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02-17-2013, 11:05 PM
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Rough country 4.5 x-series
Hey guys. New to CF and lifts in general. Have a quick question that has probably been covered about a zillion times. So here I go. Well I have a 2000 Jeep XJ that I daily drive and was wondering if I install a RC 4.5 x-series kit. Will I lose highway drive ability. Also I don't want to regear and would like to run wider tires rather than larger. Any help would be greatly appreciated
02-17-2013, 11:08 PM
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Hey guys. New to CF and lifts in general. Have a quick question that has probably been covered about a zillion times. So here I go. Well I have a 2000 Jeep XJ that I daily drive and was wondering if I install a RC 4.5 x-series kit. Will I lose highway drive ability. Also I don't want to regear and would like to run wider tires rather than larger. Any help would be greatly appreciated
02-17-2013, 11:09 PM
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Hey guys. New to CF and lifts in general. Have a quick question that has probably been covered about a zillion times. So here I go. Well I have a 2000 Jeep XJ that I daily drive and was wondering if I install a RC 4.5 x-series kit. Will I lose highway drive ability. Also I don't want to regear and would like to run wider tires rather than larger. Any help would be greatly appreciated
02-17-2013, 11:09 PM
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Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
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Hey guys. New to CF and lifts in general. Have a quick question that has probably been covered about a zillion times. So here I go. Well I have a 2000 Jeep XJ that I daily drive and was wondering if I install a RC 4.5 x-series kit. Will I lose highway drive ability. Also I don't want to regear and would like to run wider tires rather than larger. Any help would be greatly appreciated
02-17-2013, 11:37 PM
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Thanks guys. And after taking into consideration. 4.5 would look really unproportional to the tires I have in mind. Thanks NewKindOfClown. Could anyone point me in the direction of a quality 3-3.5 lift that doesn't kill my wallet.
02-17-2013, 11:42 PM
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A 4.5" lift with 32's or 31's wouldn't involve trimming, would get you a bigger tire size, and wouldn't be a killer on the gears.
02-17-2013, 11:43 PM
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Talk to the vendors on the forum, they usually have really good prices. Rubicon Express is usually the recommended one so I'll toss that name out there. Go to their website, find a lift then head on over to the vendors forum and pm the guys selling them to compare prices.
02-18-2013, 07:24 AM
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Talk to the vendors on the forum, they usually have really good prices. Rubicon Express is usually the recommended one so I'll toss that name out there. Go to their website, find a lift then head on over to the vendors forum and pm the guys selling them to compare prices.
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02-18-2013, 09:53 AM
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I don't know if there's ZJ stuff in here, but it might help:
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/bud...herokee-58797/
If you only want a budget boost, you could do spacers at all four corners. I'm not familiar with your rear suspension setup, though, so I don't know if it's that simple.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/bud...herokee-58797/
If you only want a budget boost, you could do spacers at all four corners. I'm not familiar with your rear suspension setup, though, so I don't know if it's that simple.