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Did you add any other parts or just went with the mopar lift and it’s contents?
After about a year, I added adjustable front & rear trackbars and a Fox steering stabilizer. I put on a Clayton rear track bar because I wanted to run a full-size 37" tire back there.
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Would that also fall in line with a 2.5 lift, as it seems a lot of the 2" lifts are 2.5? (Teraflex, ReadyliftSST, etc)
Honestly don’t know, AEV says lifts greater than 2” benefit from having the brackets, I don’t have experience in this vehicle with that situation though.

I did a 3” lift on an XJ back in the day that was just springs though and it did fine but that’s a different platform.
 

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I’m super happy readylift sst. 2.5front and 2rear. With 35’s it’s my daily. Love it.
 

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AEV Spacer lift with geo brackets, did it 2 weeks ago on my daily..rides just the same as stock.
install is not bad takes more than the 4 hours they say, it took closer to 7 hours for me and one other person doing it.
 
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I’m super happy readylift sst. 2.5front and 2rear. With 35’s it’s my daily. Love it.
This is what the 4x4 shop is pushing. Any other additional parts? Did your axel shift much? 3.73 gears with 35s?
 

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I did synergy 2” front springs and 1” rear springs. Combined with bilstein 5100 lift shocks and the mopar 2” lift front lower control arms. It rides amazing on road, on dirt roads and class 4.
 

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I did synergy 2” front springs and 1” rear springs. Combined with bilstein 5100 lift shocks and the mopar 2” lift front lower control arms. It rides amazing on road, on dirt roads and class 4.
Wow this seems to be a tailored balance of spending money where is needed and you get a good level Gladiator I’m guessing. Have any pictures you can post here?
 

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This is what the 4x4 shop is pushing. Any other additional parts? Did your axel shift much? 3.73 gears with 35s?
What's the labor cost?
 

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This is what the 4x4 shop is pushing. Any other additional parts? Did your axel shift much? 3.73 gears with 35s?
Ready Lift is a Wheel Pros/Hoonigan owned company and they recently filed bankruptcy.
 

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Too much. $1800 for parts and install.
I figure they are probably charging you the same price to do your spacer lift as they would a "real lift". If you're going to pay the labor anyways, maybe consider saving a little extra money and getting a kit that includes shocks, springs and the lower control arms. The reason I went with the Mopar lift over a spacer kit like the AEV was for that same reason.
 

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Lots of Mopar lift fans here. Are the 2 inch lift springs a soft, or firm spring rate?
 

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Wow this seems to be a tailored balance of spending money where is needed and you get a good level Gladiator I’m guessing. Have any pictures you can post here?
It maintains the rake with the bed empty, but I think it looks good. Here’s a pick on 33’s. Had them on with just a front level kit, but I didn’t like the ride. I may go ‘35’s next but it’s a manual with 3.73’s.
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Mopar lift here (was on it when I bought it.) Not sure I'd spend that coin if I were doing it, but it rides very nice. Running 35x12.5r17 Grabbers, just had to trim the front air dam. The 3.73 with auto seems fine for now. I don't see 8th gear on my commute to work but do on a flat highway. If I were to re-gear I'd be moving to 37s.

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I’ve had good luck with finding used parts on marketplace. I’ve been running this setup for a couple years and I’m pretty happy with it for daily driving. It sits level without the steel bumper and winch but with them it has some rake.
Front: Teraflex 1.5” spacer on Mojave coils, Mopar lift LCAs and Rubicon Fox Shocks.
Rear: Teraflex 1.5” spacer on factory coils.

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