Leveling this Heep
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Year: 1998
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Leveling this Heep
1998 XJ currently sitting on a 3" lift. Actual measurements are 4.25"-4.5" rear, 3.25" front (measured from axle tube to rail). I have my winch bumper installed... Winch going on next week. I am looking to bring the front up a little and compensate for the extra weight. I see .75" & 1.75" spacers on Serious' website and I am trying to figure out which way to go. I think the rear will settle a little more, the lift is about 6 months old, but I only drive it about once every two weeks.
Do I go for the .75 and hope the rear settles more? Or go 1.75 and call it good? At some point... God knows when.... I'll be putting on a rear bumper w/tire carrier and some shackle relocators or sliders. Could be 6 moths, could be a year.
Any thoughts or experience would be appreciated.
Do I go for the .75 and hope the rear settles more? Or go 1.75 and call it good? At some point... God knows when.... I'll be putting on a rear bumper w/tire carrier and some shackle relocators or sliders. Could be 6 moths, could be a year.
Any thoughts or experience would be appreciated.
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i would go with the .75 spacer which would put you at 4 in the front and 4.25 in the back. if you went with the 1.75 spacer it would put you at 5 in the front and 4.25 in the rear. and the rear end will most likely end up sagging more so i think the .75 spacer would be best
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That's pretty much what I was thinking until last night. Doing math in my head while trying to go to sleep made me pose this question... the front (stock) is about .75 higher than the back. To keep that same relationship, I need about 1-1.5" added to the front?
Am I over thinking this?
Am I over thinking this?
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
This is the only way to dial in the front perfectly.
Click on the pic....
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I will be ordering the xrc rear bumper w/ tire carrier at some point as well.
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i have the same qustion...i have a 3" lift ony 1990 xj an i'm thinking of putting a 2" spacer up front on coil springs an doing a 1.5" to a 2" shackel in the rear giving me a total of about a 5" lift...i'm i headed the right or wrong way?i just find this to be a cheap way out to get me set higher for the type of wheeling i do...thanks for any and all info...plan to run 32x11.50x15 tires
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Originally Posted by Cliford
i have the same qustion...i have a 3" lift ony 1990 xj an i'm thinking of putting a 2" spacer up front on coil springs an doing a 1.5" to a 2" shackel in the rear giving me a total of about a 5" lift...i'm i headed the right or wrong way?i just find this to be a cheap way out to get me set higher for the type of wheeling i do...thanks for any and all info...plan to run 32x11.50x15 tires
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