Rob Cleminson

Hi,
my daughter bought a 1996 xj and it came with a brand new uninstalled 3" lift kit from Zone. It also has oversized 31x10.5 tires that are rubbing on full lock.

After reading the reviews on this lift I wanted to ask a couple of questions

• will we need to install new brake lines with this kit

• I assume the kit wont help the oversized tires from rubbing and I was looking at the 1.5" spidertrax wheel spacers to prevent the tires from rubbing

I'm kinda leaning towards just installing the wheel spacers to stop the rubbing, especially after the engine rebuild I just did on it. Maybe leave the lift for another day.



Any thoughts on the install of this kit and the spidertrax spacers?


thanks

EngineeredBLUR

I have the same lift on my wife's 2001 XJ. We had 1.5 inch spaces with similar tires and had no rubbing, after the lift. We used the stock brake lines for a couple months, with relocation brackets, but they were too short for comfort and we switched them for some extended lines.

Also we needed to shim the rear axle and instal a slip yoke eliminator to cure vibrations from the change in driveline angle. Not all XJ's need this but ours did. Pretty easy job actually and about $200 in parts.

JPXJMOAB

By the time you buy the spacers you could buy steel wheels, much stronger and safer than a spacer IMO.

Rob Cleminson

which wheels would I need to look for to offset the tire rub without installing spacers?

JPXJMOAB

Either cragar soft 8s or cragar d widows, 15x8 with 4" or 3.75" backspacing will do the trick! They're like $55 per wheel.

Warhawk

I ordered the Zone 3" lift today and from what I have read up on the lift it would be a good idea to put new rubber brake lines, but not required. I have found most auto parts stores have cherokee brake hoses that are 4" longer. You could also use YJ brake hoses but they cost more than the longer cherokee lines. All 3 can be bought for less than $75 ($50 if you shop around).

JPXJMOAB

For that price you'd be better to spend $10 more and get stainless steel extended hoses.

cbs_24

http://www.4wheelparts.com/Wheels/TM...n=T/MTM5-5865F

$39.99 w/ free shipping