Short arms over 3.5'' of lift (even tho they are adjustable, they are counter productive at 4.5'' of lift)

so far thats the only mod I'm not happy with.

 

Probably the Herculined interior. Sure its cool to just wash out the floor, but damn is it loud!

 

4" of lift and 38's... low and wide is cool, but dayum I hated bouncing off those bump stops all the way down the trail!

 

t-case spacer kit and axle shims....what a waste of time and money
a few months later i got my sye.

 

Add A Leaf. Instead of replacing the whole leaf spring a single spring is added for additional height.....not recommended by many folks here unless your springs are in great shape..

 

This thread is the thread to read before modding your XJ. Learn from the mistakes of others. So many AAL regrets, lol. And the expensive CAI's - I have one, but I bought mine cheap off ebay for a shamefully low bid.

From reading all the regrets I guess the moral of the story is: Patience! Wait until you have the money to buy good quality parts. Or wait for them to show up on sale! Never cheap out because you can't wait.

My regrets: 1) not doing more research before modding. I went from a 2" budget boost, to 3" to 5.5" I went thru so many different wheel/tire combinations that I could open my own tire shop! And the money lost in wheeling & dealing ... good lord. 2) Then I had my D35 swapped for an 8.25 which about 1.5 years later I paid to have rebuilt & geared. Then I found out that the only selectable locker available for the 8.25 is ARB. I have my heart set on an OX so 2 more years later I had an 8.8 swapped in. Sold the 8.25 for a decent amount, but I still took a big loss.

Now I'm waiting until I can afford RCV axles for the D30 instead of some other costly mistake.

 

I have 2 first chopping a 4-door. 2-doors look so much better and in my 4-door after relocating the tank and the rad then adding a swing out tire carrier I had no room. Second exo cage. I thought it looked so good and didn't take long for that to ware off. Sold it unfinished.

 

blocks... like seriously, whoever invented them needs a swift hit, in the face... with a chair.

roof rack, like sure they look cool and all, but seriously. i lost 2mpgs, and gained more wait on the top.

and 33x10.5s, man up and get 33x12.5s or just get 35s.

 

I agree with the roof rack. I thought mine looked pretty cool but I literally never used it except at the drive in. And that sob was heavy because I used .120 wall. Also, hood vents. I noticed zero temp difference, at least according to the factory gauge that was 20 years old. Once again, thought it looked good but didn't do much. That's a good one for a day you have nothing better to do and just want to add to the look of your rig.

 

I regret not saving money and doing it the way I wanted in the first place. Went from 2" bb to 3" pro comp to 4.5" mixed part lift. Also had stock tires, 30's, 31's and now 32's. I wish I had that money again to go with complete 4.5" lift, sye and 33's w/ gears to match.

Another is the Hypertech programmer. It was nice when I had it but one little short while programming the computer one day fried my computer and had to spend $300 for a refurbished one cause it was impossible to find one in the jy. Was also w/o the heep for a week waiting on shipping and such.

I like having the look of hood vents, but didn't have any temp change. Only made the hood a little less hot so I could actually touch and lift in the summer.

 

Same here bro i started with the RC budget boost coils AAL i ditched the AALs in 2 months for a dakota bastard pack then went to 4.5 inches of lift with factory arms then bought RC long arm upgrade i should have saved and went with a full 4.5 inch long arm lift to start but we live and learn thats life

 

Knowing full well that I was regearing to 4.56, I needed tires one day, and with $ burning a hole in my pocket, I bought some 32's. New.
That might be fine you think, but I installed those gears within 2 weeks and I haven't been past 65mph since. Oh, I'll just sell these and get 35's...work is slow, and my plans to go up an inch ( to squeeze in the 35's) has been put off in order to pay bills.
Moral of my rant is make a plan and stick to it. And don't walk around with 1000 bucks in your pocket

 

trying to piece together a 4.5 lift. and short arms. oh cant forget my stupid resistor i paid 40 bucks for just to make it run rich.

 

TheBlackSmith-"Short arms over 3.5'' of lift (even tho they are adjustable, they are counter productive at 4.5'' of lift)

so far thats the only mod I'm not happy with. "

Can u explain what this means? I'm new to lifting, just did a 5" on my XJ. I have stock upper and lower control arms. Are u saying when I upgrade to aftermarket adjustable, to NOT buy short arms? Someone please help me understand this? I'm a newbie.

 

all my budget minded driveway mods are Chuck Norris inspired so no need for regret.