My first build

[IwantToJeep]

Hey everybody, Jeep noob here.
I'm about to install an AEV 2.5 in lift onto my 2013 JK Sport.
I also want to install a windshield mounted light bar (purely for aesthetics) but I've heard this can seriously hinder my Jeeps performance. I'll be running 35in AT tires with a stock 3.21 gear ratio.
Also this will be a dual purpose jeep.
Will this affect my driving?
Thanks

 

[NightHawk]

No this shouldn't affect your driving too much at all i just put a 25 lift with 34.5 AT on my 2014 JKU and kept the stock gear ratio. My jeep still performs great. You may just feel a little slower on the acceleration. If you lift it any more than that in the future i definitely would recommend re-gearing. I am going up to 6.5 inch lift and 37" tires this summer and with have to re-gear if i have hopes of even moving haha

 

[TerryMason]

Welcome to Jeepz.com. I've heard good things about the AEV lift, but never installed one myself. Let us know what you think of it.
Upload some photos when you get a chance.

 

[JPNinPA]

If you are referring to the light bar. It depends on how big and how much resistance. The jeep is a brick but a brick with a little extra sticking up is not going to make it better. In some cases mpg is effected and some it creates noise or whistling.
Posting here is a start. You might start a thread "does XYZ brand light bar kill your mpg or make noise?"
I'd find someone with the exact items and ask directly in a pm.


JPNinPA
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[IwantToJeep]

okay, thanks for the advice, new to this whole forum thing, thanks.