Im need 2 more inches on my jeep what can I do to get it, I have 4.5 RC and ive put 1.75 spacers in front and shackles in the rear so im thinging I have about 6.5 of lift now, I dont want to put a block in the rear have aways heard bad things about them so what can I do.

 

define "need"

if you "need" 2 more inches on top of an already ghetto 6.5" lift you "need" a whole new lift and then some

 

and y is that

 

Spend 2k on a lift kit and be done with it.

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...ode=sus_xj_kit

 

y do that for just a long arm kit

 

first off, what are you looking to get total? ok so if you have 4.5 springs with 1 3/4 spacers that would be 6 1/4 net in the front. rear im assuming 4.5 either leaf pack or add a leaf and 2" shackles. so if you want 2 inches you would have to get rid of the 1 3/4 spacers in the front and get 3 inch spacers which would give you 7 1/2 net in the front. for the rear you can keep your shackles and get a 6 1/2 spring pack and just lower the shackles to 1 1/2 which makes it 7.5 in the rear. here i did the search for you.

spacers : http://store.fatbobsgarage.com/share...t=products.asp

spring pack : http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...gory_Code=LEAF


keep in mind youre going to have to correctly modify your driveline for the changes you are making so its gonna be more than 350.

 

what size tire are you running that you need that kind of lift theres guys on here running 35s with only 3 inches i think you need to reevaluate your approach at this IMHO that is too much lift you will need to do alot driveline modification not worth it IMHO

 

Bought mine like it sets,5.5 rubicon coils with 1 3/4 spacers in front and 5.5 springs and shackles,think it sets to high sometimes,but like it,guy I bought it from was setting it up as a rock crawler

 

glad to see we are gettin somewhere.

your shocks are already too short so add a set of shocks in the mix- thats a good $150 if you wan't to run the cheap crap.

brake hoses will be stretched, add another 80 for those

if you have shortarms now, then you already know how much they suck, i wouldn't run them at anything more than 4". figure a cheap longarm upgrade runs about $600

don't know what you have for t-case/driveshaft mods, but you NEED an sye and cv shaft as it is. you will likely have front driveshaft issues too

your steering is already at its limit, at the least you need to switch to an otk setup if not go crossover

not sure what trackbar you have now, but throw in a nice hd unit in there if you have one that came with the 4.5" lift

then comes in the size of tires you wan't to run, i'm assuming 37"+ so you will need to factor in axles that will hold up to those tires.

then add in the actual cost of the new springs

and you have your total

 

I think it would look great and be a bit more stable if you got rid of the spacers and shackles. You're probably getting 7 inches out of the rubicon springs anyways. It looks sweet with that ARB bumper BTW.