Fat bob's garage lift kits
10-23-2013, 09:31 PM
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Fat bob's garage lift kits
I'm on a budge as in I'm very limited as to what I can get buy.I'm been wheeling my Cherokee a few times now and have noticed one of its main weaknesses for my style of offroad driving .That being ground clearance or lack of it in my case.I don't go riding on a mountain of rocks but I do ride trails,woods,hills,mud and big ruts where water has washed the dirt away. Anyways I need bigger tires because my front and rear end pumpkins get hung/ dragged on the ground when I'm crossing things so I need a lift and as said before I'm on a budget. so I'm looking a kit that has longer coil springs for the front and adjustable shackles for the rear.the problem is I have heard bad things about shackles and don't want something that will mess up my rig.like something falling off while I'm on a trail.I heard sky jackers is a more show than go kinda lift plus its high.anyways a friend fellow Jeeper said a company called Fat Bob's garage has the best 3in shackle lift for a XJ.I'm did a Google search and they seem to have great reviews. Has anyone used this company, used this kit. Heard anything good or bad about them or know of a better kit.
Here is the kit I'll be getting http://4x4.fatbobsgarage.com/jeep-ch...001-p8703.aspx I want to run either 30s or 31s
Here is the kit I'll be getting http://4x4.fatbobsgarage.com/jeep-ch...001-p8703.aspx I want to run either 30s or 31s
10-24-2013, 01:01 AM
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I have never heard of fat bobs but take a look at http://zoneoffroad.com/zone-offroad-...cherokee/j6-j7
10-24-2013, 03:12 AM
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I have never heard of fat bobs but take a look at http://zoneoffroad.com/zone-offroad-...cherokee/j6-j7
10-24-2013, 07:32 AM
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I had a 2" bb from fat bobs and still have extended shocks from fat bobs (good for up to 4" lift) with my 3.5 re lift. I feel like it rides rough now because of those shocks... I think I learned the you get what you pay for with shocks lesson.
As for lifting beyond 2" you are going to want a track bar as well or the geometry is going to swing your axle out of center and to the drivers side. The more you lift the more the axles moves. This really bothered me even at 2" though it still rode nice.
As for lifting beyond 2" you are going to want a track bar as well or the geometry is going to swing your axle out of center and to the drivers side. The more you lift the more the axles moves. This really bothered me even at 2" though it still rode nice.
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