Also a great choice! Just to clear up some confusion we do provide a little extra height with our kits, about a .5" when measuring from the rear, but since we do level the kit out some I think some of the confusion comes from when measuring the front end and seeing about an extra inch there!
We don’t have a diesel-specific gladiator kit or springs at the moment; however, we have had a lot of customers use our gas kits for their diesel and results have been good! We do use a much higher spring rate than most other kits on the market, even more so than some diesel-specific options, so...
Our 2.5" springs would get you right around 3" in the rear, however, since we do remove some of the factory rake the front would probably give you about 3.25". Hope this helps!
Falcon did make us aware that the 3.5 - 4" shocks will allow for a bit too much travel in some scenarios, possibly allowing coils to unseat. This is something we are still looking into addressing, though it does not seem to cause any sort of issues during normal driving or off-road...
Our coils are designed to provide a more controlled/firm feel over the factory coils. In our opinion, front uppers are the most crucial for basic street and highway driving as they allow you to properly and easily set your pinion angle, resulting in a better steering and handling feel. Front...
There are two ways you can help to alleviate this issue! The first way would be to add a small coil spacer to the front of the vehicle which would bring that bump stop up a bit higher, therefore, increasing travel before it hits the extension, but this would also level out your vehicle a little...
We include front-upper adjustable control arms in the Ride Right kit because we feel these arms to be most crucial in adjusting your vehicle's caster angle, which directly affects steering and handling. As long as you follow the instructions and recommended lengths for the control arms and track...
If you're looking for something to help fit that larger spare underneath the truck, definitely check out our new rear track bar with a tire clearance bend!
https://www.claytonoffroad.com/product/jeep-gladiator-adjustable-rear-track-bar-2020-jt-0
It's not something you have to upgrade, but it is something we highly recommend if you plan on running anything over a 35" tire to help maintain a proper steering feel.
Those are the most popular shocks we see paired with our kit! The Overland Plus kit is designed to be the ultimate daily driver/weekend warrior style lift, and the Fox 2.0 shocks fall right into that category as well! We even use them on a lot of our own vehicles.
Our kits do allow for a little more lenient backspacing than some other lift kit options due to the tire clearance bends in our lower control arms, however, chances are you would still need a small wheel spacer, unless you didn't mind minimal rubbing. Give us a call if you ever have any...