MOJAVE Owners - Suspension Upgrade & Lift Questions

[Zephyr]

Driving a '23 Mojave and undergoing a very modest build (steel front winch & rear bumpers, etc) for 10-20% touring (mild terrain - dirt road & trails) and 80% daily driver/homestead utility. Will have ALU contour cab, roof rack - kayaks, eBikes & camp gear for touring and bed rack & roof rack as daily driver. Have installed PowerBrake kit, 2.5" springs, 2" lift kit - too much lift! Wife threatening divorce. Considering 2 options: 1) install 1.5" springs, keep 33" tires, install lower hanging side steps 2) keep factory springs and avoid all but mild touring terrain. Option 3) Divorce - not an option.

- How have Mojave owners addressed need to bolster suspension to accommodate added weight for touring & overlanding?

- Not all side steps hang the same - some appear to be near level with cabin floor, others appear to hang lower than cabin floor. Any recommendations for low er hanging side steps?

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[JT1]

RSE step sliders are what you are after. They drop low and are pretty tough.

 

[Stormtroopin]

I’ve had my Mojave since end of 2021 and threw a 1 inch spacer lift on it all around with 37 bfgs a couple months after. It never rode like the stock feeling which is what mainly sold me on it over a Rubi. It still road great on the high way and floated over really rutted out roads and sand dunes, But I felt like the spacers messed with the springs tension. I put a metal bumper on the front and threw a 1.5 spacer to counter the heavy weight but it never road like the stock feeling. I recently just put on a franken lift with 2 inch synergy coils all around, metal cloak adjustable arms up front as well as a JKS track bar and the 4 link rock krawler kit in the rear. Got my Mojave shocks rebuilt and put on 2 inch shock extensions all around and 2 inch extended links on front/rear sway bars. I will say it cost way more than a standard 2 inch lift but I absolutely love the way it rides now. I netted a 2.5 lift in the front and rear so I’m hoping it settles a bit but I love it so far. It’s hands down way better than before with just the 1.5/1 inch spacers and shock extensions. My alignment guy has a brand new raptor and he said my jeep rides so smooth compared to his ride he had me jot down what I all put on it for future reference to customers and him potentially getting into a gladi. I will highly recommend this setup to anyone wanting to lift their jeep gladiator and mainly the Mojave edition. I spent a lot of time on the phone with Clayton, metal cloak, synergy and rock krawler. Trust me when I say this franken kit changed my love for my Jeep dramatically and the ride is phenomenal!

 

[Gvsukids]

How have Mojave owners addressed need to bolster suspension to accommodate added weight for touring & overlanding?

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/mojave-spacer-lift-or-coil-springs.34489/

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/payload-suspension-help.48616/post-785893

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...-weight-on-front-end-is-ok.87170/post-1405132

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...-mojave-with-steel-bumpers.90132/post-1447762

 

[Jrgunn5150]

- How have Mojave owners addressed need to bolster suspension to accommodate added weight for touring & overlanding?

Works fine for me the way it came lol.

Steel bumper, 9k winch, tent, pad, fridge, camping gear, 2 adults... Works fine.

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