Thanks man an lmk and i'd buy the spacers more than likely but, I don't like blocks...i've hear bad things..plus my leafs already sag enough so i'll probably do bastard packs for the rear..?

 

If you have the skills, or the friends (adamk) do the bastard pack man. I just got done with mine and I love it.
Edit* and it only cost me $27 plus shocks

 

Well so far i've swapped a T-case and front axle with a little help from my step-dad and i'm 16 and I want to be a mechanic so i'll do anything, may not succeed at 1st but, that just means more learning! haha Could I use a leaf pack from any ol' pick up/SUV? and also How do you know how much lift it adds or do you just have to guess it and check it?

 

I did the bastard pack on 99classic's (Garrett) and we used a leaf pack from an S-10 I believe. Any junk yard around this area has many Blazers and S-10s to choose from. On his it was the XJ main, S10 main, XJ 2nd, S10 2nd, and XJ 3rd I believe and it netted him right around 3-3.5 inches. took us all night to do it beacuse we ran into some issues and we also did the front.

I dont know how far you are from me but if you ever need any help, just shoot me a pm on here or even come by the house.

 

A good 2 an a half hour drive..but, the closet JY to me, the guy doesn't like me..lol I went there for a t-case when I needed one and he tried to tell me a NP231J off of any old jeep wouldn't work...I was like with enough time and money I could make my jeep a steam engine if I wanted too probably..lol need less to say when I found out I needed a new front axle I went by there and I was like "Do you happen to have a D30 front axle assembly.." before I could even finish he looks at me and goes "I can't help yah, sorry bye.." I was pissed..but, I found a fellow XJ'er in Wilmington and got one..lol

 

Bastard pack is crazy easy and yeah not a bad way to go, the blocks were given to me with the spacers from a buddy who no longer needed them, however my brother doesn't want to come off them.

You can use XJ springs too just an FYI, put together 4 xj rear spring packs for my buddys stretched yj and it took me roughly 30 minutes with an impact and a bfg.

 

My dad has a old Dodge Ram 50 that just sits in the yard so maybe I can get those..worse come to worse i'll get shackles but, I maybe be able to convince my mama to let me cut my fenders now as my XJ was in a wreck before I got it had front DS damage and the flare would pop off the brackets and I was going down 95 today and all of a sudden wa-pow (lol seriously), I was like WTF!? and I got off 95 and looked out the window and had to do a double take..I was like "MY FLARE"!! haha

 

Autozone sells shackles for 35 a pair. Pretty darn affordable and will take the abuse of mild wheeling.

Fenders bring the gay anyway, trim em up.

 

My friend just got drop shackles and gave me his shackles off of his 95 Z71..those would give me about 1.5" I think, yall think they would work without any mods?

 

A friend used Chevy shackles, he did have to do some kind of modification but can't specifically recall what it was. I believe he had to trim the bar for the bushing?

 

I don't know a whole lot of the people around here but there are a TON of built XJs.

I do know an "Allen" who lives in Monkey Junction that has a bunch of wrecked Jeeps I get parts from occasionally. Maybe the same guy? He's never met up with me in an XJ though.

 

I had a set. Never ran them but they are pretty stout. I put them on my Jeep and ended up at 6.5" in the rear so I put my 1.5" shackles back on to get me back to the 5" I was going for.

The Superior shackles require some grinding to get them to fit the XJ however.

Also - they are 7.5" center to center. Stock XJ rear shackles are 3.25" center to center so figure on ~2" of lift from them along with a wrecked shackle angle.

 

Could be him..I got a D30 from him, he had a ton of vehicles though lol he had a Deuce and a half and a lifted white f350 dually that caught my eye mainly besides the XJ..lol

 

SE NC people - I NEED a set of decent 33s. I'm willing to pay for them - just can't find them.

Long story short I am working on a budget. I have 2 choices:

1. Buy new tires and build my axle this winter
2. Buy used and be able to finish my XJ now

Obviously I am going for option 2. Problem is I can't seem to find ANYTHING.

If any of you know of a decent set of MATCHING 33" MTs (Or maybe even 35s if the price is right) with a good amount of life left let me know.

I have cash in hand and I want to spend it . . .

I'm in Wilmington and willing to meet within a reasonable distance.

 

PM me if your interested, can probably help you out, I can usually get Firestone Destination M/T's in 33x12.50 for nearly cost because a few friends work there, great tires too.

I would say it would be around $650-700 for a set of 4 brand new.