20 Best Lift For Jeep Gladiator (2023 Updated)

I bought and installed this lift in late April of 2020. Here is my 6 month review. A couple of informative points to make first: I installed the lift myself and then took it to a respected and reputable off-road shop in Denver, CO and paid them to perform a thorough verification to look through my install and ensure that everything was done properly.

It passed the test, even the torque specs were checked and everything was torqued properly. Lift installed on a 2020 Jeep Gladiator riding on 35s Ok with that said, let’s get to the review. Drive: On Road: It’s a fairly comfortable ride on smooth pavement.

However, the front end will “jump around” on paved roads when hitting manhole covers or even slight irregularities on the road. I would expect more control. I had an alignment accomplished after install.

Off Road: There is plenty of flex, however I started having immediate issues. After running 7 or 8 trails I noticed a clanging/popping sound coming from the back of the truck. I couldn’t pinpoint it at first, but halfway through the 5 mile trail, I crawled under the truck with some tools and checked every part of the install.

I found that both rear upper sway link mounts on the frame had been completely split through at the 6 o’clock position. This is a complete mess and will be very expensive to fix because it’s the stock mounts welded to the frame.

I took it to a different place that did the inspection I referred to earlier, and they said that it’s because of poor design and that the links are too short for the lift. They told me that this is a common issue they see with Rough Country lifts.

Another problem I have had is with the Forged Adjustable Track Bar. Initially it feels heavy and extremely well built yet I have needed to adjust it back to the correct position over a dozen times – even with normal driving on paved roads.

It would be acceptable if it occasionally needed to be adjusted after running a trail, but that’s not been the case. Instructions: When I purchased the lift, I received a poorly printed, black & white copy with pictures that were very difficult to decipher.

This may have changed recently. Customer Service: Customer service was great the two times I called in to ask questions about my order. They seemed to genuinely care and were very prompt and courteous.

Overall, this budget lift is going to cost me a lot more money if I want to have my rear link mount Reviews on this website are all pretty positive, but search around you’ll find a lot of negative reviews.

So far really enjoying product. Installed by myself. Wasn’t too hard to install but make sure you get a real floor jack to (3 ton or more) to make installation easier. The shocks seem to ride very nicely.

Have done light trails and handles offroad well paired with 37 inch tires. The springs are beastly and so is the forged track bar. The ride quality is slightly improved from stock. I have no complaints.

For the money spent I highly doubt you could find something else comparable.

I’ll be honest and say I’ve always heard people trash rough country for being junk. Maybe it’s their price point or maybe they used to be who knows. But the reality is that this kit was easy enough to install in my own driveway (with a helper) using nothing more than a single floor jack and and a single jack stand.

It actually makes my jeep ride a hair better than stock even with it being lifted. For the sake of full disclosure I also installed their dual steering stabilizer kit. After everything was installed I just took it in for an alignment and I was off on the trails the next day!.

Bought the lift kit so I could go back to my favorite place in Colorado. the lift kit was easy to install and took about 2-3 hours. The hardest part was making sure that all your brake lines on the rear axle will handle the added lift.

, but I didn’t have to do anything. highly recommend getting the alignment done. Took it off roading and it did absolutely amazing. With stock shocks is actually helps with the shocks because they are compressed more so your ride is a little rougher but amazing off the street and on the street.

highly recommend!!!!.

Kit is great but I would have prefered to know some stuff so thats why I am writing down this review. You WILL need to cut some parts of the rear frame/diff AND you WILL need a welder. This kits stretchs the rear only of 3 inches wich brings the rear diff really far behind.

You will need to make new holes for the bolts of the rear sway bar 3 inches back and there is no room for the sway bar when pushed back. You WILL need to relocated or replace exhaust. Front end is pretty easy to install but the rear end is a nightmare.

Also, you will need a new driveshaft since it stretch the back end only. Your rear wheels will also look very “uncentered” in the rear well. Make sure you have the skills to install this kit before tearing down the jeep like I did at home before knowing it would have been that complicated.

