That's not a body lift. The XJ is a unibody so you cannot use body lifts. Those are spacers up front which are perfectly acceptable. The rear however is blocks. That's a big no no and is very frowned upon.

 

I have always thought that lift looked........"cheap". Let us know what you think of it when you get it..and install it.

 

yeah i know its frowned upon but i needed a budget lift to get these tires to fit, also i just turned 18 on the 25th and this is my first lift, the cherokee is a 2wd and im not planning on doing any hard core offroading and i thought it was a good lift to fit my needs, money is tight, and i just need a lift to fit the 30" tires i have with 1.25" spacers i just bought, money is tight and it seemed like a good enough lift for a 2wd cherokee, what is so bad about the blocks though? i havent heard many bad things, except axel wrap which i hear isnt a problem on cherokees

 

actually maybe im wrong... is axel wrap a problem with blocks or add a leaf?

 

Blocks do cause axle wrap.

Heres a 2in BB from rustys for $100

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...ode=sus_xj_kit

AAL can firm up the ride and make it "bad". Also an AAL can sag overtime, but a sagging AAL is better that blocks.

 

i alredy bought it last week :/ whats so bad about blocks though? reputation as a cheeter lift?

 

http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/techart...cks/index.html

Even though this applies to front blocks, the same physics can be applied to the rear axle under acceleration and under extreme cornering.


Look at the pictures in this thread.

http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26604

 

yikes... scary stuff... is it okay to put it on? or is it a life or death situation? im planning on at most only having this lift for a year and a half or so

 

There are people on here and people with other vehicles that run blocks without incident. Personally, I would never run blocks but that's me. You've gotta make that call. No one can say for sure if your going to be ok or if your going to run into trouble. Just MAKE POSITIVE that you tighten your ubolts and center pin AND RECHECK THEM. I rechecked mine twice. Once after 200 miles and again after another 200 and they loosened up a bit both times.

 

okay well sence its supposed to get here tomorrow ill put it on and see what happens, hopefully ill be able to afford a new actual suspension lift next year and i can take the blocks out, thanks for the heads up though, i had no clue thi sorta stuff could happen, i cant believe there are these dumb rednecks at school with 6" lift blocks and lift blocks made of wood, im just gla its them and not me

 

Any more pics?? This is the route I want to take with mine. Anybody got a 2" lift and TJ Canyon wheels?

 

for what its worth, my truck has blocks from the factory. about 2" in size compared to a 2wd.....

 

so i guess i shouldent expect any trouble from it, also im one of those people who is constantly under my jeep checking things and taking naps lol ill check those u-bolts every once in a while

 

Sorry i missed this, its a daystar 1.75" coil spacar plus the stock coil isolator in the front and a skyjacker 2" full length AAL in the rear, .75" tcase drop. with Zone BPE's and 1-3" RC nitro shocks. sittin on 235/75/r15 GY duratracs. i love the way it came out. Going to 3" on 31s next year. Rides great, cept i brokededed something wheelin friday night that just surfaced now. not sure what yet.

 

2inch puck and rear AAL on 235 75 15 Cooper ATR's