1990WillyVilleXJ

im buying a 7.5 short arm lift and im wondering what ill have to change. to i have to get longer drive lines? drop pitment arm? i know i need to drop the tcase but i just need to know what else ill need to do. any suggestions/pointers? thanks for your help!

aircruiser

when i went from 4.5" to 7", i did long arms, SYE, IRO OTK steering, extended brake lines, longer shocks, adjustable tracbar with drop bracket, and beefed up some for the 35s. i wouldnt recomend short arms for anything over 4.5" of lift. all the shock from bumps is going straight into the unibody and its gonna be a very harsh ride.

just my 2 cents

freegdr

are you adding to the 4 inch lift or getting awhole new lift i ran sht arm for 5 years with 7.5 lift im running them now with 10.5 lift

trans_am7935

anything after 5" is highly recommended to go to a long arm set up, but again it is personal preference. i hare run a 6.5" short and long arm set up and the long arm is 10 times better ride, handling, control, and offroad ability! but it is your choice

freegdr

the main reason i did not go with long arn is if for any reason i sell my girl the only reason would be if i find a good running comanchee it would hve to go with the truck and at the height and spring rate im at ride is not a concern and love the bumps when the ladies ride shotgun lol

1990WillyVilleXJ

thanks for the replys. i would LOVE a long arm kit but the kit im getting is $250 so i figured what the hell haha. i know im guna need brake lines but im more concerned about drive lines and vibrations. i had to deal with that crap with my 79 bronco and i just wanted to know if i should get ready for it again, iv heard i need to get ones made and iv heard i can use stoke ones with a tcase drop. the biggest im going is 33's i think, and im not worried about a crapy ride haha im kinda used to it, the newest thing i own is my jeep. thanks again for any help.

freegdr

this is my xj on 33s and 7.5 lift drop t case and relocate brake line adjust steering links all the way outand home made shock extenders and a little front fender trimining i had bfgoodrich radial tas ko the were 33 inchs tall alot of tires are not as tall as they are sized at it rode fine the only other thing that would have made it better would of been gears if i remember right without tires and rims i spent around 400 bucks -it does work

BeastXJ

SYE would probably be a better upgrade than the tcase drop, just my .02

freegdr

as long as you got the money you are right you no

1990WillyVilleXJ

thanks freegdr for posting the picture. iv been wondering what it was guna look like with the 7.5 on 33's i looks sweet. ur tires look bigger then 33's, i can see what u mean by the ture size thing. i think im guna run 33x10.5x16's swampers and maybe get the gears out of a 4 cyl jeep, iv heard that they came with 410s or something like that. i have looked at the SYI's and if i had the money id do it but i have to get a 231, syi, new d-lines and that would cost me around $300- $500 when the tcase drop comes with the lift im getting. can i get long arms and still use the springs that i have?

freegdr

yes you can the first pic is with my 7.5 and 33s the second is with10.5 lift and 38s and im running 411 out of a 4 banger for gearing work great if you lookin the top photo no fender mods either and ran 33s

CRoading

Your XJ looks real sweet! Have you drove it off-road?
If not yet, I'm sure you're excited to test it..

freegdr

oh yea im in south florida we had some bad rain latley everything is floode in the glade the mud dont stick

krawlthis

X2

1990WillyVilleXJ

That looks sick with the 38,s. Luckily we have some local guys that just part out xj's (jolapy jeeps in candy or.) I don't even have to go to a junk yard to get my gears and they are cheap. I looked at some of your pics and saw the springs u have now, are they 8inch springs with a space or 10.5 inch springs?