yep. Told them I was bringing my own wheels and they weren’t sure if the had the tpms so there was one quote with them removing tpms from old and installing them in new wheels, one without doing any of that.
I’m also in NC (Raleigh). Where are you?
hmmm, what part of NC?? I'll of course have to wait for lift kit to come out for ecodiesel, but maybe this winter I'll take you up on that offer!
On the JKs Rubicon Express made the mopar lift kits, not sure who is making them for the JT and JLs. I'd be willing to bet not Mopar though
You don't need a adjustable Trackbar with 2" of lift only if you go over 2.5" of lift and really I wouldn't do it unless you get over 3". I got 2.5" ReadyLift SST lift kit on mine with Rubicon take off springs in the front so I'm sitting probably right at 3" of lift on the front of mine and have the Max tow springs on the rear with 2" spacer. My Jeep axle is not even a 1/4" off from side to side.
you axles will be off center with any amount of lift. 2” and it will be off around 3/4” in the front and 1/2 in the rear. But to each his own.You don't need a adjustable Trackbar with 2" of lift only if you go over 2.5" of lift and really I wouldn't do it unless you get over 3". I got 2.5" ReadyLift SST lift kit on mine with Rubicon take off springs in the front so I'm sitting probably right at 3" of lift on the front of mine and have the Max tow springs on the rear with 2" spacer. My Jeep axle is not even a 1/4" off from side to side.
The adjustment Trackbar recenters the axle because as you go up in lifts the axle gets pushed out to one side throwing it off, but with a 2" mopar lift I wouldn't even bother. Some people just like throwing parts at stuff and claim factory parts are garbage and this and that. On my JKU I ran the stock ball joints and Trackbar for 115,000 miles and beat the heck out of it, never had a issue until the ball joints finally went out at around 115,000 miles and I got DW and got them replaced with guess what $59 stock ball joints I got online. Put another 17,000 miles on those before I finally sold it and bought the JT. I did end up getting a adjustable track bar when I replace my ball joints just because I was under there and decided to do it. That stock trackbar I took off is currently riding under my buddies JKU with another 30,000+ miles on it. For reference this is how my JKU set for 100,000 miles of those 115,000 miles
Yep, guess that's why mines only off a 1/4 inch, but hey who deals with facts anymore, right!
I think someone has already sent you a link but any geometry change affects the Jeep. Keeping the geometry as close to stock as possible provides a better ride, better tire wear, better mechanical component wear, and also helps eliminate things like death wobble. Yes it may not be 100% necessary with 2”’of lift however we’re driving $50k plus trucks so I think the $300 to keep the axle center is a moot point. Beefed up components also help offset the added stresses of larger tires. I’ve built and wheeled a whole bunch of Jeeps from budget to all out. I’ve experienced enough death wobble on the highway to know I’ll never skimp on any front end components ever again.
I wasn’t as lucky. It’s almost unbelievable that you have 3”’of lift and your axle is 1/4” off center. I mean that math is almost impossible.
I'm neither a engineer or expert but I do know how to read a tape measure, been doing it for almost 20yrs at my job and measuring each side mines sitting right at a 1/4".
What do you all think about a leveling kit? How bad is the rake? Also, I have the max tow, so should I keep the springs and not use the ones that come in the mopar lift kit?
