would this lift work?

[kevin]

Hi Guys :
I have been thinking about a lift for my wrangler x. I have been thinking about tire sizes and i think a 32" tire, not to big for my dana 35 and 30 axles and small enough to drive long distances and tow a trailer. I am on a tight buget and want to make a BB lift with attatude. I would clear those 32" tires with a 3 inch standard lift in the front and a 2 inch spacer lift in the rear. Now, with the 2 inch lift in the rear i wouldn't need to worry about drive train angles as much, posibly avoiding a tansfer case drop or new drive shaft, not spening as much $ and also not lossing ground clearence from a transfer case drop. With the 3 inch standard lift in the front i would be able to flex the front end very well. This type of lift would give the jeep a "leaned Back" look. But would it work? Would there be any problems with an uneven amount of lift? Sounds like it makes some sence for my needs but i have never heard of someone making a BB lift with difforent amounts of lifts for the front and rear. Plus how could i order two seperate lift kits with only one side of the kit?

just an idea
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kbo

[KYTJ]

I have the perfect solution for you, its cheap, and I KNOW it works, have read multiple write ups on people doing this. Seems to work great.

get 2 front coils from a ZJ (Grand Cherokee) and replace your front springs with them. Then take your factory fronts and move them to the rear. Do a search on www.jeepforum.com (http://www.jeepforum.com) in the TJ forum for a full write up. Gives 3" of lift. May have to add washers for a T-case drop, and longer shocks, but the ZJ front springs can be picked up from someone on JF, or a junkyard. About and hour and a half, and the lift is on. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tu.gif

[Fred]

That is interesting, I may look into that myself, your other option is the bodylift route, I know most do not push a BL but you can get a 1.75 or 2" spacer BB lift, and add a 1" BL and be at near 3" should be PLENTY for 32's, just an Idea, that is actually what I plan on doing, I have a 1" BL now with .75" spacers, gonna pull the .75's and put in eithe 1.75 or 2"

[Matt]

You might consider air shocks for the rear, especially if you're going to tow something

[kevin]

wow that deal with using parts form a zj is cool, i never would have thought of that, i'll do some more reserch on that. But as far as body-lifts go, when i flipped i bent a few of my body mounts so installing one might be a pain, plus if i flip again i dont want to run a risk of my body coming of my frame form bent and worn body mounts that could be weakened by a body lift. Air shock s another good idea i didn;t think about , worth looking into. But would the uneven anount of lift create a problem?

thanks guys your info really helps.

kbo

[Paul E]

www.4x4xplor.com (http://www.4x4xplor.com) has a a write up on a 79.00 air system for the rear...

[Paul E]

Here is a link for the ZJ spring install...

http://7slotgrille.com/tech/zjtjlift/index.html

[Fred]

THAT is very interesting, I think I am gonna try it, between that, the 3/4" coil spacers, and the 1" BL I would end up at around 4 1/4" total lift. Planty to allow flex on my 32's and stop body rub!!!!

[gmbtj]

well, u'd better get a transfer case drop, otherwise u will be having some BAD vibes.

[Fred]

well only 3 1/2 would be suspension, but yes a t-Case drop would be at hand

[kevin]

cool, that lift realy is something, is the bending of the coil shown on the write-up going to be a problem? Could the coil pop out?

-time for some homework talk to you'all soon

kbo

[KYTJ]

You should be fine funning that setup. Good luck, and if u decide to do it post some before after pics for us /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tu.gif