Leveling Mojave with a AEW 2" Puck Lift

[Splenda]

That is one nice looking Gladiator. I don't mind saying I am envious.

Thanks!

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[Gator Rubicon]

I was in the same situation. 1.5inch or rake on my Mojave after the AEV 2 in spacer lift. I replaced the spacers in the front with Teraflex 3 inch spacers and removed the 2in AEV shock extensions and replaced with Metalcloak 3 inch spacers extensions.

Do you have a link for the 3 inch spacer extentions? Can't seem to find them. Thanks

 

[ecidiego]

I installed a 3.5" lift on my Mojave that had shock extensions and allowed me to retain my stock shocks. Obviously, this limits suspension travel a little, but I was okay with that. I found that after the lift, the front of my Mojave sat higher than the rear, so I added a spacer to the rear to bring it up to level. I've been extremely happy with the results.

That is a "loud" truck. Looks great.

 

[Splenda]

That is a "loud" truck. Looks great.

Thanks!

 

[Arisdocjk]

Do you have a link for the 3 inch spacer extentions? Can't seem to find them. Thanks

This is what I used

 

[Splenda]

Do you have a link for the 3 inch spacer extentions? Can't seem to find them. Thanks

They're actually shock extensions, not spacer extensions. Lots of companies make them so that you can lift the vehicle and retain the stock shocks. Here's a set of four. JKS Manufacturing Jeep Gladiator Front and Rear Shock Extension Bracket Kit for 0 to 2.50-Inch Lift JKS9615 (20-25 Jeep Gladiator JT, Excluding Mojave) - Free Shipping

Same ones for Mojave. JKS JKS9613 Shock Extension Brackets Gladiator Mojave

 

[Arisdocjk]

They're actually shock extensions, not spacer extensions. Lots of companies make them so that you can lift the vehicle and retain the stock shocks. Here's a set of four. JKS Manufacturing Jeep Gladiator Front and Rear Shock Extension Bracket Kit for 0 to 2.50-Inch Lift JKS9615 (20-25 Jeep Gladiator JT, Excluding Mojave) - Free Shipping

Same ones for Mojave. JKS JKS9613 Shock Extension Brackets Gladiator Mojave

Yep, I meant shock extensions not spacer extensions

 

[DRHansen]

I was in the same situation. 1.5inch or rake on my Mojave after the AEV 2 in spacer lift. I replaced the spacers in the front with Teraflex 3 inch spacers and removed the 2in AEV shock extensions and replaced with Metalcloak 3 inch spacers extensions.

When you switched out the 2" AEV Spacer for the 3" Teraflex, did you have to change any of the other components, like the arms or anything that came with the 2" AEV? I'm really leaning on this fix if I don't have to swap out all the other components.

 

[Splenda]

Yep, I meant shock extensions not spacer extensions

Just be sure that if you have a Mojave, you get the extensions made for the Mojave.

 

[Arisdocjk]

No, just the shock extensions. The 3 in teraflex spacer with the 2 in AEV shock extensions rode like crap.

 

[DRHansen]

Thanks, I appreciate all the guidance on this. I'm new to this jeep thing. I've wrenched on my Gladiator in the last month, more than I ever did in the 11 years I owned my Ram 3500, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it.

 

[Gator Rubicon]

This is what I used

I ended up ordering the
EVO Manufacturing Front Shock Extension Set and the Teraflex 3" spacers for the front

Hoping that will help level it out

 

[DRHansen]

Update, could use some advice from more experienced experts.

As suggested by Arisdocjk, I decided to order the 3" Teraflex spacer and the Shock extensions from Metalcloak. This time I did the install myself so that I can gain more knowledge about how everything works when I break down on the trail. It's not if, but when.

As I removed the AEW spacer from the front, I noticed that they have built in the factor rubber spring cap into the spacer, therefore there was nothing to hold the springs in place. Rather than go without the spring mount, I cut the bottom section of the AEW, along a nicely provided seam, so that I could have something between the coils and the new Taraflex spacer. The only issue from using the stock rubber cap is that the cut off I used did not have the 2 alignment nubs. I figured with the compressed spring, this shouldn't matter.

However, now I'm second guessing myself and wondering if I should order the OEM rubber spring cap or if I'm overthinking it? Any experience or technical advice would be greatly appreciated. I just don't want to make things worse. On the plus side, it leveled the Gladiator perfectly and is exactly what I wanted.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Arisdocjk]

Update, could use some advice from more experienced experts.

As suggested by Arisdocjk, I decided to order the 3" Teraflex spacer and the Shock extensions from Metalcloak. This time I did the install myself so that I can gain more knowledge about how everything works when I break down on the trail. It's not if, but when.

As I removed the AEW spacer from the front, I noticed that they have built in the factor rubber spring cap into the spacer, therefore there was nothing to hold the springs in place. Rather than go without the spring mount, I cut the bottom section of the AEW, along a nicely provided seam, so that I could have something between the coils and the new Taraflex spacer. The only issue from using the stock rubber cap is that the cut off I used did not have the 2 alignment nubs. I figured with the compressed spring, this shouldn't matter.

However, now I'm second guessing myself and wondering if I should order the OEM rubber spring cap or if I'm overthinking it? Any experience or technical advice would be greatly appreciated. I just don't want to make things worse. On the plus side, it leveled the Gladiator perfectly and is exactly what I wanted. I ordered the OEM spring cap to go with the Teraflex spacer. This has worked perfectly.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Arisdocjk]

I ordered the OEM spring cap to go with the Teraflex spacer.

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