Front rear swap question
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Year: 1997
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4 liter
Front rear swap question
I have a 97 zj Laredo 4 liter with 186000 miles it's on a 2 inch bb now was hearing a lot about the front to rear lift swap, what if any height would I gain over what I already have. Also what would I need to do it.
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If your talking about the coil springs you can put the front springs in the rear but it gives you a 3 and half inch lift.You can buy a lift kit that does it and comes with everything else for 450 bucks http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/10520.html
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Year: 1999
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Engine: 4.0L
If you swap the rear coils out for front coils with the BB your looking at about 5-5.5 inches of lift, if you're taking out the BB in the rear and replacing it with front springs then your looking at about 3-3.5 inches of lift . . if you do the front to rear you may need to buy longer shocks if you dont have them already.
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You'll also need taller coils for the front. And extended front brake hoses and shocks.
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Year: 1999
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This is my last zj with 2" BB up front and stock 4.0 zj coils in the rear
And this is the same zj with the RC 3.5 kit under the bb on 33" TSLs
^^For the bb on top of the 3.5 RC kit i did have to run adjustable track bars and adjustable control arms and i dropped the tcase 1" . . . This is a v8 zj with the 249 tcase
And this is the same zj with the RC 3.5 kit under the bb on 33" TSLs
^^For the bb on top of the 3.5 RC kit i did have to run adjustable track bars and adjustable control arms and i dropped the tcase 1" . . . This is a v8 zj with the 249 tcase