DaveB
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Hey y'all. I've got a 2017 Jeep Sport JK...2 door shorty. I bought it to tow behind the motorhome in 2017. So it is PRISTINE. Never seen snow, never mudded...I don't think I've even put it in 4WD ever, LOL. It is a pavement princess with 25,000km on it. Anyways, the motorhome went away with the (now ex) wife 2 years ago, but I hung on to the Jeep (and my Challenger). This Jeep was supposed to come with the cheapo wheels and 225-75-16, but the dealership put on the aluminum Jeep wheels and tires from (I think) a Sahara with 245-75-17....so like 3 inches taller. I had to get the speedo corrected in the computer....dealership did it for free.
ANYWAYS: this rig will always be a pavement machine. I intend to get another moho one day after my bank account recovers from symptoms of divorce. Winter boredom has kicked in and drinking beer in my garage looking at my parked Challenger and Jeep, my OCD kicks in. Jeep needs to sit about 2" taller. Anyone have any experience with short lift kits? I've been on "Just Jeeps" website (apparently ships from within Canada) and there are dozens of kits. I tend to not like the idea of cheapo spacer kits...so looking at full kits. Brands: AEV, Superlift, Rough Country, Warrior, Rubicon Express, Terraflex, Readylift, Quadratec....holy hell.
So I'm going to stick with the rims and tires I have...no intention of going larger than 30-31" in height as the gearing is steep already...6th gear just idles down the highways. I'm going to admit right up front I'm only doing it for the mall crawler look...some pretty springs and shocks, Hahaha. I just don't want to lose the stock ride and steering. Any experiences?
ANYWAYS: this rig will always be a pavement machine. I intend to get another moho one day after my bank account recovers from symptoms of divorce. Winter boredom has kicked in and drinking beer in my garage looking at my parked Challenger and Jeep, my OCD kicks in. Jeep needs to sit about 2" taller. Anyone have any experience with short lift kits? I've been on "Just Jeeps" website (apparently ships from within Canada) and there are dozens of kits. I tend to not like the idea of cheapo spacer kits...so looking at full kits. Brands: AEV, Superlift, Rough Country, Warrior, Rubicon Express, Terraflex, Readylift, Quadratec....holy hell.
So I'm going to stick with the rims and tires I have...no intention of going larger than 30-31" in height as the gearing is steep already...6th gear just idles down the highways. I'm going to admit right up front I'm only doing it for the mall crawler look...some pretty springs and shocks, Hahaha. I just don't want to lose the stock ride and steering. Any experiences?