Other than that, parts look like they are great quality. I had to buy extra zerks as some were missing.

This kit was semi easy to put on, would have liked the instructions to be a little more detailed. Once we got it figured out it totally made sense. When listing tools needed, they left out a very important tool a “spring coil compressor”, that is a must if you want an easy install.

So far everything looks good and feels good, and the look is much improved with 3” added. Would purchase this kit again. I put that it took us a full day, because we had never put on a lift before, and also we could have used one more jack and for sure the spring coil compressor.

Other than that it would have probably just filled up an afternoon.

Shipping was faster than expected by 2 days! These Skyjacker Black Max look very slick on my 1990 Ford Bronco. The work very well too and were easy to install with a little pre-planning! After I figured out how to put the rubber grommet and the roll pin in using a rubber mallet and bench vise, they all went in very smoothly.

On my Bronco, I didn’t need the roll pin for the upper bolt because the bolt/stud on the frame was made to fit snugly in the grommet of the shock without a roll pin. There were no instructions in the box but it was easy to figure out.

I mounted my shocks with the boot up to help keep any water, mud, or dirt off the piston. The best thing about these shocks is they don’t automatically push out like gas filled shocks and can be pulled in or out easily to get the right length for installation.

Really impressed. Made to match vehicle. Removed KYB Gas shocks from my 2500 Silverado. (Felt like riding on a bouncy ball. ) Installed SkyJacker MAX on all 4. wow. I hit a dip in the road and it absorbed the shock, didn’t cushion it.

Truck doesn’t wander about the lane like before, and when the wind is blowing if feels like your behind a wall not an umbrella. Truck handles terrain like a Baja truck and doesn’t bounce. (Ever drop a quality RC car/truck from a foot high with oil filled shocks onto the table?), same thing squats and rebounds without wheel hop! Went to SkyJacker website to find vehicle spec.

model. Then ordered here (Best Price!) The valving inside the shocks are per vehicle and not all pressurized per length. Pay the extra five to ten bucks per wheel and drive what you wish you’d have gotten!.

I professionally install a ton of Ready Lift kits, generally impressed with them. However, I’ve installed dozens of the JL Wrangler kits and the shock extensions always require modification to fit. Seems like they should resolve this.

It is a good kit. Tacoma owners make sure that if you go 33s, you will need to trim. I would suggest getting UCAs for alignment purposes. I’ve been struggling with alignment with stock UCAs

I have this in my JLU with 35-12.500-20 tires. It looks great and drives great. It looks WAY better than stock!!!! I would recommend to others.

This is a great kit for the price and includes just about everything you need for the lift (and more!). In addition to the coils and shocks, the kit I received had front and rear bump stop extensions, F and R brake line drop brackets, rear sway bar links, F and R track bar brackets, rear track bar reinforcement, rear coil retainer brackets, parking brake extension bracket, a small tool bag and two passenger grab handles.

Based on the inventory sheet, i believe this is the standard contents of the kit although not fully reflected on this website. The only things i needed for my ’13 JK were longer front sway bar links (already had adjustable) and exhaust spacers.

When complete, I am sure i got a full 3. 5″ out of this on my two-door even though I have a steel front bumper and a 9. 5K winch. This was a little more than I expected and it affected my front wheel caster enough to make the steering a little light when I hit bumps or decel quickly (NOT death wobble or even remotely dangerous feeling) so I may follow-up with a control arm drop bracket to reset the front caster geometry closer to stock.

The springs are advertised as stock-like but the ride seems a little bit stiffer. (This may loosen up over time and may also be a factor of the caster issue. ) My biggest complaint with the kit is the poor instructions.

Although provided with some pictures, they are small and the markings are vague so it is often difficult to tell what they are describing. Additionally, the instructions that came with my kit had some steps that referred to the 4.

5″ kit and included parts that were not in my kit. However, despite the instruction difficulties, all the parts seemed well-made and strong and. although this is definitely not a high-end kit, I think I got a little more than I paid for.

