20 Best 4 Inch Lift Kit For Jeep Jk (2023 Updated)

Fairly lengthy process for me – took about 10 hours in total over a couple of days. I have a lift and access to most tools. Rear portion was straight forward and easy to install – about 2-3 hours. The front portion was a nightmare – took about 7 hours.

Had trouble with the springs (even with a spring compressor). Had to remove the upper control arms and driveshaft to get the axle low enough to install the springs. This caused the axle to move considerably towards the driver side of the vehicle.

Had to use ratchet straps to get the axle in the correct position to reconnect all of the control arms and drive shaft. Provide hardware for the mount for the upper portion of the seat bar end links were too long causing them to strike the sway bar end link.

Brake line extension/relocation brackets were not sufficient to extend the factory brake lines with the lift – had to order new brake lines. Now that I finally have the lift installed, I have a big vibration somewhere in the driveline and need to take it to a shop to find the source – I suspect increased pinion angle is the problem.

In addition to the vibration, the rear is VERY bouncy (I did end up ordering the complete leaf springs instead of the add-a-leaf) – hoping this calms down over time. Overall, not sure that I am sure that I would recommend this lift to anyone.

I purchased this lift for my sons 2000 Jeep XJ and so far I’m very pleased. Parts seem to be of good quality at an affordable price. Have not hit any trails with it yet but I imaging it will perform just fine as we don’t do any heavy wheeling.

I did opt to purchase the adjustable track bar which is vital to centering the axle. I was also hoping to not have any driveline vibrations, but that’s not the case so we had to install the slip yoke eliminator kit with the double cardon drive shaft.

One thing I would like to see is this kit sold without shocks so I could purchase ones of my choosing, but for now I’ll be utilizing the RC ones. Very easy install, did it myself took about 4-5 hours.

I read some reviews about the back sitting a bit higher than the front so I purchased some 1/2” spacers for the front coils and I’m still sitting high in the rear. Hopefully after it settles it will level out.

All in all I would recommend this lift for anyone in the market for full 3”.

All I wanted was a kit that would allow me to get it up so I could put on 31” tires. This kit had everything I wanted with the control arms and full leaf springs at a more than good price. And let me tell you it was awesome when it was all installed….

I attempted to do the installation myself to save money but it ended up being and epic fail. (Keep in mind I’ve never worked on a car a day in my life) I ended up braking shock bolts and being unable to remove the old riusted out leaf springs.

Ended up taking it to big o tires and got the lift installed for $500 witch was about $200 cheaper than all the other places I reached out to. I also was able to get the new tires mounted there at the same time.

Long story short it was awesome and I totally recommend. One con is my tires rub on the new control arms so I’ll be purchasing the rough country wheel spacer kit to fix that. Looking forward to getting them installed at some point.

10/10 recommend.

I have a 2 door ’09 Wrangler Rubicon that has aftermarket bumpers and a winch. When I hauled bikes with a rear hitch mount carrier, the rear of the jeep dropped. I purchased this 1. 5″ lift kit and new shocks to try and level the jeep.

(It previously had a 2″ spacer in the front, which I removed when installing the lift kit. ) However, even with the Teraflex lift kit it was dragging in the back, so I tried the 1″ rear spring spacers, and it was not enough.

The 2″ has the Jeep setting great, but it seems that the lift kit should have leveled the Jeep without any spacers. The springs are much nicer than the original springs.

I installed this on my 2019 JL because I cant stand the factory antenna always whipping around and to be honest, its ugly. This Reflex antenna works just as good as far as reception goes, but they could of put a squared off section on the bottom so you can tighten it up with a wrench like the factory version.

You cant tell by the pictures but the shaft is flexible and not stiff like you may think. Overall its a great replacement and dresses up the Jeep really well.

Great product. I have the Mopar entry guard set on my Jeep. We got these as a Quadratec pack when we bought the floor lines. These are the same quality as the Mopar ones so buy with confidence. Just clean your area really well with rubbing alcohol before applying and you should be good!.

Beware of oversights/omissions in both the hard copy and online instructions. Installed this kit on my 2021 JL Rubicon. Issues to be aware of include the photos and instructions which do not cover all of the hardware that may need to be disconnected to properly lower your axles enough to be able to easily remove the coil springs and install the spacers.

There’s an additional wiring harness that needs to be removed on the front axle of a Rubicon directly below the vent tube that is not shown in the pics nor noted in the instructions. Also the torque specs that are noted to install the provided stabilizer links ended up being too strong and crushed the inner sleeves.

