2.5" Lift?
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tastethebeast
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aemfinger
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Lots of pics here
Leveling kit and 35's!!!
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Leveling kit and 35's!!!
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...&share_tid=39282&share_fid=59401&share_type=t
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catahoula
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catahoula
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JKbrick
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For 33s you can also put on a set of 18/59 or 19/60 springs off of a 4 door for around 1" to 1.5" of lift, you could possibly find them for free. I found a set on Craigslist for $50.
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AllAmericanInfidel
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Here is my 2013 with 33s and no lift. Not very feasible for anything but the pavement.
And here is the same Jeep with 33s and just a leveling kit. Space between the tires and fender flares looks just right IMO and with the proper bump stops, no rubbing.
Although a 4 door, here are the same 33s on a my rig with no lift.
And the same 33s with a 2.5" lift. In my opinion they look small and dis-proportioned.
And finally the same rig with 35s and a 2.5" lift.
In my opinion, 2.5" of lift for a 33" tire is too much. A JK's wheel wells swallow even a 35" tire. With a 33 and 2.5" of lift, there is just too much space between the small tire and the flare. With 2.5" of lift, you really need a 35" tire to fill in the space, or it just looks like a weird high 1980's look in my opinion. If it were me in your position, I would stick to a leveling kit with 33s or a 2.5" lift with 35s.
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NotaconJKU
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2.5in RC lift with the 2.2 shocks,RC 1.25 body lift,RC front sway bar disconnects on 33s. I know people will knock RC but I have had no problems with any of my RC products on my jeep. And yes I have had it off the beaten path. Been on for over year and 10k+ miles so far.
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love2wheel
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I have to agree. I enjoy rc lift. Rides good. On the trails every weekend
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Eezybreezy08
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Eezybreezy08
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This is the evo leveling kit. Also put a 3/4 spacer front to compensate for bumper and winch, with 35
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tastethebeast
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I can't believe you got that much lift out of that kit!
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Eezybreezy08
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I wish I would've measured the front before I changed. I love it. My jeep sits as high as some folks with 3 in lift or so it seems give or take. And it does just fine off road. It was nice what a little $230 leveling kit from evo will do, or however much it was.
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I'm new to the forum, but feel like I can offer some advice on this one. I was in the same situation as you a couple years back; those were the same 3 lifts I was considering. I ended up with the AEV 2.5 because a local shop near me was running a special on the install price if you bought the lift from them- ended up being a pretty good deal. Anyways, I hated the idea of having geometry correction brackets instead of extended control arms, but it's been a complete non-issue for over 50k miles and it rides like a dream. I can't comment on how it rides compared to a completely stock jeep, since when I bought mine new the dealer for some reason had already installed a "leveling kit" which was really just a couple cheap 2" coil spacers in the front and it kind of rode like shit- definitely rides much better with the AEV kit. Another cool thing about it is that AEV makes 2 separate kits for the 2 and 4 door so you end up with a true 2.5" lift, at least that was my experience. I also ran it with the stock Rubicon tires and spidertrax spacers for a while and I thought it looked pretty good, not too disproportionate, and received compliments all the time.