due to the industry & all of the material readable online, one of the biggest misconceptions about new Jeep (
JKU/JLU, particularly) is that the new owner will have to "get a lift" to overland or access fun offroad trails or obstacles.
This is not 100% accurate ,not at all.
A great first plan is to simply go out & use the Jeep just as you bought it & how Jeep's engineers designed it
OOB these are the most capable machines available.
You may want /like the aesthetics of the larger tiresor the more aggressive look; it is SO much more economically feasible & wise to look at a simple leveling kit such as TeraFlax offers. It'll eliminate the aerodynamic rake the stock Jeep comes with .
Once level, you then research , choose & have your tires of choice installed. A 35" can sit under a JKU or JK with moderate modification.
If you go out & overland only to then discover you would benefit from more up-travel or room, just trim & finish a few inches from the factory ,plastic fenders to accommodate the bigger tires.
A leveling kit is hundreds versus thousand$.
It will also permit more Jeep performance than a rookie learner can make full use of until they advance their skills.
I wheeled the begeezus out of mine for a few learning years
with said leveling kit ,35s & trimmed fenders:
As
@rich6700 stated , & others will attest-to, you need not jump directly into the lifted coilspring stage until you need to.
Overlanding is what a stock Jeep is designed for.
Especially the 4 doors.
Buy recovery gear and skidplates first. The worst thing you can do is not be independent & having no means of saving yourself or the rig when the inevitable occurs in middle of nowhere.