You'll definitely need to regear. I upgraded my steering and had the Steering box TSB done. I'll be doing the Ball joint delete kit very soon as well. Jeep drives awesome with the 39s though. And just works offroad.
Got the lift installed finally and immediately took it for a trip to the Smoky Mountains for a few days. Good shake down trip, found a few things I want to change.
Finally got home after more than 3 months at sea and knocked out a couple mods. Installed the Zeon 10s using the Rockhard winch plate. And threw on the RuggedRidge Armis tonneau cover.
Lift will be on in the next couple days.
Towing is one of the reason I chose @Clayton Off Road. I've been researching their lift ever since Metalcloak released theirs and I was disappointed in the lack of rake. Haven't installed mine yet, but I'm pretty positive I've made the right choice.
Man it sucks they screwed up the Nitro gears. My shop wouldn't install Yukons this time and they've done 3 sets of Yukon in the past for me. Said they'd moved production to China and he was having multiple warranty issues and were difficult to setup.
Now like you, I trust this guy. As I said...
I'm going through the same dilemma on Tie Rod and Drag Link. I already have the sector brace. Main reason for the brace is you can physically see the gearbox mount flexing when turning with my heavier wheels and tires.
I'm leaning RPM because its aluminum and can take a beating. Steersmarts is...
I've got a replacement set of Clayton front control arms coming since fedex managed to lose or damage the first set.
Surprised all 4 rear arms showed up from the condition of the box.
I also bought my Rubicon with a few hundred miles on it. Dealership owner was driving it. Worked in my favor as they actually let me test tow my RV with it to compare to my JKU. And I got a deal when you could barely find a JT on a lot and when you did they were marked up over MSRP.
Finally pulled the trigger on a lift. From the beginning I was dead set on Metalcloak as I loved it on my JKU. Job situation gave me time to research and rat the web. Found myself really liking the Clayton Overland 3.5.
Fedex lost or damaged my front control arms so Clayton is shipping a new...
Work flow started to settle out so I sprung for some 5.13s. Shop screwed up and installed 4.88 on accident so I got to test out 4.88s for a week. For the record 5.13 is perfect with my setup. Each combo weighs right at 125lbs. Rear axles on these things are thick.
When moneys tight you get excited about little mods. Like these carbon fiber looking door hinge covers. Figured they'd blend in better with the silver than the plain black or look ricer. Turned out looking pretty good and not too stupid. Wheel and tire combo sticks out and was giving the hinges...