Show Off Your Lifted 2wd
 

Well as much as us 2wd guys get bashed for lifting our xj's...I love mine. Post up your pics. I want to see what others have done to their 2wd xj.

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and i learned the hard way..just because its lifted doesnt mean its 4wd haha.

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chat? not tech at all. as for lifted 2WD whatever floats your boat. its still not a 4WD so i see no point in lifting them to offroad.

Guess i should have posted it there...Im sure a mod will move it asap

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All the power to you, but I will not buy a 2wd vehicle. They are the worst on unplowed roads and driveways...

come on gai's don't turn this into a 2wd bash thread.... :offtopic:

That is nice. I see nothing wrong with doing what you want with what you have. Are there any more of these lurking.

I've got one I'll post pics later

I have seen one drivin around my town, I personally won't own a 2 wheel drive suv, jeep or truck but I still think the 2 wheel drive jeep is cool cause it's uncommon. I do like to find uncommon jeeps like the other day I saw a right hand driver 2010 jeep wrangler jk.

To each his own, this topic is clearly not for you. I live in North Carolina where we may get a half-inch of snow each year if we're lucky. I have no desire to run my only transportation through 4ft mudholes either. You must not realize that 2WD XJs are still very capable on trails.

On topic: My XJ will be lifted come sunday. 3" RC and 31x10.50

I wouldn't buy a 2wd myself but they still look good and if you like it that's all that matters.

prerunner trucks are normally 2wd, and they are badass. But they're desert trucks.

Mines 2wd. I'd prefer 4wd. But my mom bought it lol. I'm getting a 3 inch lift before end of summer. And people don't only lift vehicles for off road some like the look.

Good looking 2wd xj man

Around my parts most mail vehicles are Jeeps. All RHD of course.
My town was a Jeep Tj
Is now a new unlimited wrangler
Two towns over is a pre 96 cherokee
One town over is gen 1 kj
Found a mail cherokee at the place where my geo sat when it was totaled... it had leather seats with rear seat headrests, tow hooks, engine skid plate, and gas skid plate. All on a mail car.

To op... your xj can probably go farther than mine at this point.. so all the power to you. lock it in the rear, and youll have the same min number of wheels spinning as a 4wd.

Ohhh Yeahh....better than a lot o 4wd's on here....one sweet rig my man:notworthy:

i have a 93 2dr xj 2wd lifted with 4.5" RC lift and 33's
its for sale if anyone is interested, ill try to get a pick up soon

Thanks for the postive comments. As for it being 2wd....got if from my uncle that passed away and figured why not fix up something I had than go buy somethign else. I was going to do a 4wd swap this fall...but ended up flipping it this weekend on the freeway. Its now a parts truck haha.

Flipped it on the highway?! I just lifted my XJ and now ya got me worried haha.

Don't drive like a knob, you'll be fine.

I loved being 2wd and offloading because of two things, nobody believes you and keeps telling you to put it in 4 low :p
And 2nd because it taught me how to drive offroad. If you start out with a all lifted up 4wd locked all the way around I'll bet you you'l get stuck in the same stuff I could go though with my 2wd. I've gone though many many mud holes, and trails with other 4wd's and not gotten stuck. And I'm not even locked in :)

Here's some pics of my 2wd :)

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Even though I loved being 2wd when it gets back on the road next week it's going to be 4x4 baby!!! :headbang:

Brandon

Yes I flipped it. My sway bar quick disconnects were broken. I had to swerve...and it was sloppy top heavy. I dont care what guys tell you about how its "safe" to not have sway bars as long as you drive with caution...when something unexpected happens and you have to swerve...no matter how experienced you are...no sway bars is just asking to flip. In all honesty I can only blame myself for taking the risk of driving without them. Im just happy no one was hurt at all.

I so I'm supper sorry to hear that! But yeah I agree they are there for a reason!

Brandon

Ah, you just gave me an idea for the "Jeep trends I hate" topic. People who drive without swaybars are stupid unless it's a strict trail rig that you tow to the trails each time.

I agree 100%. I dont normally drive like that. But this was my only vehicle i have and i took the risk to drive it for the day with them being broken. LIke i said I dont blame anything but myself for taking the risk...but to walk away with just a scratch on my knee Im lucky.

Haha that's what's up. I love Comanches!

And the people that like the "look" of a lifted vehicle and don't use it for the main purpose it was created are why lifts are so damn expensive these days.

That's sad to hear man. How extensive was the damage? Got pictures?

I'm gonna throw a 3" lift and some 31"s on my 2wd DD xj before the end of the year.

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Here is a pic of mine. It has TJ 15X8 Canyon wheels now though. Bought it for $600 with the intention of converting it to 4wd. The donor Cherokee ended up having water in the tranny and the swap never happened.

Can you post a pic of these 15x8? I didn't know a TJ came with rims that wide.

Here you go.

You sure those are 8" wide?

Yes, they are 8". The ZJ had a similar wheel that was 7". These came off a TJ with the 30" tire package (Pre Rubicon option package). The rims that came with the 30" tire package were 15X8. I just took some pics of the back of the wheel where it says 15X8. I'll upload the pics if they come out. If not my spare is at home. I'll post the pic tonight.

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i just ordered a 4.5 RE lift so that will be going on next week when it arrives and i have a set of 33x12.5 maxxis bighorns going on!

Finally done lifting. 3" lift 30" tires. painted rims black. Tomorrow- angry eyebrow headlights. :D

here is some pics of mine when it was still 2wd its sense been converted to 4x4
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I like my 2wd DD MJ. Averages around 23mpg. 4.0 Renix, 5-speed. I have a 4x4 diesel pickup, a 98 XJ for wheeling plus a few others. I drive this thing in the summertime. Someday ill get around to paint, wheels and tires, then it will be a little Ezer on the eyes! Actually been looking for a nice 2wd Renix XJ for a DD... Someday ill find one.

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