I had maybe an extra foot and a half hanging off the back. Maybe a couple inches more. Yeah I couldn't see spending over $400 on a snorkel, and I got bored lol. I actually kept my airbox too. I plastic welded the openings shut, made a hole for the piping to run to, and just sealed everything up good. I am currently working on a new top for it, but am gonna finish the lift before messing with it more.

Here are few pics from last night.

Working by myself it only look 2 hours to do the rear.

Pics are in a back-***-wards order too haha.

 

I hate you for not having abs.. Lol I have to hack mine out to put my snorkel in:/ Beside that, your Xj looks nice and it's coming along well.

 

Extra foot should be enough if I do use the console.

Oh, and if you aren't going to use you rear swaybar, which I don't think will fit unless you get extended links. Then you can use the brackets that mount it to you axle as bar pin eliminators on your rear shocks. I did it with mine. I heard that the knocking noise I heard before I did my lift could be the design of the bar pins loading the bushing and not the shock or something like that, I didn't want to hear that noise ne more so I used the rear sway brackets.

J91, I hear you on the abs thing, when I had to replace my blower motor the damn hydraulic unit is right in the way, same thing with the front shocks. If anything goes wrong with it I'm ripping it all out.

 

My rear sway bar bolted up just fine...I am going to modify it this week most likely though. the way it is now is kinda sketch IMO

 

Looking good so far! You got a great deal on that Jeep too! Ditch the rear sway-bar. With the leaf springs in the rear it isn't necessary at all. I removed mine when I installed my lift, and haven't missed it one bit.

 

I second that motion....

 

Lol yea man, replacing shocks is so much fun too with the abs

 

Ok well the lift is done thanks to some help from my old man. It needs a few minor tweaks, and I need some bigger tires and better wheels for sure. My tires look little and 3 of my wheels are bent so it wobbles some at 50 mph. Like it though. Sits alot higher than I thought it would lol.

 

bigger tires and less fender

its lookin good

 

Well I got the new tires and wheels today so to the shop I went. This was the outcome. My dad and I did an alignment and everything so she is good to go. No wobble or anything now.

 

This is my old man. I owe him big time cause he was a huge help on this build so far. I owe my mom too cause she helped do the lift!

 

Fenders are getting cut tomorrow night I think.

 

Well I didn't trim the rear fenders yet and idk if I will cause I have enough room to get good flex there. I trimmed the front so no more rub and more flex now. I also bedlined part of the side and underside. Oh that over spray on the door I managed to get off.

 

Nice job on the lift, it looks great. What size lift and tires did you end up going with?

 

Rough Country 6.5" X-Series and 35x12.50R15 BFG A/Ts

I am running without an SYE or longer driveshaft too. I can't really notice any vibrations or anything either.