Jimmy2227

Hi,
I'm planning to lift mine 3 inches and put 31's on. Also I am planning a steel bumper with a winch eventually. Will the bumper and winch weigh my front end down enough for my tires to rub? Should I go to 4.5 for this reason?

ta2tony

Two ways to combat this: stiffer spring rate or a coil spacer to make up amount of lift lost by the bumper.

brdavis9

Specifically, you want to consider these (Quadratec) for towing (they'll probably have a bit of lift, an inch or so, but they'll ride pretty level depending upon the tongue weight of your trailer): (Amazon).

Since they're an HD OEM replacement part, they're sold by lots of online dealers (some of the discount places have 10-20% coupons available: google 'em); Street Side Auto has them pretty cheap (currently out of stock tho'), plus they usually have a discount, and free shipping for $100 or more orders (just depends). I was able to pick them up for $70/ea delivered last fall (woot!).

...you could probably haul a 25 foot dual-inboard cuddy, level, with 'em lol.

Swirlchaser

I'm at 3" with 31's. When I added the bumper and winch I didn't notice much difference.

Tom95YJ

X2. When I added my winch and bumper my front dropped 1/4" with my Re springs

Swirlchaser

31's with a 3" lift don't rub the fenders at all. They only rub the bumper endcaps, if your replacing the bumper it won't be an issue. Where you WILL have an issue is with your lower control arms. Stock wheels with 31X10.5 rub the control arm a little bit at full lock.

OP_Rover

Hey y'all after reading this thread and looking around I have decided I want a 2 inch lift, I could do a 2.5 if the price was right? Anyway what brands/lift kits do y'all recommend? Thanks!

a_shirey

For 2", id say OME 2" lift.

OP_Rover

Thanks ill look into it!

Carpe Diem

hey wats up everyone I finnaly went and found an XJ that i want after looking for months trying to find a gem of an XJ and then my prayers were ansered when i got the chance to pick up a 99 XJ with 74,000 miles. Its in great condition n ready to get lifted n Wheeled.My question is whats the best lift to run 33s for light to medium rock crawling, pros n con between 4.5in and 6in lift and is it possible to run 35s without re-gearing the gears. my budg is 5g and i live out in colorado so i def wanna give rock crawling a try.

bhennessee1

Go 4.5 an 35s. I have 33s on about 4 inches of lift, and could easily run 35s. And you can run 35s on stock gears, but be prepared to spend a lot of time in 4 low, and a lot of money on gas.

Is your budget for jeep+mods 5k, or 5 k for just mods? If its 5 k for mods, you can build one bad *** xj.

Tom95YJ

If you have never wheeled before I suggest you start small like 3.5" run 33's and armor up you can always go bigger and won't be out much cash if you decide it's not for you. You can always upgrade later.

cherokeewilson

Ok so I just purchased a 2000 xj recently with an unknown 2" lift with worn out 30x9.5 BFG AT's I just purchased new 31x10.50 goodyear wrangler authority AT's to me they ride INCREDIBLE AND LOOK REAL AGGRESSIVE i haven't tried them out yet so my question is to anyone that can help me is I was lookin at RC 4.5" x-series lift kit because my tires rub a lil bit now obviously haha( keep in mind I am TOTALLY NEW TO THE JEEP WORLD ) I am on a REAL tight budget (2 kids a wife and all that fun stuff) so RC offers an add-a-leaf 4.5" lift kit all the reading I've been doing everyone is like its a stiff ride and so fourth and I've read about leaf spring sag my xj has 243,942mi on her and ther is no sag nothing this hands down has to be the GREATEST STRONGEST VEHICLE EVER MADE I LOVE MY JEEP!!!!! I can barely afford the add a leaf kit much less a full leaf spring pack I just need good solid advice from someone as to what to do and how difficult is it to Install I wrench on Harley's for a living at a dealership in NC so I have plenty of tools I know this is a lift and tire but I know now too after reading on some more about my year model jeep I have some really sucky diffs and axles I just need a clear answer as to what year jeep I need to rob diffs and axles from ( front & rear) to do a straight bolt in swap any info on ANY OF THIS would be greatly appreciated
P.S. sorry for not puttin punctuation marks in so everything is one run on sentence I just don't know where they go lol I didn't do well in English obviously

9294Forrest

Well if you go over 3.5 you will need a sye. Using a transfer case drop will be a bad idea 1) may not work, 2) puts a lot of stress on your motor mounts.

I reccomend the rc 3" kit.

First time install of a lift is a daunting project. Took me and a buddy 2 days. Preperation is key, gota have a 21 socket, t-55 is helpful. PB BLAST OFTEN prior to lift. Rent a spring compressor from autozone.

And remember.... This is your suspention system. Its not the thing you want to cheap out on because without it, your kinda screwed.

YouTube has an install video for the rough country 3" add a leaf kit. Watch it its a quick demo of what you'll need to do.. they make it look sooo easy though haha

tssguy123

How big of a lift do you guys think this is? Do those look like 33s or 35s? For some reason I didn't think to check...