Leveling

[devildogg]

Was wondering if any one has experience with these leveling kits
http://www.quadratec.com/products/16190_0009.htm 
with the bumper and winch the JK has about an 1 1/2" sag in the front and I would like to straighten it up a bit, I don't want to get into handling issues. will this effect the drivability at all?

Thanks again
David

[w squared]

It looks like that kit adds 2" to the front and 1" to the rear - it's a cheap way to fit bigger tires on your JK.

You may want to look at either a cheaper option (no spacers in the rear - just enough of a spacer in the front to be level) or a more expensive (better) option - Currie makes a JK levelling kit that also allows more suspension travel if you add long travel shocks.

http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_info.php/cPath/3601_3603_3613/products_id/32593

Currie also offers the front and rear kits separately, so you don't have to touch your rear suspension if you don't want to.

In my limited experience, I've found that there seem to be three steps towards being happy with a mod to your Jeep.

#1. Decide what you want your Jeep to do that it currently doesn't. Don't mod just because someone else thinks you should, or someone tells you that you can't wheel on 32's.

#2. Do your research - determine what's available that can get you that performance. A good question to ask is "Why is Brand X $500 cheaper than Brand Y?". Odds are that the answer isn't just the brand name...there's probably differences in the components.

#3. When you purchase, don't cheap out.  You don't need the biggest, baddest, squishiest long arm coilover desert racing rig ever built...but if you buy cut-rate suspension components you'll end up regretting it. I don't know anyone that's expressed buyer's remorse over buying Currie, Clayton or OME suspension parts.

[devildogg]

It looks like that kit adds 2" to the front and 1" to the rear - it's a cheap way to fit bigger tires on your JK.

You may want to look at either a cheaper option (no spacers in the rear - just enough of a spacer in the front to be level) or a more expensive (better) option - Currie makes a JK levelling kit that also allows more suspension travel if you add long travel shocks.

http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_info.php/cPath/3601_3603_3613/products_id/32593

Currie also offers the front and rear kits separately, so you don't have to touch your rear suspension if you don't want to.

In my limited experience, I've found that there seem to be three steps towards being happy with a mod to your Jeep.

#1. Decide what you want your Jeep to do that it currently doesn't. Don't mod just because someone else thinks you should, or someone tells you that you can't wheel on 32's.

#2. Do your research - determine what's available that can get you that performance. A good question to ask is "Why is Brand X $500 cheaper than Brand Y?". Odds are that the answer isn't just the brand name...there's probably differences in the components.

#3. When you purchase, don't cheap out.  You don't need the biggest, baddest, squishiest long arm coilover desert racing rig ever built...but if you buy cut-rate suspension components you'll end up regretting it. I don't know anyone that's expressed buyer's remorse over buying Currie, Clayton or OME suspension parts.

 My objective is mainly to level the Jeep, and gain a little bit of lift for future mods. my plan, now that I have the winch and bumper, next would be to gain a bit of clearance 33's ? , maybe a wheel spacer and flat fenders and that would be about it, except for maybe some better armour

Is terra Flex low end product, I have been researching on the net but as many lifts that are available there is a thousand differnt opinions
Thanks

[w squared]

As far as I know, flat fenders and wheel spacers will get you all the room you need to run 33's. I think that the Currie kit is designed to let you run 33's with the stock fenders.

I don't know that I'd call Teraflex a "low end" product - I've got a set of their bump stop extensions on my rig and I haven't had any issues. That said, I don't think that Teraflex offers the same level of component that Currie or Clayton would. For a bumpstop extension, or a coil spacer it probably isn't a big deal. For coils, shocks, or control arms....I'd probably go with OME, Clayton, or Currie.