smeltmaster1

it is 6.5 saggy in front thanks to rusty's and i think i have 4.5 leaf packs and 2.5 shackles in the rear plus maybe doing leaf sliders like 92xjguy lets see how his turn out. i can tell you that if you do your research and buy smart you don't need a kit. buy piece by piece from all different companies

what mine will have soon is 2.25 spacer and 6.5 IRO coils in front with rustys's custom control arms and just bend down your front brake lines alot cheaper then buying new if they are good. for the rear you will need an SYE or hack and tap with new cv driveshaft, dakota rear brake hose, and the DON"T go full leaf packs as 92xjguy how bad it is get shackles and a smaller pack and i will be having rubi shocks all the way around in about 2 months or so when i redo the front coils and shocks. and if you want to run 33's you will need to trim and i still think once i get my new coils and shocks i am gonna tear up my fenders but then new tube fenders will be coming then. any more questions just ask

smeltmaster1

thanks. and thanks for the tires lol no i don't really go mountain biking when i high school me and my buddies would go in the forest preserve by my house and ride the trails in there but never really went anywhere good. my bike is the mall crawler of mountain biking i ride it to work bc i am only about 2 blocks away lol

92XJGuy

How are you going to keep your rear lift with sliders if you don't have a full leaf pack? I'm excited to see mine are. Can't wait!

smeltmaster1

why can't i get sliders are they not made to be used with shackles? i got to look at them again i am still trying to figure what i can do with my overheating **** with the fan

92XJGuy

I'm not sure exactly. I know they eliminate the shackle angle issue since they don't use a shackle. Try emailing the company and see what they recommend. They're coming in tomorrow!

smeltmaster1

already did when we gonna put these things on i will be on mine this weekend sounds like i am winging the ele fan conversion bc i can't find the damn write up i had before and maybe get a new alt

92XJGuy

I'm off Thurs/Fri, but work the weekend. Although I'm not sure of my schedule this weekend.. It's either 8-4 or 12-6. We'll see. I might be able to get Saturday off.

smeltmaster1

saturday is my moms b-day idk what is going on yet but i will have to see

92XJGuy

Oh that's cool. We can do it next weekend if you want. Or after work during the week. Whatever works.

smeltmaster1

the only thing that is gonna take time is getting those hitch bolts out better start spraying them daily with pb blaster lol bc if we break one of those it is gonna be a hell of a day

92XJGuy

Didn't we face the leaf bolt the other way or did we put it back the same way?

yRUNDI

Hm, to my detrament ive been up till like 3 am like every night of the week even on work days researching xjs, and I think itd be Alot cheaper to do like you said and try to aviod a lift kit, if it kills me I will grace this world with another Jeep like yours. Ill have more questions I appreciate the help. It might take me a while cause im only 16 so I dont have the highest paying jobs but I WILL get there.

smeltmaster1

got mine when i was 18 and it was already lifted but rebuilt the lift slowly and still am and i am 20 going on 21 in a month just bought a house so not too much money to spend on the jeep as of now. just take your time and know what you need to make it a better rig then what looks cool

smeltmaster1

they can only co in one way bc they are threaded to the body unless you are talking about your shackle bolt then is can go on ether way and did we take the top bolt of the shackle in the rear when we lifted it out bc then we will have problems with that lol good thing i have my own MAP gas now start spraying and until we get to doing it

yRUNDI

Hey question, I understand how to lift the rear, without a kit, just by shackels and add a leafs like you said but what about the front? You cant just slap on some taller coils can you? And having bigger shackels doesnt that put alot of stress on your leaf springs?