This is probably a full day job without a lift but it took me 1 1/2 days because of the time spent trying to figure out instructions. Also, a big chunk of the time was spent trying to install the rear coil brackets which required reaching into a small opening with a nut and trying to thread the bolt and a couple of hours were consumed installing the exhaust extensions (not part of this kit) because of the difficulty reaching bolts and a lot of corrosion on my vehicle).

This kit came with almost everything needed to install a 2″ lift. I purchased this kit to replace components that had 211,000 miles on them. Needless to say the springs were sagging and the shocks were well worn.

This kit brought my TJ back to factory heights plus 2″ and the Jeep sits level. All components are good quality. One problem to mention for someone else installing this kit is that the lower control arms that were included came in two different sizes but the boxes were labeled that all four control arms were for the front suspension.

After a call to Extreme and a call to the manufacturer we found out the longer arms go on the front and shorter on the rear. Also the springs seem to be the same height from side to side and there was no guidance where to place which spring (unlike the Old Man Emu kits which have different sized springs in one kit).

The kit took one long evening and two people to install but I did have a vehicle lift available to me. I would recommend adding longer sway bar links and an adjustable front track bar at the same time you install this kit.

It really makes it easier to get back into alignment. I am running 31×10. 50×15 tires with no issues or rubbing.

I use my 02 TJ for everyday use and weekends on the beach in Cape Hatteras. I run BF 33/12. 50s , perfect for dunes, good on the street. I had a 4″ lift which was a little squirrelly on the interstate so I dropped it 2″, std.

pitman arm, kept the adjustable track arm, it now drives perfect. I don’t rock crawl or mudding so this was the best solution for me. It’s really nice to have a stable, solid driving Jeep again. Everything about the kit is great, super easy to install (with a lift), went together very quickly.

Finished my 94 YJ a while ago and am working on my 2012 JK now. All parts come from Extreme Terrain, great prices, super product!!!.

This body lift looks great. We really didn’t need anymore lift than our JL already has, but why not? Myself and the wife threw this on our JL with out already installed Mopar 2 inch lift to give us a total of 3.

25” of lift. We already have 35’s but now we have even more clearance to get over most obstacles and rougher terrain.

The Rough Country 1. 25 in body lift is a good buy. The install didn’t take long and it was simple. My jeep looks great I plan on paring the body lift with a suspension lift soon. The only thing that is annoying is that you need to bang out the original body mount bolts to replace them with new hardware.

If you use a vise or two blocks of wood with a hammer placeing the mount in between it won’t be to bad. The other downside is that you need the shifter extender which helps with clearance with the shifter to the tub.

But you still have to modify the shifter boot so the shifter will stay in gear. This product is great for those with automatic transmission but standard transmission folks are going to run into minor issues with shifter clearance.

Overall it gives you that extra clearance to run bigger tires and I’d recommend paring it with a suspension lift.

Pros: 1. High quality parts – Actually had the correct grade bolts and washers 2. Comprehensive amount of parts – though I bought additional washers and nuts for each bolt as I knew there was slim to no chance of getting my original ones out without cutting them (I was right) 3.

Very smooth ride after installation – seriously I never knew how the bumps translated through the body on my worn out stock body mounts until these new mounts made my YJ way smoother. 4. Easy to follow instructions Cons: 1.

Why include only compression sleeve extensions when a majority of the YJs have their compression sleeves rusted out to the point they are no longer usable (read the extensions are worthless). This price should be able to accommodate all new compression tubes.

I had to fashion some out of metal pipe and large diameter washers to replace the rusted ones. 2. The fan shroud relocation brackets are HORRIBLY designed. The bottom bolts spin while trying to tighten them because they only provided lock nuts.

which spins everything. Even pressing the bolts in with a vise didn’t help. Totally worthless. Come up with a better design. I fashioned some out of some steel and a couple bolts I had laying around.

Just needed a welder.

This was super easy to install. Was able to do it in the driveway with Jackson’s and a couple jacks in a couple of hours. Watch the online install videos out there first, makes the job so much easier.

