po0dingles

So I'm pacing back and forth between 3.5 inch lifts and 4.5.

It's my understanding that you need to have adjustable long arms in order to run anything greater than or equal to 4inches.

I'm still fuzzy on whether or not I will need a front drive shaft with either kit.

I plan to run 32inch tires, daily drive my ZJ, and do some South Florida mudding (no mountains here for climbing! )

I want to do things right, however I'm concerned a 3.5 inch lift won't be enough and I hate doing things twice and spending double.

So IRO's 4.5 inch lift claims to be 'a complete kit' but does not have long arms.

Here's the link: http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...egory_Code=ZLK

So would I be able to have this kit installed without long arms? Would it be drivable without death wobble?

• 4.5" Lift Front Coil Springs
• 4.5" Lift Rear Coil Springs
• Four New Extended Length Hydro Shocks
• Heavy Duty Double Shear Track Bar Conversion
• Heavy Duty Rear Track Bar
• Extended Front and Rear Sway Bar Links
• Transfer Case Drop Kit
• Front Brake Line Drop Brackets
• All Necessary Hardware
• Installation Instructions

My other alternative would be to install a 3.5 inch lift, decide if that's enough and run 31" tires, and later add long arms and then a budget boost. Would this be a better alternative?

po0dingles

nick_n_ii

You can run more than 4" on short arms Adjustables are what you want though.

po0dingles

Nevermind, I realize now this is not the "right way" or *COMPLETE* way to get a 4.5 inch lift.

I guess you buy this, tolerate it for a little while and then buy the long arms/adjustable short arms, and maybe a few other things.

I'm just going to go with a 3.5 and be done with it.

dave1123

Good Choice. I think you'll be okay on 31s.

po0dingles

One last question -- would there be any benefit to putting adjustable control arms on a 3.5 inch lift--without ever having the intention on going higher?

Perhaps for the purposes of a better alignment/geometry?

It seems all of the 'budget' 3.5 lifts use front>rear springs to cut some of the cost down. The Rubicon 3.5 kit includes everything but is closer to $1k in parts for what appears to be a complete kit.

If such is the case, it would seem then that there's little difference between the cost of a 4.5 kit (done correctly) vs a 3.5 kit (also done correctly).