98xjeeper

Ok, so I ended up getting a little more lift than I thought in the back and now my jeep looks kinda goofy. I'd like to bring up the front 2 more inches for a total of 5 inches of lift but other than an adjustable track bar I'm really not sure what to get, pitman arm, upper and/or lower control arms,etc. Also what about the drive shaft, will I need a longer one? What about the steering, will all that be ok?

winston427

How long has the lift been in? The rear leafs will have some degree of settling with time.

Dan4governor

check this out, it should answer all your questions (though some of the mods are up for debate on this chart, but its a good reference):

98xjeeper

Been in for about 2-3 months. Back has saged 3/4 inch but seems stable now. Still waiting for the front to sag.

98xjeeper

Also I really dont want to do a TC drop. I just dont see the point of lifting it when you lower another component.

winston427

The front will have a minimum amount of sagging. The rear will drop more over time depending on how much extreme flexing you do offroad. My rear 4.5 leaf packs and 1.5 shackle sat at 7 inches over stock when first installed. With all the tire stuffing I have done offroad the rear now sits at 3.5 inches. They have only been in for 2.5 years and probably less than 8,000 miles on them.

98xjeeper

Holy crap!!! You lost half! Wow I never would have thought you could lose that much lift. So how much time should I give it? My jeep is'nt quite ready for the trails just yet but is a daily driver.

98xjeeper

Sorry but did you mention you put in new full leaf packs?? I thought those were the cats meow?

winston427

Just give it a little time to see how it settles. Anything over 3.5 in the front really needs new lower control arms and over 4.5 needs uppers and lowers as well as an adjustable track bar, longer brake hoses, extended sway bar links or sway bar disconnects, and longer shocks.

winston427

They are only as good as the abuse you put them through. When they are continually extended and stuffed into the fender wells the will become weaker and sag. Any spring that gets stretched and compressed repeatedly will do that, just like garage door opener springs weaken with time.

98xjeeper

Ok, thanx for the info. I geuss I was kinda hoping to lift the front a little more but if you say the back will probably drop some more than I geuss I'll wait and some day do the whole thing.

posjeepxj

i would recomend acos for the front that way if you do sag you can always bring it back up

EzLivn

What do you mean by "acos"?

posjeepxj

adjustible coil over spacers