I've been in love with cherokee's for almost 2 years or so. I finally got one last July. But I still don't have the money to lift it. I'm always lurking around here looking at awesome ideas and builds. Hopefully by May I'll have the money to lift it and I will be home from college so I'll have plenty of time.
I'm on here almost everyday just dying over the fact that I don't have my cherokee lifted yet.

 

They are capable rigs even in stock form. Throw some all terrain tires on it and you can still have a lot of fun.

 

Make some disconnects too and ditch your rear sway bar, it'll be pretty capable

 

Student loan and a weekend..your golden

 

i know ur pain man. i had mine 1yr & 11 months before i could lift it. but i bought pieces here and there and installed everything at once. it was a hard thing to wait for.
hang in there dude. and good luck. great bunch of poeple on here.

 

Been a year for me...

 

Just wheel it stock for now, even stock XJs are very capable. First thing I did to mine was take off the sway bars and put some 235/75R15 mud tires on it. Been wheeling it like that for a while, having fun with it, and going almost anywhere I want around here. Ive slowly been gathering parts for a 3.5" long arm lift, almost got enough saved up to order the rest of my parts. But until then, I'm still having a lot of fun with my mostly stock XJ.

 

you can get a 3'inch budget lift on ebay for like 80 bucks 3 in coil spacer and a aal or a shackle.

 

Ill sell ya some 3 inch spacers I have lol

 

hahaha awesome idea guys. And ya, I probably can do a lot stock. But it will obviously limit me on some terrain. And the reason I don't have a budget lift is because the tires that came with it were almost new and now its pointless(unless I would have sold them) because by summer I'll have some km2's. And I decided early that I wanted to save up for a 4.5" full leaf pack, in stead of buying a budget lift.
But I'm almost there! Gotta save up another $1000 or so and I'll be ordering everything

 

I'm having issues finding affordable 1" shackles. I'm looking at the OME 2" leaf packs, with 1" shackle and Rusty's HD coils. All the 1" shackles are $80+.

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I may just get the Rusty's 3" kit. There reviews have been pretty decent as of late. If only I could get them to lower the shipping rate. $140 for shipping is insane. Other than that... I need new tires, so I figure I might as well lift and slap on some 31's if I'm going to spen $600+ in new tires.

 

I would go out over spring break, stock, but all my friends are stupid and don't take their lifted trucks offroad because they are scared to break stuff or scratch paint

 

11 years here

 

Look at zone lift company. I got a 3 inch full leaf with upgraded shocks and a steering stabilizer for 584 shipped. Allen is a vendor on here who sells them. Great guy

 

I haven't heard good things about there rear leafs. Though no ones written any reviews on them either.