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Old 11-03-2012, 09:41 AM
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hello, new here, and trying to figure out best way to add a few inches of lift to my cherokee sport. its a 2000. i dont want anything crazy, just a few inches. also, i have read that sometimes lift kits require changing something with the steering angle?? is that for any amount of lift, or just extreme lift?
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I remember when I said the same thing...... if you just want to go a couple inches higher, you have a couple options . You can do add-a-leaf and spring spacers, new leave and coils. For that small of a lift you shouldn't have to worry about steering. Just a word of caution, 3" of lift Will get old and you'll want to go higher.
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It's true, there's no such thing as a small amount o lift. I went with a BB lift and I regret it. Don't go with spacers and extended shackles. These things are good on aftermarket springs and leafs but suck on old stock pieces. Get solid 3" coils an new 3.5" leafs. This way if you do want to go larger you can do spacers and AAL and sye and all those goodies. I need to redo mine not even a year later cause I hate it
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If money is no issue, Old Man Emu cannot be beaten for quality in those low ranges of lift.
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its not that i dont want higher, its my daily driver, and dont want anything too crazy for everyday use. i still havent figured tire sizes for what can fit with a lift in that 1-3 range, so i have a lot of research ahead of me....
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its not that i dont want higher, its my daily driver, and dont want anything too crazy for everyday use. i still havent figured tire sizes for what can fit with a lift in that 1-3 range, so i have a lot of research ahead of me....
Ya best to do research on this site. Tons of info. Get a good idea of what you want then ask some final questions to clear things up. It's easier to help you out that way. Go to google and enter in. Site:cherokeeforum.com (whatever you want to search). It's easier to find things this way and only searches on the forum
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Originally Posted by RememberTheMallamo
If money is no issue, Old Man Emu cannot be beaten for quality in those low ranges of lift.
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if you are positive you only want around 3 inches i would go with OME
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you can fit 37s with 3".... Lots of cutting, lots of bumpstop...
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