Ride height was almost perfectly level and actually gained fuel economy after install. Minor adjustment to draglink to center steering wheel and that was it.

This kit works well and instructions are good. Like others, I used a ratchet strap to move center link, it took a good bit of force to line it up. Expect a solid two hours to accomplish without a lift.

Easy install. Looks great and sits my jt rubicon good and level with plenty of room for my 35 12.50s

Recently installed the rough country 2” leveling kit on my 2017 ram and the truck was perfectly level. If I was towing anything the truck would squat which I am not a fan of. Installed Eibachs springs and shocks and now the truck sits about 1 1/4 taller in the back.

Springs are stiffer than stock so they don’t sag as much under weight. Perfect set up. Plus it still fits in the garage.

Install is easy, with air and a rack took about 30min a side out apart new spring on and back in. Without air and a rack with some experience I’d say 2-3 hours tops with hand tools. I’ve got these paired with Bilstein 5100’s on the 2nd height over stock.

You feel every bump in the road. Fender well height on a z71 I’m sitting right at 40″ measured at the bottom center of the well with 275/75r18 Nitto terra grapplers. Prior to this I had stock springs on 5100’s set to the max height and I was sitting right at 39″ center of the well.

Stock at 36″ rode a lot smoother but she felt squishy in turns. Now it’s stiff as hell but rides on rails. At the price point I’m playing with here though there will be a trade off. I might go down to the bottom setting on shocks and see where she sits and how she rides.

All in all I’m happy for now.

Got these springs to lift my 2004 4Runner v8. I wanted to do a 3 lift and these gave 2. 5 and I installed a 1/2 spacer up front to get the front to a 3 total. I also used Bilstein 5100s shocks and set the front clips at the lowest non lift level.

The rear springs raise the back an 1 and in total gives the overall vehicle a pretty level stance. The back is slightly higher by maybe 3/4-1, but looking at it you cant really tell its higher. Plus gives a little if you put more weight in the rear to not sag.

The overall ride is a little stiffer than the stock x-reas but is really sturdy and rides great and does excellent off road! The springs are well made and love the silver powder coat, although would be even better if Eibach made this line of springs in a red color option.

Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to do a 2-5-3 lift.

This is a pretty simple and straightforward lift, easy to install yourself if you have the knowledge. Took about 5 hours in the shop using jacks and jack stands along with a mix of hand tools and power tools.

So far this lift is good it gave me just enough room in the fenders to fit my 35’s and have room for flex. I will update later on if the lift gives issues.

This was a fantastic product to install. A bit challenging for your average joe but when you have the right tools it goes smoothly. It probably would have taken me half the time to install if I had a larger compressor.

The quality of the parts is amazing for this price and everything you need is included. I purchased this set with the dual tube shocks. The only thing that would have made this kit better would be a full replacement for the stock hardware, it replaces some but not all (and as we all know, some stock bolts break when they’ve been on there forever.

) overall lift from stock to new was about 3 1/4” probably from coil sag over the past 12 years.

Got the kit with mono shocks. The install was pretty easy. The front bump stop self tapping bolts are the only part that sucked. I also added rancho geometry brackets, rough country forged front track bar, exhaust spacers, and spider trax 1.

75 inch wheel spacers for the stock wheels. Running milestar Patagonia mt 315/80/17. Exactly the look my wife and i were going for. The ride quality is dramatically better than stock suspension!!!!.

Pretty much just what you would expect from your average hydro style shock absorbers. On my 95 ram 1500 Im currently running the 7000 series shocks for 6 inch lift on all 4 corners plus have the dual front shocks and dual steering stabilizer shocks My truck has 91k miles on it The skyjacker lift has been on since around 50k Honestly not much has changed in the last 20 years as far as ride quality with the newer shocks they look feel and handle just like the previous ones I installed back in 97.