(Or the quality of the sleeve material was insufficient for the required torque) On the rear axle install, the very lower mounting bolts that hold the shock extension brackets on are too long and make contact with the crush sleeve provided to be installed directly above them.

Also there was no mention instructions of having to remove the E brake parking cables to allow the rear axle to droop far enough to be able to remove the springs. Outside of these issues finished product results were as specified.

Installed on my 2020 JLU Sting Gray Rubicon along with 35×12. 50R17 Ridge Grapplers with black Fuel Rebel 17×9″ wheels with 5″ backpsacing. Fantastic setup. Install was pretty easy. Went with the V2 shock -worth the extra $$$- setup on mine, along with RC front and rear adjustable track bars to re-center my axles, and RC adjustable lower front control arms to regain proper caster.

In my opinion, that is a complete kit with a 2. 5″ lift. Rough Country was more than amazing through the whole thing. They even sent me a couple front sway bar end-links free of charge because I over-torqued the ones that came with the kit.

(Heads up installers, -obviously- go off Rough Country’s torque specs. If you torque the swaybar end links down to factory torque, you will crush the inner bushing sleeve. ) That was clearly on me though.

I also went with a set of MetalCloak polyurethane lower spring isolators up front. Toss the factory plastic ones, as they can sometimes cause spring bow. Other than that, could not recommend this kit enough.

Thank you very much, Rough Country!!.

I will start with the Pros of the lift. This lift was very affordable and it gave the proper height that was expected. Overall, the lift was simple to install with basic tools. The parts and pieces were packaged well and separated into individual bags for easy identification.

The ride remains the same as stock due to only adding spacers. The Cons: I ended up having to buy new hardware due to several of the bolts having major burs in the threads. These burs were so prevalent that I could not run the securing nuts down to be seated.

My options were either buy new hardware or use a thread chaser on many of them. I opted to purchase new hardware all around. The instructions are printed in black and white which makes some steps hard to identify what exactly they are depicting.

If you are fairly mechanically inclined you should have no trouble with this but for someone that may lack a little experience, this could be a hurdle. There is no reason that in the year 2021 we should be printing in black and white.

With this kit, I added front and rear adjustable track bars and adjustable control arms. I intend to swap to lift springs at a later date. At the time of this review, most springs seem to be on backorder or hard to obtain.

Overall, for a budget friendly lift, I think this is a good option. Just be sure to check your hardware and ensure all items will thread.

I’ve put 7K miles on this lift. Daily driver. Lift was put on for cosmetic purposes only. Running 35×12. 50R17 Kenda Klever 30PSI all around after chalk tire test. Recently returned from Jeep Invasion after running down I-75 at 80mph I realized how happy I am with the ride of this lift.

I’m also running the N3 Dual Steering Stabilizer. The only complaint I have comes from the rear. Lately I’ve began to get more bounce/shake when going over a rough patch in the road. Maybe I just need to check the shocks.

Other than that I’d recommend it if you’re just looking to give your Jeep a little more height. I’m pretty satisfied. I did make sure after the initial 1K miles of travel I went back and torqued everything up as per the instructions.

I’m now looking at possibly going to their 4” or 6” Long Arm kit because… well bigger is better right? 😉.

on highway much improved ,less body roll, more precise steering. Off road a bit firmer on little bumps, great articulation and control!, should include new rear bumpers with kit.

These worked great to give me more room on full droop after a 3.5 BDS Lift Install. Be sure to instal al bolts before trying to tighten them down. Its a tight fit but well worth the price!!

It can be very difficult to find accessories, parts, kits, for my 2003 Tundra, so it was nice to find this first generation Tundra suspension kit for my truck. Utilizing the preexisting front coil-overs and maximizing factory parts, you get the best value with this kit and installation wasn’t terribly difficult for me, personally (only needed two jack stands, one hydraulic jack, no air-tools, no impact wrenches, just my socket set, pickle fork, etc.

basic tools for most home garages). My only beef would be that the kit does not come with extended sway bar end links. The factory sway bar is at too severe an angle to meet with the OE end links (threaded rod at top, 90 degree ball joint at bottom), and it is virtually impossible to find a suitable end link in an extended or adjustable version to make it work.

I had to buy OE end links and weld an extension to the threaded rod on top to make it long enough to mate with the sway bar. Also, the kit did not come with rear shocks, and your old shock absorbers are not going to have enough travel after the lift is installed.

