i have a 97 with around 5.5" of lift. I'm looking into getting some control arm drop brackets but concerned about if i can get away with the control arms i have. I have adjustable uppers and fixed lowers. Lowers measure 16.25" eye to eye. All the charts i have seen are showing the i would need a shorter lca. But can i make it work since i have adjustable uppers? Dont have a lot of money right now so trying not to spend more than needed. Just trying to figure what my best option to do here, besides long arms.

 

You could make it work I'd assume, just the axle might be a little further forward than you would normally have it, as long as it doesn't interfere with how your track bar and steering are set up I don't imagine it'd be too big of a deal. You might have to relocate your sway bar a little bit forward of it's original position to keep it from contacting the coils. I don't know if this guy has the same lowers as you but his are fixed LCA adj upper, either way it's a good video to show the installation

 

Yeah I watched that video last night. I think his arms are like half an inch shorter than mine. I don't remember exactly what he said his were.

 

Rubicon express, I think

 

Yup, Rubicon Express fixed lowers and Rubicon Express adjustable uppers. Now if you go with the RC CAD brackets, let me suggest one thing for you as I used to have the same ones. Instead of self tapping bolts for the brackets to the unibody, we drilled a hole small enough to fish a lock nut in and use actual bolts. This helps to keep them from loosening when on the trails.

 

I have the RC CAD brackets on mine, and I did use the self-tappers. So far, they are tight, but as soon as one loosens up, it will be replaced with a nut-sert and a bolt.

Once I get my frame stiffeners on, a new brace will be made (or the one now will be modified) and it will bolt on in several places with nut-serts & bolts, as well as reaching back to the cross-member.