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I was looking around on the internet and I couldn't find much for Patriot lift kits other then the Rocky Road 2 1/8 inch lift. I'm not looking for anything to high, maybe around 4 to 5''. I don't know a lot about the Jeeps/suspension b/c I've just changed from a sport car to a 2010 Patriot Latitude. I know I'll have to get some bigger tires but I'm not sure the exact size. Any help would be appreciated.
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Thanks. From some other things people have said they think the Patriot is maxed out at a 2 inch lift, maybe another inch from bigger tires.
I guess the 5 inch lift is kinda big for a patriot. I'm not looking to do any crazy wrangler type off roading, just some old forest roads and stuff with a few shallow creeks maybe at the most 12-15 inches deep to drive threw to get to campsites. Also the lift would just look badass.
 
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pft a stock FDI can do rough forestry roads and small creek crossings. 2" lift and 29" tires and you're good to go, although i highly recommend an FDII for the low gearing.
 
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General, (when I see your name I just remember my dad telling me about Patton, old blood and guts was his nickname, and dad would say, yeah his guts and our blood) here's a link to the Jeep website, have a look at the Freedom-drive I and Freedom-drive II, and you'll see the differences. The Patriot's have either FWD, or FDI, or FDII. FDII is the Trail Rated version with the badge.
http://www.jeep.com/en/4x4/how_systems_work/
 
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IMO, anything OVER 3" on an MK is too much. the angle for your drivetrain, such as axles and driveshaft, will be too great and all you will be doing is eating up CV joints and possibly a tranny and rear axle.

the Patriot, while it 'could be' capable, really isn't designed for anything more than mild off-roading. keep is simple.....use the RRO kit, go up a size in tires and you'll be much better off in the long run. :smiley_thumbs_up:
 
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yep, the rocky road outfitters is going on mine, fd2, so from a stock patriot i will have close to 3" of lift, plus another 1" of clearance do to tires...

so when I park next to a standard pat mine will have 4" more of g.c. great for the wheeling thats available here, no rock crawling etc here, just nasty fire roads, with creek crossings etc.
 
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kojack said:
yep, the rocky road outfitters is going on mine, fd2, so from a stock patriot i will have close to 3" of lift, plus another 1" of clearance do to tires...

so when I park next to a standard pat mine will have 4" more of g.c. great for the wheeling thats available here, no rock crawling etc here, just nasty fire roads, with creek crossings etc.
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probably what I will do. I don't want to mess with anything and from what I read, with the rro lift it's just installing it and you wont have to mess with anything else.
 
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dixiedawg said:
General, (when I see your name I just remember my dad telling me about Patton, old blood and guts was his nickname, and dad would say, yeah his guts and our blood) here's a link to the Jeep website, have a look at the Freedom-drive I and Freedom-drive II, and you'll see the differences. The Patriot's have either FWD, or FDI, or FDII. FDII is the Trail Rated version with the badge.
http://www.jeep.com/en/4x4/how_systems_work/
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Yeah, I've never thought about his nick name that way before. I'm guessing he's a veteran of the war then?

Well, my Patriot Latitude doesn't have the Trail Rated badge on it so I'm guessing it's the FDI. Which is kinda ****ty b/c the guy at the dealership made it sound like it was constant all wheel drive. But it's my fault for not looking into the model deeper. I though I woulda learned after impulse buying the Mitsubishi.

Edit: It looks like the Latitude replaced the Sport, which does have the FDII but I'm still missing the badge...
Edit Edit: I have the Continuously Variable Transaxel II. I had to look at the paper that was in the window at the dealership.
 
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kojack said:
yep, the rocky road outfitters is going on mine, fd2, so from a stock patriot i will have close to 3" of lift, plus another 1" of clearance do to tires...

so when I park next to a standard pat mine will have 4" more of g.c. great for the wheeling thats available here, no rock crawling etc here, just nasty fire roads, with creek crossings etc.
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I hate to burst nice bubbles but the RRO lift isn't actually 2-1/8 inches...it's more like 1-3/4 inches...I think the rest is coming from a tire size increase. I put my lift on myself and measured the spacers...I don't remember my measurements but I know it was something close to what is in the below post.

Here's an older thread that talks about it:
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5879

It's very similar to an FDI vs FDII...most of the FDII increase in ground clearance comes from the larger tire size, not the springs.
 
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General, your FDI is constant AWD. The dealer didn't lie, unless you've got a 2WD version. If you have a 4x4 sticker on the back but no trail rated sticker on the side, then you've got an FDI.

The FDII is the offroad package that you would have paid even more extra for.
 
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general_patton said:
Yeah, I've never thought about his nick name that way before. I'm guessing he's a veteran of the war then?
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Yea, Patton was a great US General in WWII. He lead the African and Italy attack. He was a decoy set up for D-Day with a fake army, because the Germans believe he would lead the forces. Later, he did lead forces later and was killed by an ox cart before returning home after the war.

...What, I like WWII history.

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probably what I will do. I don't want to mess with anything and from what I read, with the rro lift it's just installing it and you wont have to mess with anything else.
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You do have to do an alignment. Heckler has so good info here.

heckler said:
Make sure the alignment shop knows they will have to disassemble the rear end to be able to adjust the camber on the rear upper control arm. This is extra labour, but necessary. The alignment machine, the wheel and the upper control arm bolt all need to come off to adjust the rear camber.

The day of the alignment, check that all the nuts and screws are tight (especially the lock nut on the rear upper control arm length adjust)

a day after the alignment, check that all the nuts and screws are tight (Torque wrench is best)

a week after the alignment, check again that all the nuts and screws are tight.
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the spacers are only 1 3/4" but they give 2.1.....inches of lift. same as my f150 LIFT i had. spacers were 1 5/8" but installed, they give 2.5" of lift....

so, yes, the RRO gives 2 1/8" of actual lift under the jeep...
 
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WV_Patriot said:
Yea, Patton was a great US General in WWII. He lead the African and Italy attack. He was a decoy set up for D-Day with a fake army, because the Germans believe he would lead the forces. Later, he did lead forces later and was killed by an ox cart before returning home after the war.

...What, I like WWII history.



You do have to do an alignment. Heckler has so good info here.
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I mean, I knew Patton was a veteran, I lived in Germany for 4 yrs and traveled to every WWII site I could. I meant was your dad a veteran? Maybe he served under him, idk. I thought he got hit by a train?
 
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My dad was in the 42nd Infantry, Rainbow Division, in WW2. They hit Europe in Italy and worked their way from there to Germany. Usually at the very front.

I have a thread somewhere here with the map of their movements, and since a history buff is here I'll see if I can find that.

Here's a link to the thread where I posted the map, after I scanned and restored best I could.
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37393
 
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general_patton said:
I mean, I knew Patton was a veteran, I lived in Germany for 4 yrs and traveled to every WWII site I could. I meant was your dad a veteran? Maybe he served under him, idk. I thought he got hit by a train?
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Sorry, my bad :notworthy:. Also, I was wrong with his death. It was a duce and a half that hit his car that killed him. :doh:
 
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dixiedawg said:
My dad was in the 42nd Infantry, Rainbow Division, in WW2. They hit Europe in Italy and worked their way from there to Germany. Usually at the very front.

I have a thread somewhere here with the map of their movements, and since a history buff is here I'll see if I can find that.

Here's a link to the thread where I posted the map, after I scanned and restored best I could.
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37393
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Damn man, that's some crazy ****. I'll have to do some more research on them. I haven't heard about them. God Bless the troops.
 
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