Hey guys,
First off I just want to say thank you to everyone on this blog that posts reviews and lengthy informative feedback to questions, it’s made learning about all of this a lot easier (and unfortunately has got me completely hooked$$).
OK, so my jeep. I’ve ordered a 2013 JKU Sahara (black) 3.73. I also went with the aluminum 18” (I know I know, but I cant change it now). This is going to be my DD but it will also be seeing dunes and the occasional mountain service road (so nothing crazy). My goal here is to 1. Have a good looking jeep, and 2. Have it handle well on and off road (on road is more important in regards to how it handles).
For tires I will be getting the Toyo Open Country A/T II LT285/75R18 129/126S E10. I’ve based this both on reviews of their performance and I think they look great.
Next question is who makes the best spacers, and can they be dangerous?
Now to the fun part, lifts. I’ve read all the posts I could find on lifts to educate myself hoping to avoid redundancy in posts. I like the Teraflex 2.5” Lift kit but have some questions about it. If I buy it should I buy it without the shocks and buy after market shocks (Fox would be my preference) or do I buy it with the shock adapters and keep my stock suspension? Are their other components I should be adding that will add to the quality of the ride? Steering stabilizer or speed bumps for instance?
I plan to get the Teraflex wheel mount for the spare, I like the independent tire carriers that are not attached to the bumpers (which aren’t in my budget right now anyway.
Any help is really appreciated and thanks in advance! and if anyone has a setup similar to his I’d love to see some pics (or link me to them). Thanks again!
First off I just want to say thank you to everyone on this blog that posts reviews and lengthy informative feedback to questions, it’s made learning about all of this a lot easier (and unfortunately has got me completely hooked$$).
OK, so my jeep. I’ve ordered a 2013 JKU Sahara (black) 3.73. I also went with the aluminum 18” (I know I know, but I cant change it now). This is going to be my DD but it will also be seeing dunes and the occasional mountain service road (so nothing crazy). My goal here is to 1. Have a good looking jeep, and 2. Have it handle well on and off road (on road is more important in regards to how it handles).
For tires I will be getting the Toyo Open Country A/T II LT285/75R18 129/126S E10. I’ve based this both on reviews of their performance and I think they look great.
Next question is who makes the best spacers, and can they be dangerous?
Now to the fun part, lifts. I’ve read all the posts I could find on lifts to educate myself hoping to avoid redundancy in posts. I like the Teraflex 2.5” Lift kit but have some questions about it. If I buy it should I buy it without the shocks and buy after market shocks (Fox would be my preference) or do I buy it with the shock adapters and keep my stock suspension? Are their other components I should be adding that will add to the quality of the ride? Steering stabilizer or speed bumps for instance?
I plan to get the Teraflex wheel mount for the spare, I like the independent tire carriers that are not attached to the bumpers (which aren’t in my budget right now anyway.
Any help is really appreciated and thanks in advance! and if anyone has a setup similar to his I’d love to see some pics (or link me to them). Thanks again!