murfanater

So i have my jeep Cherokee lifted 3 inchs rough country and i want to add 1.5 more inchs or 2 more inchs. So what i want to do is get a body lift. that is ether 2 or 1.5 inchs. My question to you guys is what do i have to do to my jeep if i get this lift. do i have to get brake lines thing or what? I don’t know so please give me a full list of what i have to get thanks!

wiggles

I will sell you a hole load of these for your body lift... Just cram them under there...
Ok... Xj's are unibody meaning body and frame are one in the same... No xj can ever have a body lift. You have to do it all through suspension.
You would be looking at new control arms, sye and drive shaft, adjustable track bar, brake lines, and new coils and leaf packs would be a good idea

assetts91

I'll save you the trouble... XJ's can't use body lifts. Keyword: UNIBODY. It's all one piece my friend. No subframe...
Or you could red neck it and cut to make a frame totally not safe but would make me laugh for sure

DirtRoadXJ

if you dont want to get new springs you could always get spacers and shackles. you still should get that stuff wiggles said too.

murfanater

im sorry i really am not that smart with this stuff thanks for telling me. i got a new question thought what should i get to have 2 more inchs of lift for my xj. I already have a lift kit 3 inch roigh country what are the shackle thing you tlking bout i just need 2 more inchs of lift thanks guys. cheapes and safest way. (not redneck style) made me laugh a little haha

zimdogg

shackles are what your leaf springs bolt into.

If you want to lift it another inch or a little more, just get spacers for the springs and 1.5" shackles to bolt your leaf springs into.

Since your jeep is older, you can probably get away with no SYE. There's really no reason to buy it before you put your lift on anyway, so don't worry about that unless you have terrible drivetrain vibes after the lift.

As for brake lines, defnitely get the extended lines. Rough country has some that work well.

Search and destroy

I did this my self. Here's a few things to take into consideration.
-add a leafs will sag with shackles. So when you think you'll be lifting it with a 2" shackle 2" your really only going to get maybe an inch.
-to keep it level you may want to take the front isolator out and just use a puck
-you may get drive line vibes (I did) for that you can fix it by sye (about 250$) a t-case drop. ( that means you'll loose a inch of ground clearance so is it worth lifting?)
-need more parts if you want it to flex good ( control arms control arm drops brake lines track bar new shocks)
-bastard pack will be 300% better than a shackle and is possible to make for around the same price and an actual leaf pack is a bazillion times better but more expensive.
-stock control arms no drop brackets work fine for any lift ( i think) cause the stock control arms only go down so far before they max out. So just relocate them.
Just think about it see if it's worth it or if you should wait and buy a complete lift kit that's set up right rather than finding things out your self. I took the hard route but I'm learning a lot.

crbnfibr

i think pro comp sells a dicent body lift for the XJ...really tho just to with spacers up front with

crbnfibr

oh ballz my copy paste button is broken....http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...egory_Code=PFX

jbsjunk

You can do a body lift on a XJ, here's proof.

shaner517

Haha wow

assetts91

That picture never gets old...

crux

Frame on frame action. :O or unibody part of the frame anyway.

blacknbluexj

subsribed. plan on doing this down the road once i take care of some other things...and pay off my credit card.. lol nice lift...