I just ordered the rubicon 4.5 extreme duty lift. Yeah its spendy but not much more than the 2.5 inch lift and a few hunderd bucks more than the standard RE lifts. But if you look at what you get its well worth it. For me I hate my current shackles, they're huge like 8 inches. So the RE lift comes with shackles, bonus! Comes with everything you need, brake lines, drop pitman arm, t-case lowering kit, sway bar dico. the list is long.

I looked at other lifts that seemed cheeper but they were all missing these components, and after adding them on, the price was right up there with the RE lift.

I didnt need a 4.5 inch lift, I only run 32's and already have a 1 inch body lift. But what the hell. When these tires need replacing im going up to 33's and maybe someday I might go to 35's never know. But I know my lift can handle it.

I will probably need to get a sye kit too, but i'll cross that road when i get there. When I put this lift on my jeep and it turns out i need the sye kit then I'll park it and save some more cash. My wife loves this jeep...

I'm against the whole "cheep but quality" thinking. If you're short cash for a good lift and the parts that go along with it, take the money you got now and stash it in a "jeep jar". I throw quarters pennies, ones, tens what ever in mine. It can build up quick.