Keeping A Low Center of Gravity.

[kastein]

Raising the uppers may be a poor choice, just make sure they will clear the oil pan / exhaust / tranny cooler lines if you do. Raising the lowers is a good idea, but think it through first so you don't butcher the coil mounts.

 

[ktm racer 419]

i made the lowers flush with the axle tube. my uca mount is a little higher than stock, and a little offset to clear the oil pan. (i am running a 3 link with the upper on the passenger side)

 

[X1994J]

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 to 5 inches lift and 37" tires... 10" wide wheels w/ DYI homebrew weld on beads....

 

[Cody90XJ]

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 to 5 inches lift and 37" tires... 10" wide wheels w/ DYI homebrew weld on beads....

Good looking rig. No rocker protection?

 

[X1994J]

Good looking rig. No rocker protection?

Thanks man. I'm in the middle of doing it right now. One side almost done...

 

[jeffhaut]

Raising the uppers may be a poor choice, just make sure they will clear the oil pan / exhaust / tranny cooler lines if you do. Raising the lowers is a good idea, but think it through first so you don't butcher the coil mounts.

wouldnt raising just the lowers effect the way stuff works adversely?
its certainly easier tho, eliminates having to play with the cast in upper on the D/S

 

[ktm racer 419]

wouldnt raising just the lowers effect the way stuff works adversely?

if you are running a 3 or 4 link, yes on paper it would. but lots of people do it with no ill effects. in theory it will still be better than a radius arm.

 

[jasonsxj]

http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss171/Jasonsxj/011-4.jpg?t=1271639945 37's with 6.5" lift. and some trimming !!

 

[jeffhaut]

if you are running a 3 or 4 link, yes on paper it would. but lots of people do it with no ill effects. in theory it will still be better than a radius arm.

yeah XXXX radius arms haha
its still stock location 4 link, just with slightly longer arms
dana30 ftw haha

someone else was asking about my flat belly
full belly, from 3" behind my front lower arm brackets, to maybe 6" forward of my leaf mounts
its 38" long total
it just skins under the factory xmember which has been previously turned into a "high clearance" xmember via bashing it on stuff
essential to being nice and low, i smashed it on alot of stuff, but being smooth its never held me up like it used to when i would hit the xmember

 

[MarioWario]

http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss171/Jasonsxj/011-4.jpg?t=1271639945 37's with 6.5" lift. and some trimming !!

 

[in4aride]

RE 3.5" on 35's(low tread tho)

feels a lot more stable than the last rig that was about 5.5" on 35's

gonne be going about 3" wider on each side once beadlocks are on. ill post another pic then. working on a belly skid to keep things as covered and up high as possible...

 

[jeffhaut]

^sounds like my rig haha
im 77" outer lug to outer lug, and roughly 3.5"s on mostly RE stuff

 

[Gold Cobra]

~2.5" and 33s.

 

[FlexdXJ]

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 to 5 inches lift and 37" tires... 10" wide wheels w/ DYI homebrew weld on beads....

Nice looking rig Bro! :cheers:

 

[cheapfix]

4.5" -ish of junkyard/hillbilly lift on 35s, front fenders well pruned, rears chopped and re-welded, hillbilly chop and re-application of stock flares until I get ahold of some TJ castoffs:

JeffHaut fan club member since 2010.

 

[jeffhaut]

haha i somehow knew you were on Naxja as well!

i just wish i had the patience to dial my rear in as nice as yours, my cut and fold was messy

 

[Ian Christiansen]

i just wish i had the patience to dial my rear in as nice as yours, my cut and fold was messy

That's kinda funny. Nobody wants a messy rear.

 

[spencer elliott]

And to contribute....32's with 3" lift and BOTH sway bars still attached

John

looks good and almost exactly what im after

i would love to be able to run 33s w/ 3-3.5" and no trimming, but i know that probably isnt going to happen so now im thinking 32s

what is your set-up here?

 

[sunburned]

I'd still trim. I loved the way my Jeep sat with a 3" lift, 32's and trimmed fenders.

 

[spencer elliott]

I'd still trim. I loved the way my Jeep sat with a 3" lift, 32's and trimmed fenders.

im looking to retain the flares as close to factory as possible

just like the pic

IMO looks better than flareless