For the price they are decent. Ive tried multiple brands rancho. Es3000 and 5000 Pro comp , skyjacker and the rough country h2s The rough country outperformed the rest hands down in an off-road type situation but wasnt the greatest on normal roads but still one of the best Ive found for a reasonable price.

The skyjacker 7000 are mediocre at best in the rough hilly rocky or muddy terrain. Will they get the job done at a decent price yes But They are better suited for that daily driver pavement princess that daddy bought you that occasionally sees a dirt road But at the end of the day literally the only difference between your run of the mill well known brands.

Like pro comp. rancho. Skyjacker etc is the color of the dust boot the logo sticker they send you and the name on the packaging. A truck is supposed to ride like a truck not grandmas Buick. You wont find better for less or gain anything more than a different color boot with a different name on the stickers by wasting hours searching Unless you go with triple the price.

I have a 1975 Chevy K 10 with single front shocks. Apparently the summit listing isn’t very clear and I was given these shocks for the rear. I called Summit and after some digging we found the right shocks for my application.

If you have this truck the skyjacker shocks you need are M8043. Summit was very understanding and the return process was easy and the shocks came within five days I have no hard feelings. The correct shocks worked great and easy to install no extra parts or hardware.

I was concerned about loosing some lift because I replaced the Rough Country gas shocks with these Skyjacker Hydros. I didn’t loose any lift at all that I could tell and the difference the hydralic made as compared to gas was expected, but these Hydros really impressed me.

The rebound is incredible, they perform as well as the Rough Country shocks in rough terrain but provide a gorgeous ride as compared to the gas. Actually got rid of some rear interior rattles as well!! Good purchase!.

This suspension has worked great! I’ve had it for about 6 months now and is has been goin strong. I got this kit to clear some 33 inch tires and it did the job! I’ve got some BFG KO2 in 285/70-17 and they fit great with no rubbing issues at all.

It took me about a day to install this just because I’ve never done an install like this, but it wasn’t to bad.

This Eibach leveling system is definitely an upgrade to the factory suspension which was too mushy when cornering. It’s not a 4 or 6 inch lift kit but that’s not what I wanted in the first place, yet the ride feels more responsive, more predictable.

Much more fun and safe to drive on and off road.

Install took about a day. Fought with a lot of rust and undercarriage “Protection”. The ride is fine; can’t really tell the difference. I wanted a lift with that wasn’t crazy high but would also stand out when closely observed.

* If you’re going to use the middle groove on the front shocks you should consider getting a 1 inch lift block for the rear. After I installed the kit, I notice the truck had a squat. With the blocks installed it looks better and kind of improved the ride for me.

First lift on my 2020 Rubicon. Took me longer since its the first one i installed ever. Over all it was good instruction and the video helped a lot. Back spring squat more than i want with my trailer on them.

My front sway bar links are angled. I dont like that. It does ride much better on the interstate. Their is a little more body roll when turning. Over all for what i paid I don’t feel ripped off. It would be different if i had paid a couple of grand.

After deciding how much I wanted to invest in this first, I ended up choosing the RE 2. 5, i plan on it being my base to build from. I ordered the kit, it came within 3 days. The paperwork now the box was a little a little confusing, as it didn’t match the year of my 2014 JKU.

I called just to confirm, customer service was extremely helpful, and assured me that it was the right kit, just that RE hasn’t updated the paperwork that comes in it. Install: I by no means am a mechanic, however I watched the videos the on the app and can say it’s an outstanding resource if you’re planning on doing this yourself.

I was able to complete this in about 9 hrs by myself. One thing that helped me was I had 2 x seven ton jack stands. It allowed me to use my two smaller ones and the 1 floor jack I have. (I recommend having at least 2 floor jacks, but can be done with one).

Also I did this entirely with basic hand tools as I don’t own impacts. I also recommend having 2 x 18 and 19 mm wrench’s. I drive a lot, so I went with 33” tires, there is a little extra space in the wells bit overall I love it.

After completing I took to have the alignment checked, the rear was fine, the front was really close, had to have the tow adjusted a little. It rides pretty smooth, Not as good as before, but I blame that on the all terrain tires and not the lift.

