Lift vs Level Badlands non-squatch

[Tconley]

I’m new to real off-roading (coming from an old rwd ranger) so I’m looking for advice. I have a badlands 4dr non-squatch, it has the 2.3l with a manual transmission. I love off-roading it and want to build it into an overland/ adventure rig so a bit of rock crawling, a lot of trails in the mountains of Colorado but keep it not too crazy for those camping road trips. I’m trying to decide between a 1” to 1.25” level vs a 1.5” lift. I wanna run 285/75/R17’s so it’s basically a 34” tire, I’m looking at spacer lifts because of their cost, but I don’t want to ruin its off-road ability as I want to keep it as an off-road first kind of build not just lifting for appearance. Looking for any suggestions/advice!

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[PWillette]

Greetings my fellow non-Sas BL 2.3 7mt friend. No need to lift or level to run the 285s unless for looks. Before I lifted and went to 37s I was running 35 x 10.5s on the factory non-Sas +55 wheels w/o any rubbing issues. The 4.70 gearing was dam near perfect running the 35s so no issue there either.

 

[Tconley]

Greetings my fellow non-Sas BL 2.3 7mt friend. No need to lift or level to run the 285s unless for looks. Before I lifted and went to 37s I was running 35 x 10.5s on the factory non-Sas +55 wheels w/o any rubbing issues. The 4.70 gearing was dam near perfect running the 35s so no issue there either.

Good to know! I thought gearing might be an issue if going up to 35’s

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