Amid the torn wrapping paper, empty boxes and plastic packaging, i found a minute to post during my Christmas break. The subject was sparked by a gift my 3-year-old received. It was a remote control Jeep Commander with what looks like a gnarly set of 60″ tires.
The toy was a bit out of proportion, but it got me thinking about how cool a real Commander would look with a lift and some big meats. After a bit of research here are some different options I came up with:
Superlift makes a 4″ lift kit for the 2005 & 2006 Commander 2WD & 4WD models. The Superlift kit will kit will clear 33″ to 34″ x 12.50″ tires on 8.5″ wheels with 5.5″ backspacing.
Rocky Road makes a 2.25″ kit. You can get a kit with shocks or one without. On the kit without shocks you can use your stock shocks, but they don’t recommend it. The Rocky Road kit will easily fit 265/70/17 tires with no backspacing.
Revtek offers a 2″ budget boost system comprised of polyurethane spacers. Stock shock and steering geometry are retained with this system. It’s an economical solution at around $250.
Daystar offers a kit similar to the Revtek system. It’s a 2″ kit that uses poly spacers and strut plates. The Daystar kit uses stock shocks and also runs about $250.
Yet another budget boost comes courtesy of Skyjacker. Their 2″ kit is much the same as the Revtek and Daystar, but costs around $290.
One of the tallest lift kits I’ve seen comes from Rusty’s Off-Road. Their 4.5″ XK kit will clear 35″ meats. I couldn’t find a price on this one, in fact I couldn’t even figure out how to order it from their website. Rusty’s also makes a 2″ budget boost kit for around $250. The big difference between this kit and the other budge boosters is the Rusty’s kit includes two extended gas shocks.