I have a 3" RC lift and want to go 1inch more in the rear (shackles) and 1.5 or 2 inches more in the front (coil spacers). So thatd be about 4" in back and 4.5-5" in the front. What exactly would i have to change or replace up front and out back?

things like this...

Can i get away with a 1" TC drop for the rear?
Other than an adj. trackbar do i need a drop pitman arm for the front?
Im all ears. thanks

 

Short and simple adj. track bar lower control arms brake lines maybe a tc drop

 

to do it the correct and best way and make sure every things strong id check out slip yoke eliminators upper and lower control arms adj track bar and eventuly stronger steering such as a one ton kit

 

Or go ZJ steering

 

U need more then that, u need a pitman arm drop, shocks, or bpe's, if he gets vibs a tcase drop might help but a sye will probly be needed. Also lca drop brackets or long arms if u dont want it to ride like crap.

he wont need upper control arms, but they are good to get. He doesnt need steering to lift his rig... So thats not needed.

 

Jeep xj19 i just lifted mine to 4.5 from 3 inches but i used the 3 inch shocks and they had room to move up but i didnt need control arms or a pitman arm

 

well a pitman arm would be nice to i acualy have an extra zj one i bought from rugged ridge and relized i already had one

 

Yes you can run stock arms and a stock pitman - but that doesn't mean you should.

There are people on 6" of lift without lower drop brackets. Doesn't mean they should be.

There is doing it and then there is doing it right . . .

 

i agree theres some people like me that cant afford new control arms at the moment so you got to do what you got to do

 

I just installed this kit. Havent taken it off road yet. I just did a 2" shackle in the rear instead of the full springs since already had a 3" in the rear however The rear sits a little lower than the front though I don't know if it will balance out once the front settles down some I also have a ton of tools in the back still though. Also took the front and rear sway bar off

 

Well not installing things that are needed for that much lift is were problems start, and were it starts to ride like crap.

 

so per say i bough the kit from RC which comes with everything but the sye do i still need it

 

Some do some don't just luck of the draw

 

cause im still stuck berween 3 or 4.5 but thoes sye r like 200 extra bucks an im not rich but id like the highth

 

How much lift can you go before you need to change the front drive shaft? I hope not 4.5". I knew going higher would be more expensive. I was hoping to skip the sye even though its suppose to be better. Ive heard a tc drop will work but can lead to problems or something, is that true? I was even hoping a dropped pitman arm wouldnt be necessary.

Im going to hold off on this for a while but Id still like to know how everyone here has done their 4.5 lift...for those how have it or have done it before.