So you have the power to support it, are you willing to give up that much bed space? Do you feed a family of 4 for a whole week? Can you even get a slide tray for it?
It’s a great price of kit, and as long as it fits your needs, jump on it. I’m just rattling off questions I would ask myself!
USB ports up on the dash along with a more intentional mounting solution. After market is doing fine but embrace for the mounting rails, but embrace that with phone mounts, dash cams, radios etc, pier up there is a no brainer. Put the molle seats on all trims, rear pouches are useless for just...
100qts is a huge fridge. That will impact your ability to keep it running on battery versus a smaller size.
for $1k new though your getting a deal. I would have recommended an iceco in a smaller size, but their dual zone 75 is the same price your paying for an arb…
I can’t say for certain that this will work with any of the Mopar covers, but I have a Bakflip mx4 tonneau, installed along with the Elevate TS rails from truck hero. Gives you a t slot on the bed rails that you can get racks from Yakima, or simple cross bars from almost any company. I went with...
They just poke past the fenders, so if your going for a bit more stance you will need spacers. I thought about it, but my preference would be just another inch, and 1” spacers require cutting wheel studs and that was enough for me to just leave it as is.
(Picture is pre-lift)
Rubicon shocks are physically longer and shock length tends to be the limiting factor for down travel.
Stock shocks with the 1.5” level will still bottom out at the same length as if you weren’t lifted so your not actually increasing performance the same way you would with shock extensions or...
That’s interesting because it was a night and day difference for me moving from My stock overland rear suspension to the Rubi take offs. Stiffened up and settled down the ride dramatically.
When the time comes I will be putting in proper upgrades shocks rather than sticking with OEM though...
Around $200 for shocks and springs is the going rate for a good deal. The springs out of a diesel go for a bit more.
I don’t think you will notice a ride quality difference vs stock height, you’ll just limit some down travel, but if you install the bump stop that comes with the teraflex kit you...
So I don’t just have the teraflex leveling kit . But I would recommend swapping the stock overland shocks for some rubicon take offs. Low cost, they get you the extra length, and handle rougher roads more smoothly and reduce bounce in the rear.
295/70r18 Falken Wildpeak AT3w on stock Overland...
Run stock, find a local Jeep group on FB and go to a meet up or join for a trail ride. See how other people have done theirs up in person, see what you don’t like about your rig by using it.
Weak points your bound to find but will be based on how you use it. I know my halogen headlights are...
My overland with a very modest mod list just earned her first badge of honor last weekend and took on the hardest trails I could find on Drummond island, MI. Thick mud, deep water, some good size rock crawls, she kept up with a built JL Sport (35’s, lockers, etc.), a stock JLUR got stuck a few...
Then may I recommend you jump on this right away. It makes long drives noticeably more comfortable!
https://www.quadratec.com/p/quadratec/driver-side-dead-pedal-wrangler-jl-gladiator-jt/qua-dead-pedal-jl-jt-pedal-with-pad
It took my wife a full year before she insisted on moving to a Jeep. We went with a JL for her but no regrets being a 2 Jeep family. Except for now any little mods I do cost me twice as much…because I need to buy 2. Dead pedal, grab handles, floor mats, door sills, already. Next it’s the tires...
Ride wise it’s a bit stiffer but soaks up rough roads much better. It’s a noticeable improvement, I found the stock overland suspension floaty and bouncy, particularly the rear.
Gas and diesel spring are different, the diesel motor is considerably heavier so if you put in gas springs in you...
Summit even lists the actual height at the 34.5 you measured. In the product spec and details on most tire sites you can find the actual nominal size.
the more you know
I am really happy with my Falken Wildpeak AT3w in the 294/70r18. Quiet on the road, great performance on road, in the snow, and off-road.
Rubicon Take off suspension(+3/4” front and rear), teraflex 1.5” leveling kit, daystar 3-4” rear spacer.
Just Rubicon Take off suspension.
Stock Overland
Do you have any close up photos of the mounting solution you use? Including from the inside of the bed looking out.
From the looks of it I could ditch your mounting feet and bolt this directly to a t-slot I have on my bed rails.