DD lift question

[bc99xj]

how big or what size lift would guys put on your xj's? OPINIONS

 

[pyrotyro]

RE 3.5"!!! perfect compromise between DD and trailer queen! rides better then stock, great off road too

 

[SurfXJSnow]

RE 3.5"!!! perfect compromise between DD and trailer queen! rides better then stock, great off road too

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[dj's 2000 xj]

For DD I would not go over 3.5" lift. I went to 4.5" and if I could do it again I would do 3.5" max. 31" tires.


2 cents.

 

[pyrotyro]

my 3.5" has allowed me to do stuff step by step, cause i dont have much money to work with. first the lift, then the tires (32" by the way), then a SYE.

 

[BIGSLVRXJ]

I have had a 3" lift on my 99 DD for almost 2 years now and love it. That considered, if a 4.5" lift is set up adequately, it'll work too. Properly setup is key when building a primarily DD though. If you step up to 4.5" and you're driving it daily, things like long arms, adjustable track bar, slip yoke eliminator, swaybar disconnects and deeper gears become a necessity.

 

[cherokee chuck]

One more vote for 3 1/2" & 31s or even 32s. XJs are still civilized at 3 1/2". We've got a 3 1/2" and an almost 5" in my family, both dds & untill I took the rear swaybar off my 3 1/2" lifted rig drove better than stock while the the taller one is turning into a trail rig. It drives like you'd expect a jacked up Jeep to.

 

[RCP Phx]

I dont think it matters,as long as you do it with quality parts(and correctly set up)! Ive been running a 6" lift for over 7 years,it still drives better than stock and I hardly ever run my front sway bar.

 

[cal]

I started off with 3", then 4.5", then 5.5", then 6.5".. I DD'd at 7" and 35's for about 2 years before I bought a civic. I was getting ~17-22 mpg and had a comfortable ride, but with not very many strait body panels left the girlfriend didnt like taking it out on date nite.

 

[Bent]

I don't think it was the Jeep.

 

[cal]

I don't think it was the Jeep.

 

[Bent]

That hurt!

 

[cal]

:kissyou:

 

[Smittty9785]

12" springs with stock LCA's