okcjeeper

Oh I will just at first I will be on 30's...gotta wait a bit to get 31's...

whowey

For a 2" lift... I'd go for 30's. If you are planning on going to a larger lift before you wear out the tires, then look at 31's.

This is one of my old jeeps with a 2" BB and 30" tires. The rear end is closer to 3" than 2" its only about a week after I did the lift.

usarmy0101

how did you lift the rear AAL OR SHACKLE
i just got the lift so i gotta save a paycheck or 2 for tires
i can get 31's A/T for $75 each from the local junk yard

usarmy0101

i was reading a write up on th eshackles and it siad i would need longer u bolts to hold the leafs together is this true?

muddeprived

Incorrect. You need longer u-bolts to hold the springs together IF you add a leaf. The shackles have no relations with the u-bolts.

okcjeeper

yep likely don't even need to remove the ubolts to put on shackles.. Maybe loosen em but no need to remove em..

usarmy0101

nice thats will save me some time! i hope this set up im going to install is noticable from stock!

okcjeeper

it will be inf act IMHO an XJ with 2" of lift is how it should have come from the factory...also get yourself a can of PB Blaster and start spraying your shock bolts and rear shackle/spring bolts..It will make removal much much better..

BlueXJ

The upcountry had a 1.5" lift from the factory but there were only a handful sold each year.

usarmy0101

is that bad that they didnt sell alot?

whowey

No.. IIRC, the package was quite pricey for what you actually recieved. I will have to see if any of the sales brochures I had survived the flood. But I seem to remember the upcountry package was around $1100 for the skid plates, the lift, longer travel shocks and upsized tires.

BlueXJ

That is my recollection as well. Over a grand and if you seldom went off road that was a lot of money that could be better spent on other family needs. I do think it was cheaper if combined with other packages like the tow package or the appearance package. In combination you ended up with the cheaper package at about half price IIRC.

usarmy0101

o i see. has any one ever had this brand or know if its a good quailty ?

BlueXJ

Which brand? If you are referring to the factory lift then it was top quality but was very little in the lift height. Less than 2" so not hardly noticeable.

usarmy0101

well im really just asking if the rought counrty HD shackles are good quailty