So far as suspension lifts go, my personal opinion is there are a lot of good brands to choose from out there... but Skyjacker and Rough Country are not two of those good brands. Those two would be the very last brands I'd go with. I know Quadratec makes them and their QT branded wheels seem like the best but they're not. I stopped looking at Quadratec probably 15 years ago, they are just a dealer who resells whatever brands they can make a good profit on. You may want to send a message to member
@Steve Crawford who just messaged me with all kinds of problems with his recently installed Quadratec 3.5" suspension lift.
If I wanted a good quality but inexpensive suspension lift package, I'd go with a Zone. 3". I don't personally run Zone, I run Currie, but Zone gets nothing but solid recommendations and their lifts are pretty complete. OME is another good manufacturer, it'd be right up there with Zone. Good shocks that are only moderately priced yet provide an excellent ride on the road but awesome offroad control include Rancho's newer RS5000x which is gas-charged. Don't confuse the recommended RS5000x with Rancho's older hydraulic RS5000 which rides way too stiffly for a Wrangler.
Wheel-wise, that's a matter of what rocks your boat style-wise. But you can do better than Quadratec's rebadged wheels, that is for sure. One brand that is sold by nearly every 4x4 shop in the US is American Racing which makes good quality low-cost wheels. Like at
http://www.americanracing.com/wheel...odelID=&search=1&redirectTo=browse-wheels.cfm. I love their AR23 which I used to run before getting beadlocks but then I'm an old guy and that style isn't exactly too stylish on the street right now.
What you want are wheels with a 5x4.5" mounting bolt pattern and somewhere between 3.75" and 4" of backspacing. A 15x8" is more desirable for offroading, I'd only go for a bigger diameter if it's more for street and looks. Not to mention most tires are less costly for 15" wheels and there's a bigger selection of Jeep-appropriate offroad type tires with 15" wheels. If you plan to offroad much I'd avoid 10" wide wheels and stick with an 8" wide wheel. You can air your tires down to lower air pressures safely with an 8" wide wheel than with a 10" wide wheel... which means the tire is less likely to unseat when aired way down on an 8" wide wheel than if it was a 10" wide wheel. It takes more air pressure to keep the tire seated against two edges that are only 8" apart than when they are 10" apart.
The above is just one old guy's personal opinions, no doubt you'll get other great opinions here too.