Extreme Terrain sent me the wrong springs with this kit (I got the 3. 5″ Sport ones). They did supply store credit after speaking with customer service so I was happy with the outcome. YouTube is your friend, and I strongly recommend watching the videos before even looking at the instructions.

Have the videos handy throughout your installation. The instructions specify a 7/8″ hole for the drag link flip kit. THAT IS TOO LARGE DO NOT DRILL!! I had to go buy a new knuckle ($75 on APW; 3 day delay).

The tapered sleeve was also out of spec (too small, 0. 845 instead of 0. 875) so I bought the Teraflex one for the new knuckle ($11 on 4WP). I blame R. E. for this not Extreme Terrain. The hole you drill for the bump stops is not 5/16″ that is too small the self tapping bolts won’t grab (ironic, right?) You use your rear linkages in the front, and the supplied ones for the rear.

With all that said, the ride is better than stock and looks great. Handles well with all the kinks worked out. I’m running 35’s with stock fenders. Will definitely need a new/better steering stabilizer.

Did this in my buddy/mechanic’s garage with a full suite of tools and hi-lift jack/stands. Took 15 hours of 70 focus.

I wanted a kit that would lift enough for 35’s and level the ride height. But I also wanted a soft ride for the 95 of the time I spend on the street. The ride comfort feels like stock, maybe slightly better at slow bumps.

I ordered the twin tube shocks to save a buck. Install was okay, XT has a video for the same kit with Standard Coils. But they forget to tell you to start in the back so you can relocate sway bar links to the front later.

Fitment on the rear track bar bracket required opening up the hole with a drill. The self-tapping bolts for front bump stops were tricky. Other than that, easy enough. Took us 7 full hours. The progressive coils look fully compressed at the top while it’s sitting idle so I would go with standard coils if I had to do it again.

For now my Jeep rides smooth and looks great.

I when I first bought my truck I installed Bilstein 5100 adjustable, used the stock springs but had to use the top perch. Making the ride stiffer and not as tall as desired. These Eibach springs was the answer! Using the middle perch but the first end up to make the Toytec 2 add-a-leaf in the rear and made the ride smoother than stock with little body roll.

I must say Im very pleased.

Couldn’t be happier with the results. I have always been a spring over spacer person, and once again this proves it’s the only way to go. It is a tedious and back breaking job, #1 tool you’ll need is patience.

Disconnect tie rid, sway bar link, and upper ball joint. Then the lower shock bolt and 3 18mm nuts on spring seat, shock will slide right out. You’ll need 30mm, 27mm, 18mm, 17mm, and 8mm sockets. A 1/2″ breaker bar is a must for lower shock bolt.

No lift kit is easy to install (I’ve done five) and this one was no exception. Brackets fit reasonably well, were built well, it went together as intended. Four star rating is because all the bolt hdwr was 1/2″ where as the holes in all the brackets were 5/8″.

If that was intended, (directions seemed to indicate that) to me seemed to be a loose fabrication, or would become so. I replaced all the bolts with grade 8 hdwr, to the tune of $80. Not that big of a deal, kit was on sale, but not sure why you would have 5/8″ holes and use 1/2″ bolts, unless for ease of assembly.

I would rather wrestle with it a little more and have a tight product. I’m running down the the road at 70 plus, sooo! 1995 Chev w 82,000 miles. Nice toy!.

Instructions need to be more precise, too many vaguely drawn pictures and illustrations. Example: You may need to grind cooling fins on front differential, Wrong- You must grind fins , would be more like it.

You need to remember, people are cutting up their truck and grinding away things they can’t put back together. They need instructions stating they’re doing it right. I had to keep flipping to the rough country website to look at there detailed instructions.

1996 GMC K2500.

Shouldnt have had to invert sway bar. Was getting into tie rod ends. I fixed it. 4×4 drive shaft had to be removed untill i re-route exhaust. Other than that everything was perfect. 95 gmc k2500 suburban.

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.