Lift with no other goal than clearance for deep snow?

[IdahoRubicon]

I went through this on my Rubicon.
I ditched the, ok in the snow, 33" Falken AT3W and bought the 35", 10.5" wide Kenda Klever RT and had them studded
My gladiator is now almost unstoppable in the snow.

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[Gvsukids]

I went through this on my Rubicon.
I ditched the, ok in the snow, 33" Falken AT3W and bought the 35", 10.5" wide Kenda Klever RT and had them studded
My gladiator is now almost unstoppable in the snow.

Of course. Anything studded will perform better than non-studded tires.

 

[IdahoRubicon]

Thats why I did it.
The Kenda is better than the Falken in the snow even before studding, I don't know if Falken changed the compound, but they aren't as good in the snow as they were years ago.
The Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT is also substantially better in the snow than the AT3W

Just saying that a lift alone isn't going to help nearly as much in deep snow as going to a taller, better tire.
If you want all-out snow domination, get the factory studded Nokian Hakka LT3 315/70R17.
But OP doesn't want to go to taller tires so he is likely going to be disappointed after dumping money into a lift.

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Thats why I did it.
The Kenda is better than the Falken in the snow even before studding, I don't know if Falken changed the compound, but they aren't as good in the snow as they were years ago.
The Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT is also substantially better in the snow than the AT3W

Just saying that a lift alone isn't going to help nearly as much in deep snow as going to a taller, better tire.
If you want all-out snow domination, get the factory studded Nokian Hakka LT3 315/70R17.
But OP doesn't want to go to taller tires so he is likely going to be disappointed after dumping money into a lift.

Studded tires are prohibited in OP's shown location (Minnesota).

We can't use them in Michigan either.

 

[johnchabin]

I guess that means chains are out too?

 

[MaximusTX]

You don't need a lift you just need these:

Truck Tracks



or these

Mattracks

 

[DJPodratz]

Here you go!
https://images.app.goo.gl/1RjCHeABJCHcSc5MA

Looking for something just a bit simpler!

 

[DJPodratz]

Ok I'm going to chime in before reading everyone else's replies. I have a very similar situation. 2021 sport Willys. We have a very long dirt driveway that I need to drive through very high snow at times. I went one winter before doing anything. Found out all my snow packs up on the axles, especially the front. So I increased tire size from 32" up to 34". Lifts are not worth it if clearance is all you want. Because a lift will not lift the lowest pieces of your jeep. You can go to a skinny tall tire if your looking to retain factory wheel/tire weight. I did a very affordable Teraflex spacer lift to get the nose up a bit for looks.
Long story short I really believe you'll regret going lift kit when your axles still drag on everything.

I am coming to the same conclusion. Thanks everyone for the advice.

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