How much lift?
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Year: 1998
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Engine: 4.0L
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Basically everything below the bumper corner caps, the newer XJs had their flares stop at the top of the bumper whereas our older models wrapped around underneath, giving us less wheel room. I cut under my bumper caps on mine and haven't looked back. If you have 3" shocks then you might be fully extended at ride height. I would take out one of the shocks and measure the shock extended and collapsed from both bushing holes. The best way to get more flex is to work on your suspension and shocks. If you think you are on 3" shocks at that height then you won't be able to flex much. Are your sway bars connected? You shouldn't have one in the back and the front will limit your flex if connected. Another thing to look at are your control arms and track bar, are they stock? If so they they are significantly impacting your flex as well and ride. I would look at adjustable arms and track bar if you don't have them already, long arms would be the best bang for everything though, but more expensive. Hope this helps!
Okay thanks. Will taking the rear sway bar mess with anything?
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Year: 1988
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Like a leaf pack with more than 4 springs as that is stock. You're measurements show you are within the 5-6" lift area, but without pictures we can't tell you how it is lifted. I.E leaf/coils, spacer/shackles, blocks.
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No coil spacers up front, so it's a has been replaced with a bigger spring. Correct I would agree that the rear springs have an add a leaf due to there being an extra leaf in the pack with a (2"?) lift block to gain more lift. You do not have your rear sway bar anymore and it looks like you're running stock style front ones which will hurt your flex much. Can't tell (or see) what track bar you have, as a tre style will limit flex. You must have YJ brake lines since you have plenty of slack and the hard lines have not been relocated. Lower control arms look like Rusty's, so maybe it's a Rusty's 3" AAL kit with their arms? The shocks do look like they are almost maxed out from the picture with all the up travel they have.
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Yeah now that I realize it has blocks I wish I would have known more about this stuff when I bought it. It was my first vehicle. Well **** happens so eventually I want to get rid of the blocks and get new leaf springs. Who makes good front sway bars? Preferably with disconnects
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Yeah now that I realize it has blocks I wish I would have known more about this stuff when I bought it. It was my first vehicle. Well **** happens so eventually I want to get rid of the blocks and get new leaf springs. Who makes good front sway bars? Preferably with disconnects
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I have read blocks are not good. Should I replace them and get whole new leafs? My jeep is a daily driver and when ever I see a trail into the woods mudhole every now an then kinda driver.