Building a lift, Ideas?

[TLowery04]

Ok, So I've had pretty good luck in the past building a bastard leaf pack lift for my roomates '98.

In the next few weeks I will be looking for a couple sets of leaf springs at the scrap yard to work with, I plan on using MJ shackles or maybe some longer ford ones i've used before.

My trouble is that that's about as far as my lift knowledge goes. I would prefer not to spend a boat load on a lift, You've seen the pictures of my rig, it ain't pretty but I know almost every bolt save for the major engine and transmission components.

I know I need a trans drop, a drop pitman, a zj tierod, lift front springs, maybe some doughnuts, longer brake lines, shocks, and bump stops woulden't hurt either. should I get lca drop brackets or try for longer lcas?

what else do i need?

 

[Swamprat]

how much taller do you wanna go? i have everything you would need for a 4" lift right now in my garage. coils, leafs, shock, brakelines, Tcase drop, control arms, trackbar, the works.


-Ian

 

[TLowery04]

4 inches would be a good start depending on what kind of lift it is =) I had planned on somewhere between 4 and 6 depending on how much the bastard pack gave me

 

[Swamprat]

i have the majority of an rc kit, the control arms arent rc though. hell i've only been asking for $150 for all of it.

 

[TLowery04]

does it still sit at about 4"? sorry just got internet service back, what parts are included?

 

[Swamprat]

i've never ran it, its got control arms, tracbar, swa bar links, leafs, shackles, shocks, coils, brakelines, and a tcase drop

 

[TLowery04]

coolio, add them to my bill =)

btw what rig do you run jeep speed with?

 

[Swamprat]

cool, and i never ran jeepspeed. i wanted to, but i was always on the wrong coast. i did worta rallyx my 00' but it was way too top heavy