No doubt... The full enchilada takes a lot of tinkering and clearance issues and driveline adjustments, etc... It's not plug and play for the majority of installations. I went with the "extra clearance skid" from UCF and it still was a lot of work. I can only imagine what you get with the Ultra High Clearance skid (typically only used with manual trans). But the clearance is beautiful!!! My daughter is 5'6"...Wish I had known this a few months ago. Lol. Chris is dead on. The result is awesome but everything that goes into it is more than it appears.
They advertise that, but I tried it and it definitely requires a hammer to the tub and piano fingers. a 1" lift is still the way to go.... stick one of the Rokmen skid plates on there that work with the 1/2" body lift.
Interesting. At one point I had the Rokmen 1/2” body lift and their skid and I didn’t have to hammer anything at all.They advertise that, but I tried it and it definitely requires a hammer to the tub and piano fingers. a 1" lift is still the way to go.
But they also don't sell the skid for my year range anymore so maybe there's something to that as well..
Yep, it’s a rabbit hole that you really have to be prepared for. I went into it thinking I could have it done in a day. Boy was I wrong! I ran into many of the same issues you did.Wish I had known this a few months ago. Lol. Chris is dead on. The result is awesome but everything that goes into it is more than it appears.
So true. I tried to install it on my stock rubicon and quickly realized the need for upper control arms at the least.Yep, it’s a rabbit hole that you really have to be prepared for. I went into it thinking I could have it done in a day. Boy was I wrong! I ran into many of the same issues you did.
Yes, and you really need lowers as well. Doing it without a full set of adjustable control arms is a bad idea.So true. I tried to install it on my stock rubicon and quickly realized the need for upper control arms at the least.
Thanks, my reasoning for doing it now is because I'm ordering a new drive line and want to make sure I get it right. An inch and a half gain is better than nothing.You have a Rubicon, which has the 241 Transfer case. It's larger than 231. I wheel with a friend who owns a Rubicon and has a UCF No body lift skid and I think he netted around 1.25" more ground clearance over the factory transmission/T-case skid. I think that will be the most you can do without a body lift to clear your garage door and gain a couple inches. What's not mentioned above is if you have the stock rear driveshaft, you'll need to replace it with a double cardan. Those can be had for around $300 or a local DS shop can modify yours.
I run Currie double adjustable uppers with no issues on 4" lift, & Savvy UA/TT.From my experience, don't bother with Rockjock rear adjustables. The single and double adjustables didn't offer enough length for a 4" lift with Tummy Tuck.
About 1-1/2 yrs. ago.