I'm going to pick up a 97 xj and I'm wanting to put a 6.5" lift on it with 33"s. I have been looking at the rough country 6.5" x-series lift kit.

My question is what else would i need to make it reliable for a dd and to take off road every once in a while.

 

Get a long arm lift. You will need to do some steering modifications and get a sye kit for your transfer case and mabye and Exhuast

 

Rustys off road is a good place to get your stuff from reliable cheap and fast

 

My brother is running a 6.5" lift on 33" tsl he is running stock crossmember no spacer. Stock swaybars and sterring and stock lower and upper control arms. He had to trim the snot out of the fenders but he also is running a 5.5" backspaceing M/T wheel.

 

Had to trim with that much lift for just 33's? And all stock arms? I find this hard to believe... that, or the jeep drives like a loaded dump truck.

 

Hate to break it to you but he didn't trim the snot out of thr fenders. He barely trimmed to the spot welds, there's still plenty of fender flare on there.

 

Doing the math, that jeep...stock UCA and LCA on 6.5", no SYE, bald thornbirds (they suck when they're not bald anyway). Don't take anything that was done to that jeep as being worth doing

 

Agreed brother!

 

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these are cut fenders https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/i-...s-today-86599/

 

If you dont mind me asking what is your setup on the keep in the link above. this is exactly what I'm look for.

when i do the SYE will i have to get the drive shaft modded or a new one.

I have around 2300 to get a lift and a set of tires.

Thanks for the help so far.
David

 

it was a skyjacker 6.5" lift with 4.5 springs and 2" shackels then i put rustys long arms on there it has the sye kit on it then just recently i added rustys OTK steerig and im running on 33X12.50 15rx10 BFG MTRs