New to lift kits - Need help with choosing the right one

[Alabama Mud Machine]

I’ve read your recommendation on this numerous times, and I’m finally going to reply. I’ll disagree with staying on stock Rubicon Shocks. I see no reason to spend a bunch of money and NOT increase wheel travel. Yes, you will get many other quality components, but you’re cheating yourself by staying with stock length shocks.

It comes with extension brackets. Coupled with stock shocks, they work pretty good... But to each, his own... Judge for yourself. It's your money, and it's the OP's money. We can only recommend, at the end of the day, it's their choice they have to be happy with.

Here's mine... About 33-34" of articulation with stock Rubicon suspension and a 2.5" spacer lift with shock brackets...

I have the exact Evo lift I recommended for the OP, waiting for me to get the time to install it. I put my money where my mouth is, and I don't buy junk, so I wouldn't recommend it for anyone else if I thought it was.

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[bastage]

Evo supplies the brackets in the kit... I haven't heard of anyone having any issues...

Oh Cause they dont list that as being part of the lift and the installation instructions say its a kit. Looks to be about an extra 150 for them

 

[Alabama Mud Machine]

Oh Cause they dont list that as being part of the lift and the installation instructions say its a kit. Looks to be about an extra 150 for them

I was told it's included in the box listed as "2.5" Component Kit". I could be wrong... Haven't opened my boxes yet. Just put them in storage for now until I get ready to install it.

 

[Renegade]

It comes with extension brackets. Coupled with stock shocks, they work pretty good... But to each, his own... Judge for yourself. It's your money, and it's the OP's money. We can only recommend, at the end of the day, it's their choice they have to be happy with.

Here's mine... About 33-34" of articulation with stock Rubicon suspension and a 2.5" spacer lift with shock brackets...

I have the exact Evo lift I recommended for the OP, waiting for me to get the time to install it. I put my money where my mouth is, and I don't buy junk, so I wouldn't recommend it for anyone else if I thought it was.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying anyone shouldn’t get a spacer lift, if that’s what’s best for them. I just have an issue with spending good money on the EVO kit and leaving it on stock length shocks. If you can’t swing the appropriate length shocks with the EVO kit, I would save a little and get a kit where you can get the correct length shocks.

 

[Alabama Mud Machine]

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying anyone shouldn’t get a spacer lift, if that’s what’s best for them. I just have an issue with spending good money on the EVO kit and leaving it on stock length shocks. If you can’t swing the appropriate length shocks with the EVO kit, I would save a little and get a kit where you can get the correct length shocks.

At the time I was on a REALLY constrained budget. I'm not now. That's why I got the spacer kit to get me up in the air. And then saved and got the EVO kit when I had the money.

I just haven't gotten everything that will eventually be on my Jeep... It's nice to do it all at once, but not everyone can afford to do that. I'm still having to piece it together. I got the lift, now I'll save up, and get the shocks later. Run the stockers for now with the brackets. I don't rock-crawl, so it's not urgent for me.

 

[bastage]

I was told it's included in the box listed as "2.5" Component Kit". I could be wrong... Haven't opened my boxes yet. Just put them in storage for now until I get ready to install it.

Could be... But thats a pretty big part to not list at all as someone buying would need to know this.

 

[Alabama Mud Machine]

Could be... But thats a pretty big part to not list at all as someone buying would need to know this.

No disagreement from me on that.

 

[Renegade]

At the time I was on a REALLY constrained budget. I'm not now. That's why I got the spacer kit to get me up in the air. And then saved and got the EVO kit when I had the money.

I just haven't gotten everything that will eventually be on my Jeep... It's nice to do it all at once, but not everyone can afford to do that. I'm still having to piece it together. I got the lift, now I'll save up, and get the shocks later. Run the stockers for now with the brackets. I don't rock-crawl, so it's not urgent for me.

I get it. I’m still piecing mine together too, and have 1.5 spacers in the rear (because Synergy hasn’t released rear springs yet), and stock Rubi shocks up front with shock extensions. Why not save what is being spent on Rubi shocks and put that straight toward proper length shocks? I’ll have my Rubi stuff and spacer lift on the market soon, so keep hyping that all you want. It’ll help me sell it when I’m ready.

 

[immaechu]

I would recommend mopar lift. I daily drive my rubicon gladiator on the mopar lift and it rides very nice.

Does the Mopar lift only come in a 2"

 

[bastage]

Does the Mopar lift only come in a 2"

It’s more like 3ish in a sport model

 

[immaechu]

And once I get the lift, I should be putting on wheels and tires at the same time huh. or it'll look kinda dumb.

 

[immaechu]

I would recommend mopar lift. I daily drive my rubicon gladiator on the mopar lift and it rides very nice.

Do you have pics of before and after with the lift? and what size wheels and tires do you have?

 

[bastage]

And once I get the lift, I should be putting on wheels and tires at the same time huh. or it'll look kinda dumb.

Meh that’sa matter of opinion and what your goal is. Personally I felt that ties were more important and went to 35’s first and just leveled. In hind sight I would of lifted first so I wasn’t replacing the tires again so soon.

 

[immaechu]

Meh that’sa matter of opinion and what your goal is. Personally I felt that ties were more important and went to 35’s first and just leveled. In hind sight I would of lifted first so I wasn’t replacing the tires again so soon.

Well, from my line of work, im fortunate to get Black Rhinos and tires for close to nothing.

I may go with the Mopar 2" and fox shocks. Should I buy seperate rubi shocks? Or go with the ones that come in the mopar 2" fox shock combo?

 

[Renegade]

Well, from my line of work, im fortunate to get Black Rhinos and tires for close to nothing.

I may go with the Mopar 2" and fox shocks. Should I buy seperate rubi shocks? Or go with the ones that come in the mopar 2" fox shock combo?

The Fox shocks that come with the Mopar lift are better than the stock Rubi shocks, and will be the correct length for the lift.

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