2.5 rough country leveling kit VS 2 inch mopar lift kit

[Jdyowa]

I’d do the MOPAR. You’ll get hugger quality parts, a better ride and more articulation.

That's false . All a suspension lift does is allows room for more tires. In my experience, the Mopar lift will give you a severe pull to the left. I installed a RC 3.5 level kit and it rides better than my Rubi ever did. Save your money fella. If you are going bigger than 35 then do a spring lift of 4 inches or more. Otherwise the Mopar lift doesn't change that much ($1500). That's why Mopar sells it from the factory. They dont have to redesign the jeep.
Again. You dont gain anything unless you add taller tires.

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[Armyman247]

That's false . All a suspension lift does is allows room for more tires. In my experience, the Mopar lift will give you a severe pull to the left. I installed a RC 3.5 level kit and it rides better than my Rubi ever did. Save your money fella. If you are going bigger than 35 then do a spring lift of 4 inches or more. Otherwise the Mopar lift doesn't change that much ($1500). That's why Mopar sells it from the factory. They dont have to redesign the jeep.
Again. You dont gain anything unless you add taller tires.

maybe I got lucky cause I have zero “severe” pulling to the left. Actually it tracks just as straight as before the mopar lift, I haven’t even done an alignment yet. my only issue is the axle is shifted towards the drivers side by a little (would have never notice if people on here didn’t say it) so I got a front trackbar on order once that’s in then I’ll do the alignment but I honestly don’t feel like I need one.
Also I’m not sure how you figure you don’t gain anything with the mopar lift. I gained 3.5” in the front and 2.5” in the back and no I didn’t change tires out so I’m kinda confused where your getting your information from. Not trying to be rude but if your going to give info at least try to make sure it’s true.

lastely people have found the mopar lift brand new on eBay from a dealer down in Georgia for about $1,000 I personally bought mine for 1250 so paying 1500 for it is crazy

 

[Uparms]

Would a 2.5 rough country leveling kit with a .75 daystar rear spacer be more lift than the mopar 2 inch lift kit or would they be almost the same

I just did the Mopar lift. I am sure many of the other kits discussed here are nice but I don't like bracket-extensions for Shocks or trakbars. But every kit has its benefits with price points and many of what we do now might be redone in 2-3-4 years with other options.

My point here is I don't like brackets/extensions to make up for properly fitting suspension parts. Even if you are only going to use on road and very light off road, a basic spring/shock combo is my minumum choice. Just my preference. Go for the Mopar lift.

Edit:2/24. This Mopar lift actully does ride better then the stock (Sport). It defininatly eliminated the rear bounce that others have mentioned and it has stiffened up very slightly/nicely the front corners, so there is less understeer The only realy ride difference I notice is a little stiffer and very very slight feel from the BFG KO2s. Drives great!! Stock steering stabilizer! I love it.

Sport, MaxTow.

 

[BLK HOLE]

That's false . All a suspension lift does is allows room for more tires. In my experience, the Mopar lift will give you a severe pull to the left. I installed a RC 3.5 level kit and it rides better than my Rubi ever did. Save your money fella. If you are going bigger than 35 then do a spring lift of 4 inches or more. Otherwise the Mopar lift doesn't change that much ($1500). That's why Mopar sells it from the factory. They dont have to redesign the jeep.
Again. You dont gain anything unless you add taller tires.

RC is cheap for a reason. And it absolutely gives you more articulation with the lift. Outside of the goal to get larger tires under it thats the entire point. I don't recommend spending 10s of thousands of dollars on a Jeep only to add a Chinese cheap lift on it. I have 37s with the MOPAR lift (plus .75" spacers). And I wheeled it with 37s stock and with the lift.

 

[tbaker]

I don’t plan on wheeling they cost to much my lift is mostly for looks and the bigger tires and wheels

 

[Jeeperjamie]

RC is cheap for a reason. And it absolutely gives you more articulation with the lift. Outside of the goal to get larger tires under it thats the entire point. I don't recommend spending 10s of thousands of dollars on a Jeep only to add a Chinese cheap lift on it. I have 37s with the MOPAR lift (plus .75" spacers). And I wheeled it with 37s stock and with the lift.

I'm sure the Mopar lift is a excellent choice but I would not knock Rough Country to much. They get a bad rap. I ran some of their products on my JKU and never had a issue out of any of them. My RC Track bar was just as solid as my Rock Krawler one without the need to adjust off the jeep and my first lift the 2.5" spacer lift was as good a ride as I had when it was stock.

