UM...i bought full leaf packs not add a leafs

Nearing completion:








actually moved the axle back a bit, which raised the front up some more. also the shocks bumped the front up a bit. Ill have to add in spacers when i put my bumper on.

Tonight i cut off my exhaust pipe, and made a custom turn down. The 2.5" tube was hitting the leaf spring. also welded 4 bolts up in place for 'studs' for the rear shocks, since i snapped the upper ones. right after work i got an alignment too.

for 4.5 to 5.5 inches of lift...do i need a drop pitman arm or anything? or will stock steering do alright?

this coming weekend ill be doin the sye (hopefully), still need to rebuild 2 of my front driveshafts.

 

rear shocks on:




upper shock studs i welded in...



heres how i did the exhaust. cut end off, made it into a turndown. welded on a support with a hook on the end, to integrate it into the stock support. i reused the hook that was on the pipe, an just welded it to the top of that square tubing. no chance of it hittin on the leaf springs now!

 

buddy, i think you might have your control arms upside down. the curved angle is suppose to be pointing to the ground to prevent the arms from hitting against the coil/shock supports

 

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It really does seem like it huh. Why is the front so low compared to the rear? Am I missing something?

 

guys those are rock krawler high clearance long arms. trust me, thats how they are installed. this is so you arent sliding on them all the time on the rocks.

if you read above, i said that was not the axles final location. i ended up moving it back a little bit, which raised the front some more, and that was before i adjusted pinion angle. you can see in the pics my coils have a pretty serious curve to them. also, the rear leafs havent settled yet. now the rear is maybe a half inch higher...which it will drop once my spare 33 is in the back.

 

nice got it and in 15 days ur were installing a lift thats what im talkin bout

 

At what point did u say you were putting full springs on it? .....Yeah thats what i thought.

 

sorry bud, only reason I asked is because every long arm kit I have seen are always straight arms and never angled as those are... still lookin better after every post bud, keep it up!

 

i have straight long arms and they are alot better than the angled ones imo. they can slide against rocks and they take a beating. but i like the new rig and lift!! keep it up.

 

show me a 5" add a leaf...you could also read my sig...where it says LEAVES

thanks, nice try.

but seriously...its not worth wasting time fighting online over...so my bad if i wasnt clear.

 

ive seen my friend in his tj get hung up quite a bit on his straight long arms. they do function well as sliders, but he has some serious gouges in them from snagging rocks. to each his own

 

How much did you get it for? Did you get it from a car dealer or private seller? I just want to know cause my wife wants a '01-'02 with low miles and I was seeing what pricing are.

 

xj's where made up til 01, there is no 2002 model. Mine was 5 grand from a stealership, but convenient to my house/work. there is a thread on here about what everyone paid for their's...search around you will find it.

 

ahhh i see. well, keep up the good work nonetheless. jeep's lookin great.