Hello everyone in new to the forum and i am looking for some advice my 99 xjs suspension that is worn out/sagging and starting to seem unsafe. and i would like to replace it with a 2 lift. The problem is most of what i can find is add a leaf kits with the puck style spacers and that is not really what i think i am after i want to do a full suspension lift with new leaf packs/coils . I am working with a budget of around 400$. The reason i am wanting to add 2 inches and not 3 is because the jeep is my daily and sees a lot of highway use and i would like to keep the tires i currently have that are fairly new .i just want to add a little clearance and articulation for the forest service roads while maintaining stock like handling. i may be asking to much from a 400$ budget so any recommendations are welcome but i am pretty set on not going higher than 2 inches.

 

If your suspension is worn out you will get close to 2" of lift just replacing the springs with stock ones.

 

yea i assumed it would im wanting to go a little higher than stock though.

 

Here is the best I know of:

Rusty's 2 inch coils - $119

 

Do the jk shocks bolt right in?

 

You have to press out the JK bar pins and use the ones from your old shocks for the fronts, but if you have access to a vise it's not too bad. There are a bunch of write-ups on using JK shocks on XJs.

 

I really digging this idea its pretty much what i was looking for. Have you personally ran this setup?

 

My setup is not exactly the same. I am at 3.5 inches of lift with different coils. I also added a leaf to that leaf pack I linked and I have different (longer) extended shackles. I do have JK Rubicon shocks with BPEs.

I am happy with the leaf springs and shocks. I have used the Rustys 2 inch coil springs along with JK shocks on a friend's TJ and it rode great.

 

Tremendous, What would likely be affected by installing this lift? control arms,steering , brake lines, Geometry?

 

Going by this chart...



...At 2 inches of lift you should be okay except for maybe the rear brake line.

You may want to look into drilling a different hole for your track bar. There are plenty of write-ups on that. That may or may not be necessary... Every one of these Jeeps is a little different so you won't know until your lift is installed.

 

 

nice i would assume i could just grab some TJ brake lines to swap in if necessary ? also with this setup what tire size could i move up to when its time for new ones?

 

one more question would regular jk shocks work?

 

Yes they will.

I honestly think the Rubicon rear shock is too long for a 2" lift. It will work yes but it's not the ideal length.

 

This.

The upcountry will get you between 1-1.5 inches, maybe even 2 if you are really sagged. When I posed a similar question this is what was posted to me.

A few quick searches - These are current with shipping included.

Moog CC782 Coil Spring Set - Used / $41.10 - Amazon
Crown Automotive 4886186AA Leaf Spring - New / $75.46 - Ebay
Crown Automotive 4886186AA Leaf Spring - New / $75.46 - Ebay
3/4" (.75) Front Coil Spacers - New / $30.00 - Ebay
Monroe Sensa-Trac 37027 37083 Shock Absorber Kit Set - New / Ebay - $154.82
Energy Suspension 2.2109G - New / Amazon - $54.99

Total: $431.83


You can probably get away with not using the coil spacers because the rear leafs will eventually settle a little based on the weight you carry in the rear. That would come in at just about $400.00
Check out the thread "small lift questions".