I’ve had JK EVO bolt-on coilovers, JK DTD and now the 2.5” EVO Enforcer lift on a JL.
Bolt-on Coilovers are great but have their traits, awesome off-road, lots of flex and adjustability, etc. On-road ride is a little “soft and floaty”, not in a bad way, but it’s a little 70’s Oldsmobile Riviera ish if you know what I mean. Great ride, just soft and different.
DTD is way more stable, responsive but “firmer”, think sports car. I did this twice over in two rigs with 60/80 axles and it’s fun and bling and your neighbors will come over to lay under your rig and drink bears over. Honestly, Jeeps aren’t trophy trucks, IMHO, are more fun just crawling, whipping around a twisty dirt road and driving to work with the top off. DTD, if you have $$$ and want to pay to play then there you go.
Now, currently just bought a new JL, had heard everyone blush about the Enforcer lift with The 2.5” kings (keep in mind, at least the JK Bolt-ons were 2.0”), going way back, like OverlanderJK states above, the Enforcer with the 2.5” Kings offered an amazing ride. I can now attest to that. I haven’t been off-road yet (needed rear bumps) but the on-road is right there with the DTD,way less $$$ and I’m still on stock arms, not long arms like before. Now, I’m sure of course I’ve lost inches of travel off-road but for my weekend adventures, the yearly trip to Moab and the other 95% of highway miles I will do in this JL, I’m $10k into this build vs. $60k for past builds for a similar on-road rose and a very damn capable Jeep still off-road.
Don’t get me wrong, coilovers are awesome, I ordered the EVO kit for this build then cancelled and went with traditional lift on a friends advice. Coilovers are awesome,fun to play with and offer superior performance but they are $$$, offer a different ride depending on the setup, have more maintenance and for most of us, just more than is needed for fun, realistically.
If I could do it again (on my third rig now), my advice is capable lift and 37’s, recovery kit etc., then axles (60 front, full float rear...60/80), 40’s, then V8, then coilovers/DTD.
YMMV...!
Just need some bigger axles someday.
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