tlrxj11

Yeah why not? I guess if your not and adrenaline junky then it wouldn't be fun though.

I Leak Oil

Usually only lift one rear anyways.so morr like three

bheath

Cool

90_cherokee

Bought my XJ with a lift already installed..Previous owner claims its a 4.5 inch lift. There are Rustys components throughout. In the rear its got a longer than stock shackle and 2 inch lift blocks.

A few weeks ago i discovered had a broken main leaf on the passenger side. I have a set of stock XJ springs. Is there anyway of disassembling both of the Rustys leaf springs and piece them together with the stock springs to get the desired lift without the blocks.

With the blocks right now i have a pinion shim between the blocks and the bottom leaf.If putting the leafs together like i described above is actually doable...where does the pinion cc shim come in...or is that something not needed anymore.

Lowrange2

I doubt that a stock cherokee leaf is going to give you any lift in a lifted Rusty's pack. You'll more than likely want to find a leaf pack from another vehicle. I'm not sure which since I've never built a bastard pack. It's doable with the correct leaves.

The shim will need to be between the spring and the perch after you rebuild your packs and measure for your angle. (If you still need them)

dukie564

if there is blocks and a longer shackle, i doubt they are new packs - most likely still the stock packs.

Ditch the blocks and the stock leaf springs, and get new full packs to replace them. I'd get 3" ones to put you back to the correct height with the longer shackles.

Or..since you have stock packs, combine leaves from both packs to create a "bastard pack". Doa search - people have done ones using multiple sets of XJ packs before

Lowrange2

Hmm, I haven't seen much lift gained from two stock packs. If you do get lift it's going to be STIFF!

Lyferxb9s

Anyone think an XJ with a 2'' lift would look bad with 235/75-15s?

96xjclassic

Nope. Should look about perfect actually.

Lyferxb9s

Awesome. Stupid question but I haven't done too much suspension stuff in a while, but will the 2'' Zone lift add any extra suspension travel?

96xjclassic

Unless you remove your rear swaybar and disconnect your front swaybay you wont notice anything anyway. To answer your question though, minimal travel.

Lyferxb9s

Are those safe to do? I am looking for a safe, reliable, budget oriented way to gain a little more travel.

96xjclassic

As long as you don't drive like an *****, the rear swaybar is completely safe to remove.
The front however is not. You can buy an aftermarket part called swaybar disconnects. They allow you the option to disconnect the front swaybar for wheeling and reconnect to drive on roads. Win/win.

Lyferxb9s

Awesome. Are there any other options or are we pretty limited?

96xjclassic

Only as limited as the depth of your wallet.