Is anybody running a 4-4.5in lift kit with no long arm kit??

 

LOTS. what do you need to know?

 

Well im running a 3in lift
3in coils up front 3in blocks in back plan on getting 3in leaf springs if i do that i was thinking about putting 1-1.5in blocks in the back and coil spacers up front
i wheel a little bit not much i just love that look with more lift,,im only 17 i drive my cherokee everyday its my DD

 

Are those rust holes under your doors?

 

looks like it, I would fix those, then do the long arm upgrade, just me though but whatever direction you decide, good luck man

 

Mine is rusted in the same spot. Pretty common in the rust bet. I plan on cutting mine out and welding box steel in for rock sliders.

I've got 5" in the front on short arms (RE's), it rides rough, but other than that, no issues.

 

Well I've seen tons of people with 4.5+ on short arms, it works just fine. But just a suggestion, I would run extended shackles instead of blocks, its WAAAY stronger and more reliable, and hardly any more money. Its up to you but just my opinion.

 

please dont run blocks

and PLEASE dont stack blocks

thats a recipe for disaster

 

for those who dont know Rough Country has the 4.5" LONG ARM kit just hit the market. 1099$ AWESOME kit..!!

 

Thanks guys and yea thats some rust holes i have a new rocker pannel waiting to be put on

 

Heres a more updated pic guys (look at the rocker pannel now even worse)haha

 

Ya if ur not trying to flex it a lot then I wouldn't worry about long arms, but if if a better ride ur lookin for go with control arm drop kits! Way cheaper & I've heard they ride pretty smooth!?!?

 

Yeah, CA drops ride like a dream. They really take away from ground clearance though. I'll personally be going with a long arm kit at some point in the future.

 

You heard wrong. Lowering the control arm brackets returns the control arms to a position closer to the stock/non-lifted height. You'll end up with a rig that rides darn near identical to a stock heep....and that's not much of an improvement.

Drop brackets are a less expensive means of smoothing out the ride of a lifted rig, but it will never ride as well or flex as well as long arm equiped rig.