i went with a 6.5 long arm from rough country i got a very good deal on it. i got skids sye and some other goodies for around 1700. im impressed with it.

 

I went with a 5.5" IRO longarm with 31's... I love the look and you have a lot of tire to fender room for flexing... the IRO kit comes with the trans crossmember so it has an adjustable t-case drop up to 1 inch... I would still get the sye though!

 

http://roughcountry.com/jeep_xj_6xla.html
this is the kit i have with fenders trimmed ALOT.

 

I had 6.5" on my last XJ and will be going with around 4" on my current one. Yeah, the ground clearance was definitely nice with the 6.5, but you can definitely tell that it is too top heavy. 4.5" LA on 37"s with mega droop is all a ***** needs!

Here's my old one with 33"s and 6.5:

 

I am rocking around 5-5.5" and JK uppers and lowers in the front, which translates into around a 28" LCA, great flex, great ride and around $80 total

 

heres 6.5 on 35's. i dont feel its too tall either. never had a a problem with off camber situations

 

im on a rock krawler 3 link long arm kit btw

 

Not trying to jack your thread. but what backspacing are you running chris and do your 33's rub. what width rim to.

 

Check out N2O's thread entitled "LOW COG suspension tips/tricks"

 

4.5 long arm, 35's

 

I am running 3 inch rough country lift 31/10.50/R15 bfg km2 on a 15/8 rim with i think 4 inch back spacing not sure though.

 

Jeepcreep505 would you recommend 33s or 35s?

 

I love running 35's looks awesome and gets lots of comments, but the only thing is you have to make sure you trim your fenders and bumpstop correctly

 

The only problem that i have with 33s/35s is having to regear the axles with my 31s i didnt feel a power loss at all and it can still spin all the tires no problems at all.

 

Im still running stock gears with my 35s