I did a 3.5” Rough Country lift with shocks and a Rough Country steering stabilizer all for $1,000 and that was professionally installed. I have 20”x10” wheels and 35” tires. It rides phenomenal, no steering issues and looks great.
I have a cheap Rough Country 3.5” lift and a Rough Country steering stabilizer on a 2018 Unlimited and have not had one issue. I did have mine installed professionally so that’s probably why I’ve not had an issue.
The ones i’ve seen painted by do-it-yourselfers look bad but if they are professionally done they look good.
BedRug makes a headliner carpet kit that is dark gray. It does the whole top and the white part around the back windows too. The headliner kits are easy to install and not very expensive.
I did have a 2” leveling kit with these wheels and tires and there were no issues but looks better with the 3.5”. Get any size wheels and tires you want.
I went through the whole thread. Very interesting. I’m glad you have that. I enjoy reading stuff like that. I didn’t see any pictures from under the hood. Do you have any?