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Old 08-24-2016, 08:03 AM
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so I am wondering how high I can lift my xj without doing a sye I currently have 3" spacers in the front and 2.5" shackles in the rear looking to get rid of this set up and replace with possibly 4-5" set up but I really don't want to do a sye and long arm kit please any info would greatly be appreciated
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so I am wondering how high I can lift my xj without doing a sye I currently have 3" spacers in the front and 2.5" shackles in the rear looking to get rid of this set up and replace with possibly 4-5" set up but I really don't want to do a sye and long arm kit please any info would greatly be appreciated
It all just depends on how each individual jeep reacts. You may have put 2.5 shackles I'm the rear but your leaf springs are probably sagging gettingv you less than that. Usually 3 is the highest you should go without an sye
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Best bet would just buy a full leaf/coil, shock, hardware pkg. for a 3" lift and use a TC drop kit. At 4.5-5" of lift you need an SYE in addition to a lot of other items to do it right the SYE being the cheapest.


Here is an old pic of mine with a 3" Rustys lift and 33x12:50" tires. No SYE or other items requires just the correct wheel. I am still using this kit now at 4 1/2" of lift plus a lot of extras.
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