That one, and the spring kit from STU are all I've ever seen. Seems to me the STU kit was better, based on what I heard from folks here.

 

http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15335

^^ that's the only higher one we've seen so far.

 

lol I didn't really believe it when I read it man.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Prolly a noob question but whats an FDII?

Also, found some Maxxis Bighorn 29'' tires for a jeep that look pretty sweet.

 

FDII=Freedom Drive II, a drive train on select Jeep Patriot packages.

 

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/

 

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.

 

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:

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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...

 

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

 

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.

 

changing that stuff is no big deal.

I dont like cutting frames up to mount lifts etc.

 

Dam right if i can find a shop and a crew willing i will be lifting my Pat 4inches plus Tire height ill be posting a thread about it when the day comes making a moose hunting truck!! and the terrain is a pain

 

2008 jeep patriot- i have a basic jeep patriot my tire size are 205/65R16 and my buddy is givein my some brand new off road tires size 265/75R16..my question is how high would i have to lift for the tires not to rub i didnt put them on or actually looked to see if they would rub the jeep is at stock height but before i go to install them off the top of yall heads do yall think they will fit qithout a lift if not whats the best and biggest lift i can get to work on the jeep wothout cuttin or changeing major parts

 

There are two commercially available lift choices, RRO spacer lift and Stucoils. And no, they can't be used in combination for more lift.

Those are 31.7" tires; they won't "fit" without a lot of work i.e. lift, pinch weld mod, wheel spacers and/or negative offset rims, and you'll probably have to cut off the spring perch from the front struts.

And even after all that it may still rub on the inside of the wheel well at full lock / full strut compression.

Tires that big will also have a huge negative impact on performance and MPG, as well as more wear and tear on the drive line.

IMHO,what you'll get for all you're effort and $$$ won't be worth it. I'd sell or trade those tires for something smaller.

 

I know this thread is old but just to weigh in on the patriot lift questions. I’m in Australia and bought the Rocky rd outfitters lift kit and a set of raised King springs(specifically for the Patriot).
My Patriot is a 2008 model I’ve had since new. After the kit and springs were installed I had gained over 100mm or over 4” in lift. I took the measurements from the centre of the hub to the base of the wheel arch. Measuring from the ground to the base of the side rails is over 12 inches.
Had it all done professionally, wheel alignment was done and set to 100 percent factory.
The Patriot now handles better than new, no role at all, springs are very stiff. There is no movement when you apply body weight to the fenders to bounce the springs, if I pressed any harder I would just dent the fender.
Now I am looking for a set of 16” wheels to put some decent sized tyres on and hopefully get at least 1.5” more height.
Also my patriot is carrying a roof top tent which weighs approx 60kg/132.225 lb so without that the rear would be slightly higher.
Oh King springs in Australia are the guys who make the springs for Stu’s lift. I purchased my springs through MRT performance https://www.mrtperformance.com.au . All the best and good luck?