Lift Questions and capabilities
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My flares are in the stock position. I trimmed an inch off the flare mounts and fenders. By relocating the flare mount bolts up higher then cutting the access.
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From: Longview, TX
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
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From: Middletown, Maryland
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
As long as the arms can go up, it's going to flex, how far depends on clearance and BS's, track bar, shocks, brake lines. I'm not on 35"s, but I stuff 33"s without any issues.
The drop brackets will allow it to ride smoother, almost like a long arm because essentially they are doing the same thing: putting your arms more parallel to the ground.
The drop brackets will allow it to ride smoother, almost like a long arm because essentially they are doing the same thing: putting your arms more parallel to the ground.
at the OP even if you are on stock shocks and brake lines, you should have up travel... you need to post pictures though. us assuming things doesn't help you. we need to have reference to go off of.
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From: York, PA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I was able to flex this much with all stock equipment except the bare minimum to get near 4.5". My lift is very basic using 3" coils and a 1.5" spacer, stock track bar relocated, fixed arms for a 3" lift, rc 3" shocks, stock non relocated brake lines (rear is raised off the axle), rear lift is a 3" add a leaf and a .5" lift block just to level it, stock shackle as well. All I did here was disconnect my stock sway bar links up front and backed up. You should be able to flex fine with trimmed fenders on 33s, I have 31s here.
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Nope the rear sway bar is still intact because I use the jeep as my daily driver and I often have a trailer full of quads on it. In this picture if I had the rear swaybar off I could have flexed the rear end out and the body would probably be more level. At this point my shock length was limiting me and my control arm was bottomed against my coil bucket on the axle and the track bar was touching its mount. I rarely offroad my jeep I just got bored at school and happened to have a 17mm wrench at hand so I disco'd and went for it.
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