Thank you for telling @setexascustoms the correct way (your way) to do things. Surely nobody here wants to see anything from a budget build, built not bought. I'm really not into 3 wheeling, so I'd rather get as much articulation as my build can do. I do understand your build, it's beautiful and probably well built. Good job.Lift height doesn't determine tire clearance, bump stops do. My mojave only has a 2" lift and the 37s don't rub even with the sway bar disconnected (yes the mojave has more fender clearance than a sport). The 2" bump stop extensions keep the tires from rubbing even if you pulled the springs out. That is the proper way to set up your suspension. With enough bump stop you could get away with 2.5" and 37s even on a sport, but you'd want to modify or swap fenders to maintain uptravel.
The correct way is the correct way period. You could run a 6" spring with factory bump stops and you'd still rub. The bumpstops are the only thing that prevents that period. Unless of course you just run a long enough shock that it bottoms out before you rub, but that's real hard on the shocks and rides pretty rough. You could run 37s and no lift if you bump accordingly, but the limited up travel won't ride well either. Asking what lift size for what size tire is like asking what belt size for what size shoe, it's the wrong question. The mojave isn't our rock rig, the wife's JLUR is built for that, the 2.5" fox shocks just don't have the travel to avoid the 3 wheeling in situations like I pictured. They soak up the washboards in the desert at freeway speed too well for me to swap them out just yet. I'm not ready to drop $3k on comparable shocks with more travel... yet.
Bump stops and fender clearance. I was specifically asking about the chopped Sport fenders since that's something you don't see very often. I currently have a 2.5" lift with 2" of additional bump in the front, and .75" lift with no additional bump in the rear. I'm quite happy with this for a budget setup and wheel it often and hard. I'm eventually going to install either a Rusty's or RK lift with the upper links triangulated in the rear, but it's going to be in stages. Knowing that I could wheel disconnect on 37s with the fenders chopped in the mean timeis valuable, so thanks to Proximo for confirming his setup.
I definitely wasn't arguing against chopped fenders or increasing clearance. Obviously you're aware that that is the only way to increase actual tire clearance without adding bump stops. I don't see ever going beyond 37s on the gladiator so the mojave stock high clearance fenders work for me. Mine is as budget build as you'll find. AEV 2" spacer kit with shock extensions to retain the factory shocks. The 37s were on clearance on Walmart's site and cost me $412 for all 4 shipped to the house. The factory 33s only had 1100 miles on them at that point and I sold them for $600. I'm adding the rock krawler triangulated 4 link in the rear as soon as this heat wave passes.Bump stops and fender clearance. I was specifically asking about the chopped Sport fenders since that's something you don't see very often. I currently have a 2.5" lift with 2" of additional bump in the front, and .75" lift with no additional bump in the rear. I'm quite happy with this for a budget setup and wheel it often and hard. I'm eventually going to install either a Rusty's or RK lift with the upper links triangulated in the rear, but it's going to be in stages. Knowing that I could wheel disconnect on 37s with the fenders chopped in the mean timeis valuable, so thanks to Proximo for confirming his setup.
