Questions on lifting '96 Grand Cherokee
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Questions on lifting '96 Grand Cherokee
Hi Everyone,
New to this forum thing but thought I would give it a shot. I have been jeep'n for several years and have lot's of experience with builds, but they have always been leaf sprung.
Now I have an opportunity to build a '96 gc from stock. I want it to be on road capable/legal, but primarily built for rock crawling. I am thinking minimum 35" tires, maybe up to 37". I don't mind cutting up the body. I am assuming I need to upgrade to a dana 44 up front? Also, it is currently a "quadratrac" model transfer case, thinking about scraping that? How much lift will I need and which are some of the better over the counter brands. I also don't mind mixing and matching junk yard springs to get the lift I need, just have no experience at all with coils and links.
Thanks for any feedback.
New to this forum thing but thought I would give it a shot. I have been jeep'n for several years and have lot's of experience with builds, but they have always been leaf sprung.
Now I have an opportunity to build a '96 gc from stock. I want it to be on road capable/legal, but primarily built for rock crawling. I am thinking minimum 35" tires, maybe up to 37". I don't mind cutting up the body. I am assuming I need to upgrade to a dana 44 up front? Also, it is currently a "quadratrac" model transfer case, thinking about scraping that? How much lift will I need and which are some of the better over the counter brands. I also don't mind mixing and matching junk yard springs to get the lift I need, just have no experience at all with coils and links.
Thanks for any feedback.
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Hi Everyone,
New to this forum thing but thought I would give it a shot. I have been jeep'n for several years and have lot's of experience with builds, but they have always been leaf sprung.
Now I have an opportunity to build a '96 gc from stock. I want it to be on road capable/legal, but primarily built for rock crawling. I am thinking minimum 35" tires, maybe up to 37". I don't mind cutting up the body. I am assuming I need to upgrade to a dana 44 up front? Also, it is currently a "quadratrac" model transfer case, thinking about scraping that? How much lift will I need and which are some of the better over the counter brands. I also don't mind mixing and matching junk yard springs to get the lift I need, just have no experience at all with coils and links.
Thanks for any feedback.
New to this forum thing but thought I would give it a shot. I have been jeep'n for several years and have lot's of experience with builds, but they have always been leaf sprung.
Now I have an opportunity to build a '96 gc from stock. I want it to be on road capable/legal, but primarily built for rock crawling. I am thinking minimum 35" tires, maybe up to 37". I don't mind cutting up the body. I am assuming I need to upgrade to a dana 44 up front? Also, it is currently a "quadratrac" model transfer case, thinking about scraping that? How much lift will I need and which are some of the better over the counter brands. I also don't mind mixing and matching junk yard springs to get the lift I need, just have no experience at all with coils and links.
Thanks for any feedback.
I wouldn't bastard pack anything for crawling on 35s-37s. I know many people running the IRO radius arms lift's on their Grands and very happy with them. This also applies to XJs but not near as many as the ZJ/WJ group. Granted this stuff is bolt on...but it will hold up.
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Thanks, What I meant is I am no stranger to scrounging stuff from yards, so if anyone had any suggestions as to coils I could take off something else, that would meet my needs, I am not opposed to that. Sounds like over the counter may be the way to go for the amount of lift I want/need.
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Thanks, What I meant is I am no stranger to scrounging stuff from yards, so if anyone had any suggestions as to coils I could take off something else, that would meet my needs, I am not opposed to that. Sounds like over the counter may be the way to go for the amount of lift I want/need.
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