Maroonxj

im about to put a rough country 6.5" lift on my 2000xj and the kit dosn't come with any shims. im wondering if there is any way of telling before you put the lift on what size shim to buy? im also not sure what tool to use to tell what the pinion angle is once the lift is installed.

DEVILSTOY

the rear leafs have a pitch block bolted to them from rc and the front im assuming your getting adjustable control arms , and they give you a base measurement for them , if you do need to adjust them out just make sure you go the same dstance with the uppers and you do with the lowers , i spoke to rough contry themself to set my front correct, so all else i added was a 1" transfer case drop and i have 0 problems with my angles

jimmy

Not to jack the thread, but I have a similar question:

I putting in a 2" lift: spaces in front and shackles in back.

I know nothing about shims! Any advice on this?

Also, I am replacing my T-Case for other reasons. Would it be easier to just drop it as opposed to shims? If so, how low?

Thanks!

DEVILSTOY

with a 2" lift you really shouldnt have any problems leaving trasfer case where it is , 2" doesnt affect the pitch to bad , i had a 4" lift that wasnt pitched nor was the tc droped and there was no problems in my driveline

jimmy

I read that. However, I also read that there was major difference in angle produced by an AAL and shackles; with shackles causing a marked change in the pinion angle.

On the chance the vibs are too bad, I will need to either use shims or a TC drop. So my questions is which is best, easiest, cost effective, etc: Shims or TC drop?

DEVILSTOY

tc drop will work fine , and you can make some out of 1" square tubing for practiacly nothing ,just drill holes and buy 1" longer bolts, but my 4" lift was 2" aal and 2" shackles and my rear was fine
heres my home made tc drop , im at 6.5" now tho

t1320t

As far as what tool to use...
You may want to check this out..
http://www.4x4review.com/Reviews/Pro...2/Default.aspx
I've got a comparable digital tool from Home Depot (Husky brand) & it works much better than the mechanical tools bc it reads clearly to tenths as opposed to the guessing at exactly where the pointer is.