Jeep XJ - which lift should i choose?
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Jeep XJ - which lift should i choose?
hey guys! im new to this site. and im sorry if this has been posted before but i did look back a good ways and didnt see it anywhere. i have been wheeling/off-roading for 15-20 years now. i just recently purchased my first jeep. 1991 XJ. its all bone stock. 273,000 miles -YIKES!!!- but it runs awesome and has plenty of power. i bought it dirt cheap just to make a fun lil toy out of it... anywho, I will stop rambling on. Just have a quick question. I am wanting to lift it 3 inches. and on the cheap! i have found a few companies with the 3 inch coil spacers up front and shackles/add a leafs in the back. my qustion is what brand should i buy or does it matter? and the most important question... add a leafs or shackles. i have lifted several vehicles myself but never a jeep and never by shackles. i know it seems logical to think that add a leafs would be safer and less prone to failure. and also a lil longer to install. just wanting to here what everyone has to say about it! any ideas? thank you in advance!
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well if ya want the cheap go with a jy build.
Jeep Cherokee Suspension - XJ Budget Lift - "How-To" Lift Your Jeep Cherokee XJ 4" on a Budget
Jeep Cherokee Suspension - XJ Budget Lift - "How-To" Lift Your Jeep Cherokee XJ 4" on a Budget
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but should i go with the add a leafs of the shackle kit? i know the shackle kit would be easier and quicker to install but is it more prone to failure? i dont plan on doing any hardcore wheeling in it... i was just curious if anyone had any bad experiences with either? thanks again
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well if ya want the cheap go with a jy build.
Jeep Cherokee Suspension - XJ Budget Lift - "How-To" Lift Your Jeep Cherokee XJ 4" on a Budget
Jeep Cherokee Suspension - XJ Budget Lift - "How-To" Lift Your Jeep Cherokee XJ 4" on a Budget
^^ X2 Do it right and do it once!!
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A lot matters on your stock setup. With that many miles a coil spacer and shackles will about get you back to stock height due to sag. Replacing the coils with taller ones and leafs with full packs will yield a better lift or an actual gain in height. If you do it cheap , ( I just went through this) you will replace one thing at a time until you have spent double what that 3"kit cost. Just my $.02...
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A lot matters on your stock setup. With that many miles a coil spacer and shackles will about get you back to stock height due to sag. Replacing the coils with taller ones and leafs with full packs will yield a better lift or an actual gain in height. If you do it cheap , ( I just went through this) you will replace one thing at a time until you have spent double what that 3"kit cost. Just my $.02...
^^^^^ X2 Do it right and do it once!! Right doesn't cost more, it ends up being less money b/c your doing it once and it serves as a platform to build off of.
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so purdy much what your saying is just go ahead and get the kit with leaf spring packs and new coils up front? thanks for the great info guys! sorry im just a newbie on these Jeeps and have alotta questions. but it is great to fiind a place like this to learn from!
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I have the Rough Country 4.5" X-Series with full spring packs and the thing rides great....My buddy has Rusty's.....both great ride and cheap
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