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Anybody have this lift with Rubicon trim. Im wondering if this will be better than the mopar lift. How much it actually lifts it. Can I stuff 37s without rubbing with this kit?
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Anybody have this lift with Rubicon trim. Im wondering if this will be better than the mopar lift. How much it actually lifts it. Can I stuff 37s without rubbing with this kit?
You can do that with a Teraflex 1.5" spacer kit.
 

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and it wont rub at full lock with the sway bar dc?
Put the correct bump stops and it won't. 1.5 should be fairly reasonable in terms of the amount of bump stop. Can make your own with hockey pucks 5/16 carriage bolt/nut and anti turn washer and an oil filter wrench. Probably will need about 3 inches
 

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Where do people live that hockey pucks are widely available? I would have to hit Amazon up to find some!

Put the correct bump stops and it won't. 1.5 should be fairly reasonable in terms of the amount of bump stop. Can make your own with hockey pucks 5/16 carriage bolt/nut and anti turn washer and an oil filter wrench. Probably will need about 3 inches
 
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bump stops are going to limit the axle flex going up though wont it?
 

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bump stops are going to limit the axle flex going up though wont it?
Yup, you'll have about 1 inch less up because the icon is only 1 inch taller than the 1.5. The icon back is also only like an inch so it's shorter than if you did 1.5 front and rear so you really aren't gaining a whole lot out of it for the cost.
 

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Don't know what the former is, and I can't do business with the latter, I'll see if Big 5 has them - just don't recollect ever seeing pucks. Thank you!

Anywhere that has a play it again or dicks? I'm in Tampa and can get them at dicks.
 

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Don't know what the former is, and I can't do business with the latter, I'll see if Big 5 has them - just don't recollect ever seeing pucks. Thank you!
Credit goes to @Renegade who helped me out and told me about his. They worked great for me just get a good oil wrench like this and they can be installed after the springs.

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90-99% of the time it'll be on the road. As so we absolutely LOVE our Icon. We have the top end stage 7 though cause the 10% we off road it's either on our ranch in NorCal outside of Redding or having a fun family weekend at Hollister Hills. Not a hard core rock crawler system but to us ICON makes the hands down best kits for dual purpose. Road handling is AMAZING and speed bumps are fun as hell to hit at 40 mph+. Couple weeks we'll be heading to the ranch for hunting.

And we haven't experienced any rub yet with the 37" Claws.

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90-99% of the time it'll be on the road. As so we absolutely LOVE our Icon. We have the top end stage 7 though cause the 10% we off road it's either on our ranch in NorCal outside of Redding or having a fun family weekend at Hollister Hills. Not a hard core rock crawler system but to us ICON makes the hands down best kits for dual purpose. Road handling is AMAZING and speed bumps are fun as hell to hit at 40 mph+. Couple weeks we'll be heading to the ranch for hunting.

And we haven't experienced any rub yet with the 37" Claws.

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I have been thinking about selling my Rubicon and getting a Mojave, but this sounds like it may be what I'm looking for -- improved on road softening of bumps and rough roads while handling high speed bumpy trails. Do you think this suspension would soak up high speed bumps similar to the Mojave? Is there a specific reason you went with the Stage 7 instead of a less expensive stage 3 or 4?
 

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ICON has beautifully engineered shock, I had their cheepies on my old Gas 6 Speed Gladiator. They offer about 12” of travel front and rear, nothing from the factory binds or limits droop and the best part, no bumpstop needed rear and only 1” needed front for maximum compression.

I was able to hit the fire roads at increasing speeds until I realized I was catching air! I always cad control … I used mopar lift components ordered individually minus bump stops and went to my local off-road shot and bought4 icon shocks and 2 1” icon bumpstops …

my current diesel, I’ll likely do the same thing, except I may go with icons reservoir shocks. Do hey have the same travel dimensions…
 

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To add to my comment … with icon shocks setup for max travel, you may be stuck with 35” tires. 37’s will require bumpstop for the tires alone and eat some travel … for me, 35’s are great!
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