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10-08-2011, 12:04 AM

SairsyFairy

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Another new XJ owner

Hey! As stated in the PA Cherokee thread, I'm a newbie here!

I'm new to the XJ scene, Husband and I bought ours last winter, its a 1990 Laredo. We paid $500 for it on Craigslist. Steal.

I wanted to finally post some photos of our jeep, she constantly looks like shes been dragged outta a swamp.

Any idea or imput on projects we should do is highly appreciated!! The back end sags a little, wanna fix that soon.

I just realised these photos make her look really nice. She really isn't. The paint on the hood is peeled and weathered. These photo's disguises her flaws!

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10-08-2011, 05:55 AM

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Rear end sag is typical on a older XJ. I would get a complete lift for it with full leafs. No AAL's.
Upgrade the cooling system to a 94 also.
Nice find! Welcome to the Forum!

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10-08-2011, 06:59 AM

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10-08-2011, 10:00 AM

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Welcome. I also second the full leaf packs with a lift. to be safe you can start with like 2.5 - 3'' because you can always add to it, unless you just wanna go 4.5'' long arms because youll end up there anyways lol

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10-10-2011, 02:58 PM

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Thanks for the response guys! Would you recommend buying the full leafs with a lift or seeing if we can find some good ones at a u-pull?

Also any recommendations on lifts, been eyeing either 3'' or 4.5'' rough country or 4.5 zone.

Sairsy

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10-10-2011, 04:31 PM

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I personally like Rustys offroad or iron rock offroad for lift kits. I have a pieced together Rustys lift which I got about 6" front and rear. I noticed that rough country rear leaf springs are not as good as Rustys or iron rock IMO.

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10-10-2011, 07:41 PM

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Thanks for the input! I was looking a the Rusty's kits and I saw this one http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...ode=sus_xj_kit

Does that include everything you need? Sorry Newbie at lifts n all.

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10-10-2011, 09:38 PM

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Thanks for the input! I was looking a the Rusty's kits and I saw this one http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...ode=sus_xj_kit

Does that include everything you need? Sorry Newbie at lifts n all.

That's the exact one I just ordered. I have the xj sag as well. It does have the full leaf packs instead of the add a leaf. Pretty easy to go up from there later.

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10-10-2011, 11:24 PM

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That's the exact one I just ordered. I have the xj sag as well. It does have the full leaf packs instead of the add a leaf. Pretty easy to go up from there later.

What did you pick for the front coils? What is the difference? :P

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10-11-2011, 02:11 PM

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What did you pick for the front coils? What is the difference? :P

I went with the 305 (HD) coils. The main difference is the spring rate. I plan on adding a winch bumper and wanted the heavier springs to handle the weight a little better. The standard springs are more than enough if you plan on keeping the front end as is.

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