o ya man, im stationed at Fort Polk, LA (leesville).. ha ill be bringing mine down from montana probably in june/july... should hit up mudfest with me that summer show those trucks jeeps can mud too

 

i'm game!!! hopefully it'll be lifted by then. hoping to get it done in the next few months. i'm south of lafayette so if you find yourself on this end hit me up!!!

 

I've got a 1990 XJ that I'm fixing to think about lifting and putting tires on. I've pretty much decided on the 4.5" rough country lift. I really like the stock rims (brushed alloy spokes with jeep emblem on the hub). Was thinking 33's but not sure how wide i can get on the stock rims?? Suggestions? Advice?

 

I have the rough country 4.5 in lift and i run 33x12.50x15 on 97 grand cherokee wheels there only 7.5 inches wide they rubbed a little on the lc arms but i put 1.5 inch wheel spacers but i still need to trim my fenders they will rub when u flex it

 

Ok so I decided I'm gonna try the RC 6.5" LA lift. If u have this lift let me know if u like it or hate it and the pros and cons. Any advice would be helpful.

 

nothing but good things... read all these good things a few post back on this thread... back track alittle and check them out...

 

I have read up onthe 2" RE lift and it seems to get good reviews and is available w/ the 2.5" aal for 259.00. If i dont install the aals on my slightly sagging XJ and go w/ The OME 2" med. leaf packs for 111.oo each. will my XJ be fairly level w/ the 2" coil spacers from the RE kit?

 

Ok, I tried to read the whole thing, but its really too much. I have a 87 waggy, just like XJStryker's. My dad and I bought the 4.5" RC Lift Kit. I feel confident on doing the front suspension, but Ive never worked before with spring leafs and Im not sure what would be the best way to putthe add a leaf. Can somebody point out, more or less, in what page in this thread, suggestions might be available? or if there's none, can somebody tell me how to tackle this task.

 

I have a 3in lift and 1.5in spacers on my 96 XJ. Will 31x10.50s rub on my
CAs. If so then how much backspacing will I need ? I bought new Soft 8s but can take them back and get bigger backspacing. I havent had them mounted yet. What should I do? Thanks.The tires are Super Swamper SSRs and they are brand new. Will it work. The rims I bought are factory backspacing.

 

I've got stock '87 wheels on my '97 with a 3" lift, and the 31X10.5s rub only when I turn fully one way or the other. They were also rubbing on my skid plate, but I removed it to save weight anyway.

I wanna put 20's on mine, but not sure what size 20" tire is closest to my 31's...

 

I just bought a 96 Cherokee XJ last night with from what I can tell has a 3" lift. when I drove it home last night the steering seemed to be a little sloppy to me is this from someone not doing the lift correctly or is it because I am not use to driving a lifted vehicle with large tires? How would the handeling differ from a regular vehicle?

Thanks for your input.

 

Here is my 90 with 4.5 rc lift kit and 33x12.50x15 with 1.5" wheel spacers on 97 grand cherokee wheels

 

That is a really nice ride there friend

 

I tried to find a post with the same question as me, but couldn't find one.
so.. I replaced my rear leaf springs with a pair from the junk yard, which I thought would bring me up to stock height, but now the height is 19" form the center of my tire to the fender. which I think is about 4 or 5" of lift compared to stock.
I have the front coil springs from the junk yard that went with the leaf springs.

so my question is: With that much lift will I need any mods. (lower control arms, stabilizer bar, track bar, ect.)?
I've always done my own work on my jeep but never lifted it.
so any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

I bought the rc 3in aal. I am going to try to fit 32's without trimming. What coil spacers will i need when they dont fit? I am on stock wheels and not a heavy rock crawler its my dd just play every now and then.