Mopar lift regrets

[Desert Outlaw]

Front swaybar disconnected, 6" front lift/4.5" rear lift 4.5" EVO Enforcer lift. Stock driveshaft. Steer Smarts track bar. I plan on changing the driveshaft to the Adams shaft I have on hand.

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[TrainMan]

Set your tires at 30psi then go down or up from there. I run 28 cold.

 

[TrainMan]

Look at the tire sidewall or consult with the tire manufacturer. I'm running stock/OEM PSI due to running Patagonias. But, PSI varies.

Sidewall will only show Max PSI which is always too high.

 

[AzRob]

I love the Mopar lift It rides great feels great and I have had ZERO complaints since the day I had it installed

Check this out here....

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...for-someone-with-2-lift-w-35-37s.36971/page-2

I posted several times but post 6 is a good picture, and Post 18 is the important one you will definitely want to look at... it compares my wife's stock rubicon on 35's to my Mopar lift Rubicon on 35's with height measurements. too.

The whole thread will answer some of your questions.

I did not add track bars. I asked the dealer and even an independent 4x4 shop told me... "if it feels good and you aren't having problems... Leave it alone and don't put them on."

But my best advise is spend the money and have the dealer install it. Almost all the problems Im seeing on this forum is from people installing it themselves.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Kits not even on it. Yet. It’s all the internet hype and one video in particular you tube
2 inch review of mopar lift for July/jt By jl life off-road. He really slams it. So now I am second guessing my self

Basing it on a YT review? Ouch. Be careful about that as many of those are to make money - and won't agree with the majority of owners.
A lot of forum members run it and so far, I've not seen complaints.
I didn't want to go a full 2" otherwise that's one direction I considered based on forum members talking about it.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

You haven’t torn your boot or bound up the u joints ?

With a 2" lift?? Doubtful you'd bind up the u joints.

 

[wanderer]

With a 2" lift?? Doubtful you'd bind up the u joints.

No he has a 4.5 inch lift

 

[wanderer]

Watch the review. I don’t really listen to opinions but judge only what I see as factual like think walls. On control arms or lack of side to side movements on joints. You things that be actually seen. But do me a favor and watch the video and give me your feed back thanks

 

[ShadowsPapa]

He's picking nits on a couple of things. Thin walls? Well, it depends a bit on the USE of your vehicle. For extreme rock crawling, really hammering on it, perhaps, but even what he showed wasn't damaged all that much, and no, for a tube of that design, sorry, he's got some decent points otherwise, but he's not an engineer. I also wasn't totally impressed with his initial talk on springs.
As far as trackbar - I agree as you do want the axle pretty well centered under the truck and the springs upright, not at an extreme angle such as 3" of lift without recentering the axle would give.
Just my opinion, but I don't agree with his "too thin" comments.
I do agree that if you take your truck into the extremes and compress to the max, extend to the max, those control arm bushing joints aren't going to last forever. They aren't made for side-to-side flexing.

Again, just IMO, much of what he's talking about is for more extreme use than even many here would subject their JT to.
I have mixed feelings about this particular review.
I don't agree with the comment about it being junk, or the control arm walls being too thin for typical use. I do agree with the trackbar thing, especially if you used the lift on a Sport or Overland and ended up with over 2" of lift.
And if you do a lot of extreme off-road, then you may want a more robust kit.

But then that's just me.

 

[Lawdog800]

I love the Mopar lift It rides great feels great and I have had ZERO complaints since the day I had it installed


But my best advise is spend the money and have the dealer install it. Almost all the problems Im seeing on this forum is from people installing it themselves.

what are the problems people are having.?

 

[wanderer]

I have found in my journeys that I sometimes end up in some pretty sketchy locations. Like the time in my jlur where I thought it was just a rough trail
But later after several 18” size rocks to crawl
Over it was actually a dry creek bed only part of the year. So I want something pretty dependable for when I make that wrong turn. What about the stiff ride? Real or not? And what happens in other kits with dual spring rates when you drop that winch on your front end?

 

[AzRob]

I don’t really listen to opinions but judge only what I see as factual like think walls

SO....... you started a thread on a FORUM........ with lots of people....... but DON'T want opinions?

Good Luck with that!

 

[wanderer]

SO....... you started a thread on a FORUM........ with lots of people....... but DON'T want opinions?

Good Luck with that!

You misunderstand. I want opinions from
Members here with unbiased opinions based on their personal experience. Not from you tubers. Who have vested interested in this product or that I would like to hear what you have to say based on your experience

 

[AzRob]

You misunderstand. I want opinions from
Members here with unbiased opinions based on their personal experience. Not from you tubers. Who have vested interested in this product or that I would like to hear what you have to say based on your experience

Sorry I guess I was wrong.

 

[wanderer]

Sorry I guess I was wrong.

No worries I confuse my self often enough. It is all those voices in my head ?

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