As far as the rough country stuff goes.. there will always be people who praise their lifts. Theyre either one of the lucky ones or simply have nothing to compare it to. Bought my xj lifted with rc parts.. theyve all since been replaced with higher quality stuff. Do it once and do it right. IF you need to lift on a budget id suggest buying new front springs from anyone but rc (mine were soft and rode like a boat) and then look into a bastard pack for the rear if you feel you could tackle that. with the right springs itll be good quality for hardly any dough

I would rather spend the money and do it right the first time which is why I'm staying away from aal and bastard packs. But if it's going to end up costing a lot more than stock parts then maybe the lift kit isn't for me. I wanted to try to keep everything within a $1000 budget including everything I would need to do it which the rc kit would do shipping and taxes in.

Check out Old Man Emu kits. EXCELLENT quality over most other kits. Superb ride, and it will last. Google it. I don't think I've ever heard bad word one from anyone running their kits....that said, it is the pricier kits of the smaller lifts out there, for a reason: They work well, and they're great quality. If you're just lifting to lift, be wary. Modifying your ride always comes with a compromise of some kind. It will be more the higher you choose to go. More lift=more mods to make it work. Anything above 3" and you're looking at more $$$. 3" and under, you probably won't need an SYE. Shackles, depending on what you get, can add lift, so make sure you know what you're getting into before you pull the trigger. There are no-lift shackle relocation brackets out there to improve angles if you need it.

You need to ask yourself what it is you want out of a kit. Superior ride on and off road? Mainly on-road with the rare dirt excursion? These are the questions we can't answer. If you're happy with your stock ride, and all this seems too daunting, go with stock replacements. If you're dead set on lifting, read read read. A week is not much time for proper research. Make your judgement call after you get some more education. Don't always go by reviews on the company's website either. Or just do what everyone else seems to do and buy RC. You might get lucky, LMAO

"Right" is completely subjective to a single opinion.

For some people 2000$ and it would still not be "
Right"

RC while I will agree on the shocks being cheap the rest work good for the majority. They are the number one selling suspension. Cheap or whatever. It is what it is.

Bastard packs and aal's are not wrong. They serve a purpose and are right for many applications. As well as blocks and spacers.

What you have to decide it what is right for your application. And the funny thing is you can research for months on this, make your choice only to find out down the road something else would have worked better for you.

Don't sweat it. Do your best, make a decision and work it out. This should be exciting/fun, not a job.

+1 for old man emu. Running their 3" coils and they are an amazing upgrade

Thanks for your input, I'd like to see one person say something bad about the OME setup. Hasn't happened yet, and I been wheeling a LONG time...

I suppose to me "right" is having it perform as if it came from the factory or better with a 3" lift or whatever size I go with. But I also don't want to spend a fortune and spend lots of time fine tuning everything. (I do enjoy doing that kind of stuff but not at this point in my life). So after reading what everyone has said so far and seeing as I never had a problem with the stock height other than it being worn out, I think I'll stick with what the jeep engineers designed and keep it ome replacement.

So who sells quality stock suspension other than the dealership?

Oh and maybe it's just my browser acting up but on the old man emu website Cherokee doesn't show up on the suspension selector just wrangler and grand Cherokee

I believe ARB has been discontinuing OME components for the XJ. Hard to find these days.

Zone is a reputable beginner lift. Have you seen this? http://www.zoneoffroad.ca/suspension...kit-xj-zonj21/

Note that they're in BC. No idea how much shipping is to wherever you are.

Control arms and **** can often be found used locally for a discount. I got some RE fixed LCAs for $30 or $40.

You can also piece together a lift through amazon. Depending on what you replace/upgrade, you can probably save some money that way. Not sure if you are amazon prime eligible in Canada to save on shipping though.

Amazon Canada does have Prime but it's almost a different website from the US. A lot of **** they won't ship up here, and the second it hits a border the Prime thing is cancelled I believe.