I see lot's of great looking setups here. I really want to level my truck, but my concern is wear on CV joins and the UCAs. That being said, should one want to go with 2 or 2.5" in the front, what would any expert recommend without an actual real lift kit? Would there be any way to upgrade CVs to deal with the larger angle? Would upgraded UCAs help?

What about in the rear? If one adds some lift to the rear, say 1.5" with blocks, extra spring etc, any concern with the any of the rear suspension components wearing prematurely?

thank you!

 

I've read a lift is best to keep the same geometry as factory for your CV axles. But not everyone can afford or need a 4"+ lift. I have also read leveling kits at or under 2.5" is fine, at or under 2" would be even better. Neither me or any of my friends are having CV issues with our leveling kits, and that's a combined 100k+ miles.

 

Ended up trimming them and they work and look great.

 

Looks like 2" is a safe route without too much stress on the existing components. So now, after reading through several threads, looks like once the truck is leveled, if you put a lot of weight in the bed, the front may rise and the rear sag. Besides it looking bad, I'm concerned about lighting when driving at night. Maybe the lights will not illuminate the road as well due to the change in angle. That being said, I'm thinking of doing something with the leaf springs in the rear. Has anyone tried adding a leaf or completely swapping out all the leafs for something more heavy duty? It will probably give some added height in the back, which I won't mind. So long as the front goes up a bit, and the rear won't under load..

 

This is your fault! All your pics looked so good. I had to order the rims I wanted. Discount tire eBay store had 100 off a specific sets of rims over 100. Now my wife is angry at me! Worth it

 

 

I can keep the stock 275/65 LT Wranglers for now. Only bad part about this whole issue is I was just on vacation so I won't have time this week to get the rims swapped out. Hoping somehow it's slow when I go back in to work.