Hey, im fixing the 95 jeep up with a 4.5 inch lift kit. but i want it to be an offroad toy. but i also want it to be safe and easiest to drive so my son and wife can drive it. what all do i need to make it easy to drive.. and which site should i buy it from.

 

Teach them both how to drive it carefully and they'll be ok. I'd get a Rough Country 4.5" LA kit, comes with quick disconnects for the sway bar which will help on-road manners a bunch. Also get backspaced wheels and put 33s on them, and it'll be plenty stable on the road while still being super capably offroad.

 

i dont have to buy all the recremended items then? andsway bar? can you explain the purpose of that?

 

Nope, the kit comes with quick disconnects. Your Jeep already has a front sway bar but if you lift it the stock endlinks(what connect it to the axel) aren't long enough and need to be replaced, being able to disconnect the front sway bar while offroading allows significantly more suspension travel, thus the need for quick disconnects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sway_bar <-explains what a sway bar is and why you need one.

 

you need a sway bar, even stock.

 

oh, wow. that makes sense then.so i wont need the yoke or the cv rear drive shaft?

 

I'm calling BS

a CV rear DS with a SYE would be a very good idea.

 

alright, that seems like a good idea. i guess ill buy that as soon as the wallet allows. then ill be posting on here with the build.

 

sounds good! looking forward to the build

 

im going to be posting up most of the pics of just sound system and stuff soon. expect my wiring must be off. cause front left speaking isnt working!.. blah..

 

normally i would too. but when i bought my xj, everytime i would hit abump with no sway bar going over 45, it fealt like i had blown a tire, but it was the axles wobbling. once i got the new sway bar and endlinks, no more wobble

 

If you want it family friendly, you need the sway bar




I have Rusty's 4.5" full spring pack short arm kit with 32's and have not have the first problems with it. It is my daily driver about 50 miles daily. I had to extend the crap out of my bumpstops to keep it from rubbing. had to do some minor trimming. Check out my albums for pics

 

sounds like you have other issues going on....

I'm on 3" with 31s on stock wheels and no sway bar...and its stable enough at 65mph for me to swerve over by one lane on ****ty RVA highways.

 

you don't NEED a sway bar to keep it family friendly. is having one a really good idea? yes...but if driven carefully its ok. My ex drives a VW cabrio...and I've let her drive my Jeep before and she didn't have any issues with it, you just take corners slower and are more cautious(like anyone driving any lifted vehicle should be)

if he gets the RC 4.5LA kit that is a moot issue because it comes with quick disconnects for the sway bar.

 

yea, seems like a steal for like 1700.. cause i can get everything cheaper than skyjacker or rustys