Whoo-hoo, another lift thread!
Here's the situation: I have a 1999 TJ SE manual transmission that is bone stock. 215-75R15 BFG AT tires on Grizzly rims. About 80,000 miles on the clock. Runs like a champ, and no mechanical or electrical problems so far. I use it for transportation, not as a toy. The issues that I am running into with the stock setup are bouncing the gas tank skid plate off of stuff, bottoming out the suspension on a pretty regular basis when it's loaded and I'm up in the hills and general ground clearance getting to where I want to go. Oh, and I've lifted tires off the ground on occasion. Lifting a tire is not really a problem it seems as the Jeep still goes down the trail, but still...
I've determined that these issues can be corrected with a bit larger tires and a small lift kit / suspension upgrade to accommodate the larger tires. I'm not in a position to write a check and drive off in a totally upgraded Jeep, so this will be an ongoing upgrade project.
I am looking at three lift kits.
The JKS Jspec 2" kit that was just released a little while ago.
The DPG OME 2 1/2" Deluxe kit
The BDS 2" spring and shock kit with some additional parts like JKS front track bar and rear location bracket from OME, etc.
All in, they run about the same amount of money. What are some opinions on these kits? I'm really leaning towards the JKS Jspec as a base to build on, and I'm going to end up with other JKS suspension parts eventually anyway.
Max tire size will be 33x12.50R15 on 15x8 wheels, with an intermediate step of 31x10.50 tires on the current wheels.
Here's the situation: I have a 1999 TJ SE manual transmission that is bone stock. 215-75R15 BFG AT tires on Grizzly rims. About 80,000 miles on the clock. Runs like a champ, and no mechanical or electrical problems so far. I use it for transportation, not as a toy. The issues that I am running into with the stock setup are bouncing the gas tank skid plate off of stuff, bottoming out the suspension on a pretty regular basis when it's loaded and I'm up in the hills and general ground clearance getting to where I want to go. Oh, and I've lifted tires off the ground on occasion. Lifting a tire is not really a problem it seems as the Jeep still goes down the trail, but still...
I've determined that these issues can be corrected with a bit larger tires and a small lift kit / suspension upgrade to accommodate the larger tires. I'm not in a position to write a check and drive off in a totally upgraded Jeep, so this will be an ongoing upgrade project.
I am looking at three lift kits.
The JKS Jspec 2" kit that was just released a little while ago.
The DPG OME 2 1/2" Deluxe kit
The BDS 2" spring and shock kit with some additional parts like JKS front track bar and rear location bracket from OME, etc.
All in, they run about the same amount of money. What are some opinions on these kits? I'm really leaning towards the JKS Jspec as a base to build on, and I'm going to end up with other JKS suspension parts eventually anyway.
Max tire size will be 33x12.50R15 on 15x8 wheels, with an intermediate step of 31x10.50 tires on the current wheels.