2-3 inch junkyard lift kit
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2-3 inch junkyard lift kit
Ok I got cut fenders. And I already run 31 inch tires. But heres the thing. Its just not right. It rubs some times... and my front coils and shocks are kinda... not great. So I need front coils. And I kinda want 3 inch for the 07-10 JK wrangler shocks. coz I really need some nicer ones.
so heres my dumb question. 2.5 inch lift? would the JK wrangler shocks work? I have the cut fenders as I said so I dont want something big. And all the brake and tcase things are unwanted.
So I what kind of coils can i use to still have a nice ride. Coz i live on a extremely bumpy road. I mean theres a pot hole every 5 to 10 feet. and its like that for the whole ride. Which is 20 mins.
I mud. I dont trail/rock climb. I also live on a road that hardly ever gets plowed when we get snow. And seeing I live 23 miles from school... and we get more snow where I live then where my school is. The lift would help there.
I want a junkyard lift coz I dont really have the money to spend on buying a legit lift kit. So... whats a good 2, 2.5, or 3 inch junkyard lift kit set up? Oh I have a parts XJ so I have access to leaf springs. The shocks arent great and the coils are ok. So cheap set up and shock ideas and what not?
Thanks in advance.
so heres my dumb question. 2.5 inch lift? would the JK wrangler shocks work? I have the cut fenders as I said so I dont want something big. And all the brake and tcase things are unwanted.
So I what kind of coils can i use to still have a nice ride. Coz i live on a extremely bumpy road. I mean theres a pot hole every 5 to 10 feet. and its like that for the whole ride. Which is 20 mins.
I mud. I dont trail/rock climb. I also live on a road that hardly ever gets plowed when we get snow. And seeing I live 23 miles from school... and we get more snow where I live then where my school is. The lift would help there.
I want a junkyard lift coz I dont really have the money to spend on buying a legit lift kit. So... whats a good 2, 2.5, or 3 inch junkyard lift kit set up? Oh I have a parts XJ so I have access to leaf springs. The shocks arent great and the coils are ok. So cheap set up and shock ideas and what not?
Thanks in advance.
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There is a sticky in oem Cherokee tech with a bunch of great junk yard lift info. I'm using the iPhone app or I'd post a link. There are many cheap ways to gain a few inches. Good luck to ya man, start a build thread if you want.
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make a leaf bastard pack or get shackles then front spacers, ebay cheap.
see the end of my build thread in sig for what I did for a 4.5" lift mixing new and JY parts
see the end of my build thread in sig for what I did for a 4.5" lift mixing new and JY parts
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