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Old 01-13-2012, 05:16 PM
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You might get away with a transfer case drop, what year? You will need to either relocate your stock brake line brackets or buy new brake lines if you plan on flexing and doing alot of rough terrain off roading.

She's a 1995 and yeah i plan on doing alotta flexing shes my woods/winter beater.
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Quick question guys/girls.. Looking for suggestions and opinions.

Shackle relocation brackets. Which one between these two would y'all recommend or think is better?


Liquid Iron Industries one piece brackets for $150?


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Rough Country's relocation brackets for $120?

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Okay guys, I wanted to order a lift kit and fit 32"s under it. I went to quadratec and asked the rep what i should order in order to do that. He told me a 3in" skyjacker lift. I asked SEVERAL times if it would rub? He said no everytime. I order it and of course it rubs. I end up having to take the fender flares off. The tire then bumps my rear well in the back part. chipping the paint and causing it to rust. my question is what do i do? Do i fix the rust? but then it would just happen again? I dont want the rust to spread. So i need help on options. Look at my pictures on my profile to see what im talking about. Might be hard to see the exact rust spot. There are two and they are identical on both sides. Thanks for the help!
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Okay guys, I wanted to order a lift kit and fit 32"s under it. I went to quadratec and asked the rep what i should order in order to do that. He told me a 3in" skyjacker lift. I asked SEVERAL times if it would rub? He said no everytime. I order it and of course it rubs. I end up having to take the fender flares off. The tire then bumps my rear well in the back part. chipping the paint and causing it to rust. my question is what do i do? Do i fix the rust? but then it would just happen again? I dont want the rust to spread. So i need help on options. Look at my pictures on my profile to see what im talking about. Might be hard to see the exact rust spot. There are two and they are identical on both sides. Thanks for the help!
Extended bump stops or since you have the flares off now, you could do some slight trimming and paint the cuts to prevent rust. Just some food for thought.
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Originally Posted by onlyinajeep726
Extended bump stops or since you have the flares off now, you could do some slight trimming and paint the cuts to prevent rust. Just some food for thought.


So how about these? these work on the rear? http://www.quadratec.com/products/16335_2020.htm

I dont see any rear bump stops on that site.
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So how about these? these work on the rear? http://www.quadratec.com/products/16335_2020.htm

I dont see any rear bump stops on that site.
That's a negative. Not quite sure I've even seen those before, but those appear to be strictly for coil spring (in our case, front end) usage only. Besides, $185 is a lot for a bump stop. You don't need anything fancy, just something to extend your OEM bump stops or replacement extended bump stops, like so: http://jeepinoutfitters.com/scripts/...?idproduct=179

I also can't believe that Quadratec told you that a 3" lift would clear 32's without rubbing... psshh... I barely cleared 31's with 3.5" lift without rubbing. I ended up having to cut my front flares level with the bumper.





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Originally Posted by onlyinajeep726
That's a negative. Not quite sure I've even seen those before, but those appear to be strictly for coil spring (in our case, front end) usage only. Besides, $185 is a lot for a bump stop. You don't need anything fancy, just something to extend your OEM bump stops or replacement extended bump stops, like so: http://jeepinoutfitters.com/scripts/...?idproduct=179
These are AWESOME bump stomps for a "go fast" cherokee. Extreme overkill for the OP's rig. Also people use these bump stop cans on leafs also
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Originally Posted by 98grncherakaw
Okay guys, I wanted to order a lift kit and fit 32"s under it. I went to quadratec and asked the rep what i should order in order to do that. He told me a 3in" skyjacker lift. I asked SEVERAL times if it would rub? He said no everytime. I order it and of course it rubs. I end up having to take the fender flares off. The tire then bumps my rear well in the back part. chipping the paint and causing it to rust. my question is what do i do? Do i fix the rust? but then it would just happen again? I dont want the rust to spread. So i need help on options. Look at my pictures on my profile to see what im talking about. Might be hard to see the exact rust spot. There are two and they are identical on both sides. Thanks for the help!
Just clean up the rust. Never order from sky on a lift for your cherokee. Thats a corp. Not a buisness
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Thank you guys so much! Idk what i would do without you. And yeah quadratec screwed me over. not to happy about that. I could have gotten a 4" or 4.5 but since the guy told me 3 i trusted him. And now im stuck with this.
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Thank you guys so much! Idk what i would do without you. And yeah quadratec screwed me over. not to happy about that. I could have gotten a 4" or 4.5 but since the guy told me 3 i trusted him. And now im stuck with this.
Could always lift it another inch or so with coil spacers and shackle relocation brackets. That's what I'm planning on doing soon hopefully.

Speaking of that... anyone want to help me with my question further up this thread? lol
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Originally Posted by onlyinajeep726
Could always lift it another inch or so with coil spacers and shackle relocation brackets. That's what I'm planning on doing soon hopefully.

Speaking of that... anyone want to help me with my question further up this thread? lol

Well what do you think the better option is? what would i be safer doing. And if i do the spacers dont i have to drop the lines? All that stuff.
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Well what do you think the better option is? what would i be safer doing. And if i do the spacers dont i have to drop the lines? All that stuff.
Yea, or extended brake lines. Going from 3"-3.5" lift to 4" or more requires more parts, like extended brake lines, longer trac-bar, drop pitman arm for steering, possible slip yoke eliminator for rear driveshaft, longer shocks, etc. May not be worth it to you if you're not willing to shell out that kind of money. If that's the case, I'd just trim the fenders just a tad, get those extended bump stops by DayStar and a can of matching touchup paint, and call it good.
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Originally Posted by onlyinajeep726
Yea, or extended brake lines. Going from 3"-3.5" lift to 4" or more requires more parts, like extended brake lines, longer trac-bar, drop pitman arm for steering, possible slip yoke eliminator for rear driveshaft, longer shocks, etc. May not be worth it to you if you're not willing to shell out that kind of money. If that's the case, I'd just trim the fenders just a tad, get those extended bump stops by DayStar and a can of matching touchup paint, and call it good.

Sounds good. Where would i get the matching touch up paint?
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Originally Posted by 98grncherakaw
Sounds good. Where would i get the matching touch up paint?
I buy mine at Advance Auto. Look for Duplicolor Color Match paint, and find your color.
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Anyone know where I can get 3" lift leaf springs? I'm only finding 3.5" everywhere I look.


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