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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 12:32 AM
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I've been trying to plan what I want to do down the road and a buddy of mine mentioned a body lift. I have a 4 1/2 suspension lift already and feel that it would be a waste to swap in for a 6 (the 4 1/2 is fairly recent).

So what are your opinions? Yes, no, maybe so? What are the pros and cons?
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 12:43 AM
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I'm not sure if you have checked...but Cherokees/Grand Cherokees don't have frames they are all unibodies so a body lift is impossible and not trying to be mean or anything just saying...
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 12:49 AM
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Yea you know I mentioned that to him but he was pretty sure I could. Haha that's the last time I listen to him on that kind of stuff.
Anywho. Thanks for clearing that up
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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No problem before i actually got my XJ i thought i could do that too but then once i looked i learned otherwise...kinda sucks but oh well at least they are nice and light
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 12:54 AM
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Yea it's a shame.. Oh well. Learn something new everyday.
Guess I'll have to be happy with a 4.5
I appreciate the info
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 12:56 AM
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Yea no problem
you can always do a spacer if you want 2 inches more...you've got a grand right? so it'd be 2 inch spacers front and back
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 12:59 AM
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Yea I have a grand and yea I guess that could be an option. Is that legit? I've always hear people mention them like they're sketchy or something
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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Yea coil spacers are fine as far as i've read i don't know from personal experience but my friends got 6.5 on his XJ using 2 inch spacers and his rides just fine
i'm sure one of the more experienced guys on here will chime in soon enough though
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 01:04 AM
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Alright cool. In the mean time I'll try to research em a little more
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 01:05 AM
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spacers are fine. thats all i have on mine and it give me jsut enought flex for what i want.. for now.
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 01:06 AM
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From what i've seen and read daystar makes some of the best spacers...but again i'm not that experienced i'm only 18 learnin as i go haha sorry
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 01:11 AM
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Yea I'm only 17 and it's the same for me. If I put in the spacers I might have to replace other parts too.. I need to consider that
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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well i guess its all in what you want to do with it
my friend had a ZJ with 33s on it stock he just cut up his flares and his tires eventually lost the tread where they rubbed lol
but i can only imagine how big of tires he would have ran with 4.5 inches of lift haha
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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Haha stuffing 37's in it most likely. I'm hoping that the spacers won't start a chain reaction of replacing. Shocks, arms, steering components..
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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they wont.
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