hi im planning on buying a 2in lift from rustys but im trying to decide which is better 2in spring and 2 add leaf or a 2 shakle with brand new shocks and with the lift kit i want to buy bushwacker flat fender how much of the fender would i have to cut and how much more clearance will i get over stock

 

4.5 inches of tire coverage in the front and 3.5 inches in the rear; enough clearance for 33-inch tires on stock suspension with no steering rub

http://blogs.4wdandsportutility.com/...ift/index.html

 

thanks for the info definitly gonna be getting the fenders asap... which suspension setup is better shackles or add a leaf

 

prob. add a leaf cause the leafs are what keep the tire in contact w/ ground... shackles are brob cheaper...

 

id go with the shackles because when you decide to go higher which we all do sooner or latter you can reuse them savin money on the next stage of lift

 

good call.. cant go wrong with a full sus upgrade! i hope by spring i can afford one... im lookin at 3.5".. nothin to wild, but i would like to get some 31's in there w/o too much rubbin and scrubbin

 

i dont think im every gonna rise my xj much more just becuase this is my daily driver im just trying to build a jeep that can do anything pretty much that why i want the bushwackers for clearance... what would have better performance shackles or leaf spring or which has better benifits i dont really kno much about the suspension

 

the leafs are what keep the tires in contact withthe ground. doing a leaf upgrade will give you (essentially) better preformance. the shakles are cheaper and easier, but you retain all the current qualities of the leafs.

 

okay sorry for the noob question this my first 4x4 used to have a mazdaspeed protege which i mod but the way the suspension works is way different being the car had independent suspension