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Lifting an XJ 3".
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 5:58 pm
by TJDave
I'm trying to help out a friend. What's the best and most economical way?
Without rear blocks.
And does anyone have any parts available?
Thank you!
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:05 pm
by bobracing
cherry picker.
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:36 pm
by TJDave
bobracing wrote:cherry picker.
I'll let him know.
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:11 pm
by Wrench
Cheapest:
-3" coil spacers in the front, add-a-leaf in the rear.
Better for front/more expensive: Moog CC784 front coils, 1.5" spacer. Last pair of 1.5" boost spacers I actually found on a Cherokee in PAW. You can also rob the stock spacers/dampers from any Jeep out there, which are about 1" thick each.
The stock front springs are very weak. The CC784 are the UpCountry progressive coils with a higher load rating. Check around, I think the last pair I bought was under $60 brand new. They are DRAMATICALLY better offroad than the stock springs.
Shocks: I believe the best bang-for-buck are the nitro charged Rough Country sets. Not the premium ones, but the cheapest nitros they sell. The best deal I found was on Ebay, straight from RC.
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:33 pm
by Toolegit86
x2 on the rough country stuff ebay usually gets the best prices. also can do a rear add a leaf. or shackels front is usally spacers or just coils. and shocks are needed..
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:28 pm
by 79chevy39.5's
Spacers and add a leaf plus a pack of cut off wheels
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:20 pm
by SquirrelCrusher
Bastard pack rear leaf seem pretty common on a lot of budget lifts.