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Notes on the AEV spacer lift.

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Rumpofsteelskin

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looks great! What size tires are you running in these pics?
315/70/17’s (35-ish) I don’t have any issues with them rubbing anything other than the front swaybar, mostly because I was impatient and installed them on stock wheels. That issue will be remedied in about a week or so, as I am awaiting new wheels with an appropriate offset (or backspacing, if you’d prefer).
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What offset is needed for this spacer lift on a rubicon with stock suspension?
The AEV 2" Spacer Lift can be used with stock wheels on a JT. If you need wheels with less backspacing then stock with this lift, it would be because of the tire size, primarily the width, not the lift. Although with a JT Rubicon running the wider axle you should have an easier time clearing larger tires.

The AEV lift maintains the same axle articulation as stock, it is just doing everything 2" higher.
 

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The AEV 2" Spacer Lift can be used with stock wheels on a JT. If you need wheels with less backspacing then stock with this lift, it would be because of the tire size, primarily the width, not the lift. Although with a JT Rubicon running the wider axle you should have an easier time clearing larger tires.

The AEV lift maintains the same axle articulation as stock, it is just doing everything 2" higher.
Got it. I’m going into a 37/12.5/17, so wanting to be sure I clear that lower control arm or determine if I need to get an aftermarket control arm to account for this. Looking at 4.5 backspacing with -12 offset as a start point.
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