I want to do a lift on my 1994 Cherokee, but am hoping to get some info first.
Originally I was thinking a 3" Rough Country add-a-leaf lift, but after looking at pic's I'm worried it won't be noticeable enough.
I'm not looking for super flex, or rock crawler setup, but I want it to be noticeable when I look at it.
I was looking at Rusty's 3" add-a-leaf kit, plus their 1.75 Budget Boost shackle kit on top of that.
Anyone have experience with this? Do I have to change anything but the length of the brake line?
Thanks everyone!

Here's a pic of the subject:

 

5" lift shocks, control arms, track bar, alignment, slip yoke eliminator, rear axle shims, sway bar drop bracket, possibly drop pitman arm, and track bar drop brackets

 

I shouldn't need to do all that though with a 3" lift kit? Just brake lines.

 

3+1.75=4.75
or did i not understand u right?
because u don't even need longer brake lines with 3". u just need to bring the mounting locations lower on the frame.

 

Rough Country 4.5" lift. i went thru the same debate as you.

 

So you think I should get the RC 4.5"? I was debating that.

 

Yeah, I meant going with an RC 3" plus the Rusty's Budget Boost shackle kit 1 1/2"

 

budget boost or long arm. no difference... it is still almost 5" of lift. you will need the things that i listed above.
^that is the probable outcome.
now, let's talk experience.
not too long ago, i put a lift kit on for one of the guys on the forum. basically all bastard except the shocks.
at the end he ended up with about 4.5" of lift, not needing a sye or rear axle shims.
his was a 95, i think.
seems like the older ones respond to lift better. but i can't guarantee that yours will.
look up 4X4Dalton. he should have a lot of pics on xjtalk.com

 

Great! Thanks for the helpful input.
I have seen a couple of guys on this forum running what I'm talking about just fine, but like you said, its all subjective. Since this is my first lift I think I'm going to start with a 3" and go from their. How noticeable do you think a 3" will be with 32" tires? I really like the looks of RE's 3.5" lift, but they are really getting up there in price!

 

Before after 3" lift 30" tires first 1 before the rest are after

 

Interesting, thanks!

 

Haha yea it's noticable!! Lol but I want bigger tires!!! lol

 

Yeah for sure, I think your ride would look great with 31s! I wonder how hard it would be to fit 32s on a 3" lift? If you were mostly doing street driving could you get away without trimming the fenders?

 

Ya originally I wanted 31s but I was at stock height when I got tires and wasn't wanting to trim. And yea I think you could maybe wider rims or more backspacing??? I want my tires to be wider u know like a wider stance.

 

I hate to spend so much on my lift, but I think I decided to go with the RE 3.5" SuperRide lift.
I haven't decided on shocks yet, I'm not sure I want to spend $80 piece for the RE Monotube shocks.
I don't really want RC shocks either, I've heard they ride really rough! I want a little smoother.