2qk4u

my question is i have a 4.5 RE short arm kit now on my XJ and wanting to know how much of a coil spacer can i run in the front before it messes with anything and what will it effect? i am installing a winch and bumper next week and want to level it back out once it settles. also i have 3.5 rear leafs and 1" shackles. what can i do to go up another 1" in the rear if needed? thanks for the advice

jeep bandit

The rear you could get a 2" shackle.

rob93

If you get drop brackets for the control arms you can go up a lot, 2" would be good

2qk4u

so i can go up to 2" without drop brackets? where can i get these drop brackets and also 2" shackles? thanks

ct67_72

well if it goes down an inch and you use 1" spacers youll just be where you are now.
Without drop brackets i wouldnt go past 4.5". sure you can do it, but the ride sucks, and you basically use all of your down travel in the lift.

rob93

I believe the drop brackets out there drop the arms 4"... So if you go up 4" from where you are now with drop brackets, you'll be at the same angles again.

Slick761

With drop brackets you can go up 4 to 4.5 inches... http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/..._Arm_Chart.htm try using that as a guide.. it will give you a better idea of how much difference there is in control ARM length at different heights.

ericfx1984

I would get long arms if you plan to go over 4.5"

you can sell your current arms and getting long arms could be really cheap

freegdr

get the weight of bumper and winch together then some how apply a close estimate of it to the front of xj measure the drop and add that amount of lift

freegdr

adjustable arms are costly but offer fine tuning

Lyon

Do you have a link to cheap long arms? Cause I can't find one.

4x4cherokeexj

Ahahaha none of us can! : tt2:

Lyon

haha, yeah I know. That was kinda my point. LOL!

ericfx1984

it's not that the arms are cheap... it's that you would sell your old stuff...

you should be able to sell your control arms for $200-$300 for the set...

purchasing a set of drop brackets is about $250

using those figures, if you just purchase drop brackets you are out $250

if you DO NOT purchase drop brackets and sell your control arms for $200-$300 you have that money to go toward a long arms setup...

now add the money you where going to spend on drop brackets to the money you got selling you short arms

now you have $450-$550... you could easily buy a used set for that price...

or if you 'NEED' a new set then you will need to spend a little extra cash... I would look at these manufactures

also for cheap you are going to most likley get stuck with a radius arm setup... and don't talk crap on radius arms... that are not perfect but they beat the pants off of OEM XJ arms...

Rough Country Radius Arm $650 http://www.roughcountry.com/jeep_xj_689U.html

Iron Rock Offroad XJ Radius Arm $600 (add $100 for adjustable length)
http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...egory_Code=XLK

a little more money gets you this
Rock Krawler 3 link $800 http://www.rockkrawler.com/?r_intro=1

another kit to look at is Froehlich Suspension... Kris owns the place and last time I talked with him he had a couple extra 4 link long arm setups that where one of his older models... he told me he would be willing to cut anyone a really nice deal on them... basically letting them go for a little over cost...
http://froehlichsuspension.3dcartstores.com/