Ok, I was planning on ordering my lift today but don't know which is best.
Should I go with an add-a-leaf or a different suspention lift. I'm a newbie at putting one one so I would like something me and a buddy could do in my driveway but I'm open to anything. My jeep is a 98 sport.

 

If it is in your budget, then get one with adj. CAs and full leaf packs. You will be glad you spent the extra money!! AALs will fatigue a lot faster than a full leaf pack will. It is really just a band-aid that will require upgrading at some point. The stock control arms are really not built to beat on, adj. CAs will take a beating!! Hope this helps!! Keep us posted on your progress, maybe some pics as well!!

 

First of all if you plan on using your jeep offroad, your best bet is to find a company that offers a lift "system". This should have almost everything you will need to lift your jeep:

Front coils
Longer lower control arms
Shocks
Sway-bar disconnects
Longer rear brake line
taller bump stops
Rear leaf packs (recommended)

Rubicon Express offers the 3.5 Superflex kit that includes all this stuff listed above. this is a great start for a weekend wheeler/street driven daily driver and will fit a 31-10.5 tire.

When lifting a jeep you will get some drivline vibration, plan on doing a transfer case drop (about one inch) this is the cheep way, or you can do an SYE (slip yoke eliminator) kit. Which involves changing the output shaft on your t-case and a new rear drive shaft.

Before you buy or do anything go to your local Barns & nobel book store and get a copy of Eric Zappe's book **High-Performance JEEP cherokee builders guide**. If you havent seen this book it will be very helpful.

 

x2 what the others said. Can't go wrong with RE.

 

I would avoid the AAL it drastically decreases your ride quality and the longevity of the lift height in the rear wont be nearly as long. I would go RE (as I did) but the price turns a lot of people away.

 

I have this exact lift, which came with everything I needed and works great. I drive about 45 miles a day and it handles great, but get it offroad and it'll flex and clear just about anything I'd ever want to get over. The price tends to scare people, but I just waited until I could afford it no matter how bad I wanted to hurry up and lift it. And it paid off. The Jeep rides better than it ever did in stock form, and I'm riding on QUALITY engineered parts. You truly do get what you pay for.

 

X2 RE makes great stuff!! It's expensive, but darn well worth it!!

 

As my sig reveals and my sidebar also reveals I have the RE 3.5 kit and have been very happy with it . I would not hesitate to recommend it to any Jeeper.

 

Thanks. The rubicon lift is probably what I'll get.

 

Sounds like a good decision, let us know if you have any further questions.

 

Would it be smart to get an air cleaner with out a air box to keep the mud out?

 

Not sure I understand what you are referring to

 

cold air intake without the air box or stock intake with air box. I'm just wondering due to mud getting in the filter without a box. I have seen several jeep made for mudding without the box, but mud clogging the filter was a issue.

 

If you are doing any sort of offroading at all go with your stock airbox.

 

Thanks. I will get pics of my jeep tomorrow cuz it isn't home right now.