Jeep Wrangler suspension lift kits offer offroad enthusiasts an excellent way to add additional capability to their vehicle. However, here are some things that you need to consider when looking at suspension lifts to ensure that your vehicle remains safe when driving it.
Complete Kits
When looking for Jeep Wrangler suspension kits, it is essential that the kit you purchase has all the parts needed and that they are engineered to work correctly to keep the original suspension geometry intact. There are kits on the market that only add height to the suspension but can alter the caster and camber in the front end and adversely affect the vehicle's handling.
Most major manufacturers of suspension lift kits understand how critical it is to keep the angles and geometry right when adding more travel under the Jeep. If the suspension geometry is off, tires will wear incorrectly, the ride quality will suffer, and the handling on the road can become dangerous.
Manufacturers making suspension lift kits with longer control arms, additional steering parts that are altered to align correctly, and longer shocks have spent time to engineer their product for your safety, making them worth the extra cost that typically comes with them.
In some scenarios, kits that drop the suspension mount points using modified brackets can work. Still, often while keeping the geometry correct, they create problems with low brackets and components hanging under the vehicle that can snap rocks, trees, and other obstacles as you drive. The best kits avoid this through re-engineering of the parts used in the suspension and perform better in real-world environments.
Lift Kit Installation
Installing Jeep Wrangler suspension lift kits can be a little tricky, so it can be better to have a professional install the system for you. A complete suspension system can involve removing the entire stock suspension and steering from your Jeep and replacing the parts with the new parts that come with the kit.
Often, this amount of modification means that the vehicle will need to have a full four-wheel alignment completed on it after the new system is installed. Most offroad and four-wheel drive shops can handle the work and align the vehicle before returning it to you.
If you are considering adding larger tires and wheels with the suspension system, the shop tech can help you determine what will fit best on the vehicle with the new suspension. The wheel you choose can also be critical and vary by the suspension lift kit design you are using, so it is essential to measure the space under the Jeep and order wheels and tires that work well with your suspension.
Reach out to a company like Rock Slayer Off Road Inc. to see what suspension kits they have.