Now I can not say a whole lot about their springs and shocks but yes a full spring lift will give your more articulation off road than a puck lift, that's just common sense. But if your staying under 2.5 inches of lift I would not do a Spring lift and just do a puck lift. I also would not waste money on getting a spring lift and then throw spacers on it to level it out or make it higher. That just doesn't make sense, I'd just get springs with more lift.

I would have went with the RC lift myself but it only had the option to lift the front 2.5" and I want the rear to come up as well and that's why I choose the ReadyLift 2.5 SST lift. I don't think the lift I got is any better or worse than any of the other puck lifts out their. What I can tell you is my jeep rides just like it did before I put the lift on and that's all that matters to me.

 

[Jeeperjamie]

Also just for reference if I am not mistaking, I know back when the Mopar lift was being offered for the JKs, Rubicon Express made the lift kits for Mopar. So the Cheap Chinese crap comment could very well be said for the Mopar lift if in fact it's still being manufacturered by Rubicon Express. Just to be clear, I'm not calling Rubicon Express products crap, just saying they are made in China as well.

 

[BLK HOLE]

I've read Teraflex too. RE doesn't manufacture Fox shocks either, which are the 2.5". Its also designed and spec'd by Jeep engineers. But, alas, I don't know who actually assembles the kit. Either way OP said he doesn't offroad, rendering much of comments moot anyway. That said...a lot of low-end components function fine when new. If he's just getting a puck kit...then pucks are pucks. But I don't think I'd trust their shocks.

 

[Jeeperjamie]

I've read Teraflex too. RE doesn't manufacture Fox shocks either, which are the 2.5". Its also designed and spec'd by Jeep engineers. But, alas, I don't know who actually assembles the kit. Either way OP said he doesn't offroad, rendering much of comments moot anyway. That said...a lot of low-end components function fine when new. If he's just getting a puck kit...then pucks are pucks. But I don't think I'd trust their shocks.

I can't comment on shocks and I was just referring to the springs not the Fox shocks which obviously aren't made by RE or Terraflex. As far as RC pucks, the ones I had on my Jeep 5 years ago are still on the guys jeep I sold them to when I swapped to a 3" trailmaster spring lift. As far as RC track bars, they are proven as well. I know tons of hard core wheelers running them in my area for more than a few years and they are still going strong. The one I had on my Jeep felt like a upgrade over the Rock Krawler one, and no wing nuts to deal with. Not knocking no products hear just saying Rough Country got a bad rap back in the day because they started knocking off Terraflex designs, which are pretty much made by the same China company just produced under a different name. Rugged Ridge did the same thing but don't get quite as much crap about it as RC does.

 

[tbaker]

The RC leveling kit for the front is all metal spacers not the rubber pucks it rides great

 

[Jeeperjamie]

The RC leveling kit for the front is all metal spacers not the rubber pucks it rides great

I think they are Polyurethane if I remember right not metal but will last as long as any of the other ones. Longer than rubber for sure. I'm sure the ride quality is not compromised by them. They make a fine spacer lift.

 

[tysongladiator]

I have the Mopar 2" lift and mine doesn't pull to the left at all. I also have the same wheel / tire combo that was on it before the lift. The dealer had 18x9 American Racing with 295/70-18 Mastercraft MXT and I definitely gained. It handles better than stock, handles good enough for me offroad, and when I go on road trips.

 

[Flexin]

Kindly disagree. I have a rubicon with 38” on the mopar lift and it rides like stock, no pulling to the left or right at all. People do these installs, make mistakes and blame the product. 3000k miles on that lift and two off-road trips. No problems, no concerns and I’m not gentle with it.

Mopar lift does not just go up, it changes the geometry in addition to ride height.

To the OP, you will get what you pay for, period. Many people do these spacers and there is much more to lifting a vehicle than going vertical. There is a change in ride going 2.5” spacers with existing setup geometry, it simply gets worse after 2.5”.

Unlike most, I got to drive this setup on the highway, city and off road before doing it to mine. The shop loaned me a truck since they had three gladiators they used the Mopar lift on. My wife also drove it and we were happy with the setup so decided to do the same.

I get watching the budget and doing what you can.

 

[Jdyowa]

RC is cheap for a reason. And it absolutely gives you more articulation with the lift. Outside of the goal to get larger tires under it thats the entire point. I don't recommend spending 10s of thousands of dollars on a Jeep only to add a Chinese cheap lift on it. I have 37s with the MOPAR lift (plus .75" spacers). And I wheeled it with 37s stock and with the lift.

Mine was $500. Not exactly cheap.

 

[Flexin]

Mine was $500. Not exactly cheap.

It’s like anything else, you get what you pay for. There is always something more expensive and Visa versa.

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