Thats why I'm going with AEV - much cheaper and will work for the 90% use.
The only way you’re going to get a rougher ride if you go with a cheaper kit. I went “”Balls To Da Wall”” with Teraflex long arm suspension and Rock Slider Engineering Power Steps for easy exit in the entry into the Jeep. I probably should have added at least another six more thousand dollars to that ten to make it a total of 16,000 +. Google” Rock Slide engineering” and watch the videos on the steps. They are the best. I have installed them on both of our jeeps.
. As a consumer I think folks should be careful here. Why? We end up buying things twice or mixing and matching components with different vendors and none of them can figure out why our vehicle pulls to the left now.. or why it vibrates @ 65 or whatever. I am learning about jeeps but I have had many cars and will also recommended not doing too much at once either bc then its really hard to track down the issue. Someone said here or somewhere else use one vendor and stick with it. I though that was good advice too!
Agreed. One change at a time if possible. I have one example that I think rings true. I had a new rear driveshaft to replace the OEM, and I needed to install adjustable rear control arms (upper and lower) to adjust the pinion angle and maintain wheelbase. I installed the arms first with the OEM driveshaft still in place. I ran them for a couple of weeks to confirm that no issues were caused. Only then did I add the driveshaft. Smaller changes make troubleshooting much easier.This may sound like a little but of a rant but its really some of my experience (non jeep) on other cars and spending money and time on tracking down issues. Which is why I started the thread of which y'all have been extremely helpful - thank you.
Based on your and other's experiences and what I am reading, it would seem to me that ANY lift needs adjustable fronts and maybe rear components, that are not included in MANY kits - to re-align the .. alignment AND the driveshaft or anything else? INCLUDING carrier bearing spacers or what have you, that I havent seen in ANY kits so far.
As a result, there will be added binding or stress on existing components that are now - not factory spec. This in turn will cause NVH, handling or long- term damage while we go smiling down the road - for a time. Im not trying to take the joy out of any of this bc it is all fun; BUT I think manufacturers are selling us kits that will get us started and that is good and bad. Because to do it RIGHT costs more. To get sucked in costs LESS but then we will be back for MORE, rather than doing things right the first time :o
