Like i said i am going to be lifting my jeep about 2 more inches with spacers and a bastard pack. my question is becide the exstened brake lines and sye. do i need new lower control arms. anything else you think i should do to make the best out of having the jeep lifted about 5 inches.

thanks-- Brian

 

After 3" the angles start to get a little harsh. I'd suggest drop brackets. Depending on what arms you have now you might want to look into some adjustable arms. Also, you could go with the RK long arm up grade for about the same price as Drop Brackets and new arms.

Steering angles will start to get a lil crazy too. Milage varies. Once you get it lifted expect to need to address the steering as well.

You won't regret it! I promise.

 

i was thinking of going with the rc drop brackets. would i need to get arms too or would a drop bracket work with stock arms.

 

and also an ajustable track bar from RC

http://www.rcjeepliftkits.com/XJ_Lift_Kits.html

the web site if you want to look?!

 

never mind answered my own question, thanks

 

You are planning to run stock arms with 5inches of lift?

 

If it's with the RC drop brackets then he'll be fine. That's the purpose of the bracket to allow you to run stock arms at 4" or higher. One thing he might want to do is check to see if the RC drop brackets have the caster adjustability like the stock lower arm brackets do. It's not much adjustability, but it's something. If not, adjustable lowers would be wise with the brackets.

 

I have seen stock lower control arms bend on a trail run so I would suggest upgrading there too. He might be able to get away with stock arms for the length with drop brackets but tha angles increase the stress on OEM arms.

Just occured to me he might get away with boxing the stock arms for more rigidity. That MIGHT work.

 

If you do any sort of wheeling at all I would go with some aftermarket arms, mostly for strength. 1 too many times I have seen OEM arms fail, they simply arent meant for wheeling.

 

X2. or at least brace the stock ones

 

RE brackets do retain the factory adjustment, if you call that adjustment, and would work OK with stock arms on the highway but their primary intentions are not to allow you the use of stock arms. The main intentions for these are to lower your control arm angle for a better ride (and WOW, what a difference they make) Like these other guys said There's no way I would leave the pavement with stock arms. I run long arms made of 2" solid alloy stock.

 

That's what I said above. I have never seen anyone brace them but a plate welded onto the open side and they will be boxed. On the original squared U sshaped box run a piece of angle turned so that the backside of it is turned up and you weld that on and increase the rigidity even more. MIGHT JUST HELP make it usable to trailride anyways.

 

I've seen a couple stock arms rip after they were boxed in like that. It works great for a while but once that thin metal fatigues right at the end of where it was boxed then it's over with. They are meant to twist and bend a lil bit with flex...

 

X2, personally I wouldnt box them. From the results that I have seen from others it just seems like a bad idea especially since the stock arms are nowhere near designed to withstand the sort of pressure that occurs while wheeling.

 

Please note it was a suggestion meant just for trail riding.