Super excited! Just bought some 09 JK rubicon shocks off ebay to officially kick off the lifting of my cherokeeee! if all goes as planned ill be ordering my RE super ride tomorrow. Friggin sweet.

 

what size you planning on going?

 

3.5", i think its the RE 6025. super ride, full leafs.

 

Nice. Just like my setup. Trim the fenders and slap on some 31x10.5's and you'll have a nice Trailokee.

 

yea im looking for 31s now, idk about trimming tho, 31s will fit most of the way without trimming wont they? i could see trimming for 32s or 33s, but i dont wanna go ANY bigger than 31, i dont have money to regear, and i dont wanna kill my gas mileage much more than im going to with 31s.

 

They will fit for street use...when you wheel and really flex out they will rub a little on the flares. The brake lines get a little tight too...you can relocate them lower on the frame tho.

 

yea i was planning on doing the brakelines, the kit comes with the back ones and then you have to relocate the front ones right? something like that. and i dont plan on getting this thing into anything too heavy yet, i dont have recovery points or a SYE or anything so ill get er a little dirty but nothing too crazy.

 

Where the hard line comes out of the frame straighten that out carefully as best you can drill and bolt in the bracket lower on the frame. An SYE prob isn't even ness. at 3.5 either.

 

If you put 31X10.50s on stock wheels you won't have to trim and your rig will stay clean on the trails

 

im thinkin about gettin some cragar v-5s (cuz everyone has D windows or soft 8s), there like $40 on summit, and i think they'll mount n ballance tires if i buy tires from there, too. i read from another thread they do all of this with free shipping, plus a $9 "handling fee" per tire, IF i remember correctly. i have to recoupe my funds after i buy this lift, then ill see what i can do for tires, if i can find a decent used set i might grab those and save a few $$$. Thanks for all your guys input so far tho!!!

 

Better check that, they charge extra to ship tires.

 

yea i definitely would ask before i just ordered but i thought i read that from another post.

 

alright ladies and gents, this is the big one. Just ordered my lift! Heres whats up:

-Rubicon Express 3.5" Super Ride w/ full leafs
-Rubicon Express Adj. Trac Bar
-Rubicon Express Steering Stabilizer

and i ordered the shocks yesterday so they should be on they're way as well.

... my 100th post would be the one where i get my lift ordered. this is all so awesome i need a cigarette!

HUGE thanks to Joe at EndlessMtnFab!!!

 

that was my starter lift, very goods results. You'll be real happy with it.


And I had 31s on didnt need to trim anything. ***If you plan to start getting offroad more than before, I suggest getting some JKS quick disconnects, makes the XJ alot more capable once the swaybar is unhooked.

 

yea i need to majorly recoupe funds, gotta get tires first, drop the tc, and i was actually just starting to dig around in the advance fab tech section to see if anyone had a write up on how to make your own quick discos, any ideas??? was i being dumb and not looking in the right section? haha