well aware there are some out there running 40s with leveling kits.

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[Heavy D]

 

[yoda13]

More ground clearance, or more flex clearance in the wheel well?

 

[Heavy D]

More ground clearance, or more flex clearance in the wheel well?

Ground clearance.
I doubt this JT will ever get flexed. Know stabilizers will never be disconnected.

Looking to go with bigger lift.
I've cruised these threads and most of the manufacturers recommended do not offer anything taller than 4.5".
AND the only two that do (RC & Super Lift... that I've found so far) seem to be frowned on here.
I'm looking for a complete kit (springs, control arms, shocks, drive shaft(s), etc...)

 

[yoda13]

I am not sure of anything taller….i suppose you could go with spacers on top of the springs…

 

[yoda13]

https://evomfg.com/products/evo-manufacturing-6-5inch-suspension-systems-for-jt

https://www.extremeterrain.com/fabt...-dirt-logic-225-reservoir-shocks-k4176dl.html

Not a huge skyjacker fan, but there’s also this…

https://www.extremeterrain.com/skyj...ravel-lift-kit-black-max-shocks-g652kblt.html

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Does anybody make a body lift for the JT yet? Since you're not flexing or discoing sway bars, a body lift with bigger tires could work.

For the taller JT lifts, EVO is the only decent option. I wouldn't run Skyjacker, RC, or Fabtech unless only using their springs.

And I wouldn't rule out something that is not a complete kit. You mentioned driveshafts, you can buy those separate.

 

[yoda13]

I wouldn’t run skyjacker either. I didn’t know fabtech was bad, however

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

I wouldn’t run skyjacker either. I didn’t know fabtech was bad, however

I don't know that Fabtech is necessarily bad, but I don't think it's good.

They do a lot of stuff that doesn't make sense to me. They used to make a TJ long arm kit that came with fixed length arms.

Their 5" JT lift, the top of the line kit comes with front coilovers, but only 4 lower arms. Are you supposed to run stock uppers with coilovers, or are they assuming you'll just go elsewhere to complete the kit? It also does not include track bars, but instead brackets for front and rear. Hopefully they guessed everyone's lift height right and they got the brackets close enough for the axles to be centered.

 

[yoda13]

I don't know that Fabtech is necessarily bad, but I don't think it's good.

They do a lot of stuff that doesn't make sense to me. They used to make a TJ long arm kit that came with fixed length arms.

Their 5" JT lift, the top of the line kit comes with front coilovers, but only 4 lower arms. Are you supposed to run stock uppers with coilovers, or are they assuming you'll just go elsewhere to complete the kit? It also does not include track bars, but instead brackets for front and rear. Hopefully they guessed everyone's lift height right and they got the brackets close enough for the axles to be centered.

That makes sense. Their kits are incomplete…

 

[kevman65]

Just in case you didn't realize this, you're going to need new drive shafts also.

Evo has, I believe, a 6.5" kit.

I would recommend if you're going that high to seriously think about coil overs.

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