Has any one added v8 zj coils with a two inch lift?

 

I have a 87 Cherokee,
i have a 3 1/2 inch Rubicon Lift
and im running 33" Procomps.
i wanna lift it about 2 more inches, maybe 3.....
id like 2 answers here please....
whats the cheapest way....
whats the safest way....

i hear about the Spacers, but wont that cause that "DEATH WOBBLE"?
also the rear was done with springs so no blocks or anything yet....

i thought about adding the 2" spacer on the spring
a new Adjustable sway bar
and in the back the 2" drop shackles....

is this SAFE?

 

A lot of members have used the puck and shackle lift on top of the regular lift. Just be sure to check brake lines, track bar and control arm length.

 

How long have you had the Rugged Terrains and how do you like them?

 

Looks WAY better, and you end up with a bit of a wider tire = bigger contact patch

 

Okay, I have a question about longer shocks for lifts? I bought some new shocks that say ORV by Rugged Ridge - Nitrogen Charged Gas Shock. They have been sitting under my bed unopened for a few months now until I recently lifted my Jeep.

I got them out tonight and was going to put them on (yes I have been running with stock rear shocks maxed out for few weeks now) and noticed that the piston rod is all the way in on both shocks as in not moving out on it's own force. I have to pull them out. Make sense?

Is this normal? I went and looked at some old stock ones I pulled off a while back and they are all the way out, full length. You can push the piston rod back in and it will come back out on it's own. I thought this was the way all shocks were?

Is this normal for a Nitrogen Charged shock or has the gas leaked out? I did not open them when I got them a few months ago. I just threw them under the bed. Before I go through the trouble of putting them on, I want to make sure I am not putting bad shocks on. I can take pics if needed but hopefully this makes sense.

 

I did it on my 2000 XJ. I had no problems with it. I had to get a new track bar at 5" of total lift though. Change out the steering stabilizer while you are at it. It's worth the extra $35.

I just put a plain 3" lift (front coils, rear add-a-leaf) on my 98 and got the death wobble from that so I don't think spacers cause that problem.

 

How much did you trim on the front

 

I'm sitting on 3" lift with aal. I'm wanting to go up an inch. My shackle angle is 90 degrees. Would longer shackles get my angle closer to 45 or do I need the shackle relocation brackets to do that?

 

This is stock without the flare:


This is after we cut:


You can see the line we followed. we cut at the first downward bend so there was just a small lip left.

 

I got them in early April, and so far I can't tell anything I don't like about except for the fact that I haven't gotten a chance to get them dirty yet! But from a road stand point I would say excellent, they look good and handle way better than my old tires (no clue what they were. But some street tire the po had on them).

 

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Trying to figure out if these shocks are bad or not.

 

I just bought new RC hydros and they were like that but my buddys RC nitros shot right up when I cut the band on them. If they are charged with gas then you would think they should want to extend.

 

I can't remember what happened yesterday much less a few months ago! But I don't recall these shocks being banded when they arrived in the boxes. They could possibly be hydros and were shipped in the wrong box.

I guess I am going to have to call Rugged Ridge and find out. I don't want to go by another pair of shocks if these are good. They are brand new, ordered online. But it was too cold outside at the time to mess with lifting the Jeep so I threw the shocks under the bed.

Funny thing is the front shocks that came with the lift spring right up when you push them in. They are now installed and seem to be fine. The rear shocks that came with the lift appeared to be shot so I ordered another pair new. Surely they could not have gone bad in just a few months?

 

i have a 92 cherokee sport 2DR .it is stock now im just trying to see how big of tires i can run with a 3" lift ? a 4.5" lift ? and last but not least i need to know what i need to do to run 36" tires ? any bit of help would be great