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Post by jim89yj on Dec 3, 2008 19:13:56 GMT -5
I got a 88 mj that I want to lift and I want to put 33's or 35's on it. Does anyone have any suggestions. I was really hard on my yj and I will probably be ruff on it, if anyone has seen how I was on my yj they will understand. Thanks Jimmy
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Post by jeeepxj on Dec 3, 2008 21:23:51 GMT -5
Spring over the rear and find some 5" coils for the front to match. Is it a 6cyl? Or a 4 banger, like your YJ?
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Post by onewyr on Dec 3, 2008 22:12:09 GMT -5
it is a 0cylinder at the moment hahahahahahahahaq
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Post by jim89yj on Dec 3, 2008 22:48:20 GMT -5
Funny Bryan, I am swapping in the 4.0 from my 92 xj. I am intending on converting it to a manual.
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Post by broncobilly on Dec 20, 2008 12:23:09 GMT -5
pm corefwd dave phillips for some insight
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Post by chevykid on Dec 22, 2008 18:48:39 GMT -5
scc4x4.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=497This is my other forum, he just took off the lift on his old rig a 90 xj i belive and put that lift on his mj, not sure if thats what you were going for but thought it might help
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Post by jim89yj on Dec 22, 2008 21:11:06 GMT -5
yea that diffently helps me on figuring out what I want to do. thanks
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Post by chevykid on Dec 22, 2008 21:33:14 GMT -5
No problem if you got any questions jast ask and i will get anwsers from him
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Post by socal1200r on Dec 4, 2009 21:52:14 GMT -5
I've heard that a lift kit for the front of an MJ is the same as for an XJ, but the rear isn't (longer leaf springs or something like that?). So with that in mind, I'm thinking of maybe a 3" lift for my MJ, but want something "economical". When I had my XJ, there were lift kits that used spacers for the front and shackles for the rear, and there were other kits that used new springs, new control arms, add-a-leaf in the back, etc.
Can someone weigh in with the pros/cons of spacers versus new coils, and longer shackles on stock springs versus add-a-leafs? Rough Country has a 4.5" kit specifically for the MJ, which includes coils, control arms, transfer case drop kit, front track bar and sway bar drop brackets, brakeline relocating brackers, shocks, add-a-leafs, and rear shackles, for $530 plus shipping. I'm sure it'll run another $500 for installation. I'd like to get 2" - 3" of lift for maybe half that much, to include parts and labor. I plan on running 31s on stock Jeep alloys, but little off-roading (beach sand and fire trail roads).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Post by socal1200r on Dec 10, 2009 22:15:59 GMT -5
Wanting to keep the MJ fairly practical, I think I'm going to go with a kit I saw on Amazon. It'll lift the front 1.75" using spacers, and the rear by 1" using greaseable shackles. That way, I won't need any hard parts for the front, or longer shocks. I realize it's not much lift, but it'll give my new 31s a little more clearance, and would still do fine on the beach and hard-packed fire trails. I'll probably also have an air bag helper kit installed on the rear springs, and just use a 12v portable compressor to air it up. Parts are going to run $160 for the lift, $190 for the air bag kit, and I got a quote from someone who'll do both kits for $350 labor. But nothing's going to happen until I get my tax refund next year, so I have a few months. If my daughter is interested in this truck as a HS graduation present, all the more reason to keep it more or less stock. She's a surfer and a state beach life guard, so this could be a great truck for her, provided she can learn how to drive a stick!
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Post by socal1200r on Dec 15, 2009 22:26:18 GMT -5
The guys on the Comanche forum referred me to some sellers on eBay for 2" coil spacers and 2" greaseable Chevy shackles for the back. Spacers are $32, and shackles are $50, so about half of what the Amazon kit is. One guy even sent me a link to some comparison pics of the new Chevy shackles and stock shackles, and of the shackles installed. Getting some negative feedback though on using shackles. I'm hearing that it makes the springs sag, and will eventually ruin them over time. I may just keep the suspension as is, and buy a rear air bag helper kit, since I can't seem to find air shocks for the back. I'd like to be able to level the back in case I haul or tow anything heavy. Having that air bag helper kit, and maybe a 12v portable compressor, should do the trick.
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