Make sure you buy a pair of Tuff Country’s SX8000 (that they recommend) or some rear shock that compresses to 14″ and extends to 26″. I used Bilstein’s. 46mm Monotube Shock Absorber (item#24-185417).

If you buy Tuff Country’s SX8000, be advised that you have to also purchase the rubber boots separately (don’t know why the manufacturer doesn’t include it, poor business choice for them). Of course, with most any lift of this size that utilizes the OE rack and pinion, steering performance is going to suffer, depending on your tires.

I’m considering upgrading my power-steering sometime in the future, although I was impressed with the manufacturer taking the time to include poly bushings for the rack and pinion mounting to the lower sub-frame.

All-in-all, I think my truck looks great, and after a precision alignment on the front tires, and replacing all the ball-joints and bushings (while I had the suspension all apart, I figured, “why not?”), my truck performs great.

I would definitely recommend this product to other first generation Tundra owners (unless you want to fork over a few grand for a complete suspension swap out for a lift, in which case, have at that).

Toyota Tundra 2003 SR5 TRD Off-Road 4. 7L V8.

Just finished installing this past weekend on 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5. We took our time and followed the directions, and had great success. Lift arrived 2 weeks ago and was missing 2 of the subframe bolts.

Contacted company on Monday, and they had the replacement bolts at my house on Wed! Relocating R&P does cause steering shaft to rub the factory fuel lines, but I was able to slightly push them up and out of the way.

Installed 33×12. 50s on 20s with a 44mm offset and absolutely no rubbing of tires on frame rails, fenders, or bumper. Kit even includes new R&P bushings. It was a little challenging to install, but it was also my first time.

All in all, great lift! But if ur not prepared to install yourself, you better be ready to fork out another $800 or so to have it done at a shop! Extremely satisfied with the outcome! Wish I could’ve included before and after pics! 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 4WD.

The lift is pretty nice, seems sturdy and well made but there were some issues. Firstly the track bar was the wrong one and was missing hardware as well. I went ahead and upgraded to a JKS track bar so not a deal breaker.

The instructions are crappy. They are in black and white and do not show the bolts and nuts needed, only descriptions of them. Some part numbers were different as well but worked. I used the online colorized version of the instructions and figured out the bolt situation except for one major flaw.

The sway bar end link top bolts did not fit. Wrong threads for the original bracket. I drilled it out and just installed a bolt and nut to hold it but this could be detrimental for someone who doesn’t have the extra hardware laying around.

All in all I like the lift. You will have to recenter your steering wheel or you’ll get a ESC error. Alignment is also recommended. Took me 3 days to install but that was because of working in the afternoons and the cold and dark coming so early.

I’d say if you have all the tools and hood jacks and jacks stands it shouldn’t take more than a day to really get it in and adjusted.

I was nervous when buying this suspension lift kit because the factory ride quality is great and the price was a little steep. I was able to install the lift kit by myself over the course of 40 hours.

I think this speaks to the quality of the product and how DUI friendly it is. It has given my tacoma an awesome off-road look as well as provide exceptional Offroad Ride Quality. Anybody that is thinking about buying this product but are not willing to fork over that cabbage, be patient and save up for these.

You really get what you pay for when it comes to a lifting your truck.

I bought the kit almost 2 years ago. When it arrived it didnt come with the u bolts for the rear end. It also did not come with the exhaust spacers shown. Some of the powder coating had pretty good scratches through to the metal.

The instructions we’re very vague. Once I got the kit installed, and work through all the Kinks in the instructions the kid fit very nicely indefinitely change the appearance of the Jeep. After install I have a slight vibration in the rear end.

I did change the front drive shaft, and that did not help when I finally received the exhaust spacers they did not fit right and would have leaked dramatically. I did not realize that the Bilstein shocks did not come with the rubber shock boot which is caused surface rust to accumulate on the shock.

All in all for the money it’s not a bad kit if you aren’t mechanically inclined. If not you’re definitely going to have an issue working through the instructions. I recommend that you order extended brake lines because the relocation brackets for the brake line retainer didn’t look very sturdy so I didn’t use them I replace the lines.

I am still trying to figure out what exactly is causing the vibration in the rear end. Because of everything involved in the install I would definitely choose a full 2 day weekend if not a 3-day weekend for the install.

That way if anything comes up you have time.