What lift for towing?

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11-28-2009, 08:39 PM

99xj40

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What lift for towing?

I have a 99 XJ with a 4.0l automatic 4wheel chrysler 8.25 rear, no abs

currently its all stock, but i tow a 14ft trailer fairly often for when me and my buddies ride our quads. The rear leaf springs feel fairly week to begin with, the jeep has 108,000 miles on it, so the rear has alot of sag when iam towing a trailer. I wanted to lift it a little bit anyways, so who makes a good lift with heavy duty leaf springs that would be good for towing? I dont want to lift it more than 3 inches.

also if anyone else has any tips for me since iam new to the forum

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11-28-2009, 09:14 PM

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3" rough country best bang for your buck

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11-28-2009, 09:21 PM

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3" rough country best bang for your buck

if your gonna do alot of towing i would recomend those helper air bag set up to save your springs no matter what lift you get

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11-28-2009, 10:43 PM

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if your gonna do alot of towing i would recomend those helper air bag set up to save your springs no matter what lift you get

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11-28-2009, 11:51 PM

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3 inch old man emu lift. it will drive better than does now after thats on.

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11-29-2009, 02:10 AM

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I was concerned about this also. So I called RE and they told me their springs are around 12% stiffer than stock plus or minus. I towed an 1800# trailer with a 2500# Skid Steer on it and was very happy with them. Had the Skid Steer over the axles fairly centered though.
Any guess as to how much tongue weight you have on your hitch from the load?
Mike