Hi Guys,
I am some what new to jeeps, and to lifting them, so I had a question or two. I got the jeep with what I think to be a 3.5 inch spring lift in the front, and a 2 or so inch lift in the back using an add-a-leaf system. I wanted to even it out a bit. To do so I got some longer shekels for the rear end that added 2 inches to the end. So.... now I am sitting 1/2 inch lower in the front then the rear. It's not noticeable, so I guess visually it's ok. I was wondering though if there is any performance downside to having the back a bit hire?
If I want to even it out, what's my best option? I was considering getting a 1/2 inch front spring spacers, but I can not find anyone who makes 1/2 inch spacers, maybe no one does. Any other ideas? Drilling and lowering the shekels is not an option, because of the way they are designed.
Also, when it comes to shekel lifts, is it basically as bad as doing a block lift? Or will it give me a lift and some more articulation? I read that it's important to match the angle of the transfer case output to the angle of the differentiable input, to cancel out u-joint speed bumps. Adding shekels probably changed the angle a bit, but I can't feel anything. Any thoughts about this?
Sorry, perhaps some of the questions are stupid, but any help is appreciated. Thank you,
- Bogdan
I am some what new to jeeps, and to lifting them, so I had a question or two. I got the jeep with what I think to be a 3.5 inch spring lift in the front, and a 2 or so inch lift in the back using an add-a-leaf system. I wanted to even it out a bit. To do so I got some longer shekels for the rear end that added 2 inches to the end. So.... now I am sitting 1/2 inch lower in the front then the rear. It's not noticeable, so I guess visually it's ok. I was wondering though if there is any performance downside to having the back a bit hire?
If I want to even it out, what's my best option? I was considering getting a 1/2 inch front spring spacers, but I can not find anyone who makes 1/2 inch spacers, maybe no one does. Any other ideas? Drilling and lowering the shekels is not an option, because of the way they are designed.
Also, when it comes to shekel lifts, is it basically as bad as doing a block lift? Or will it give me a lift and some more articulation? I read that it's important to match the angle of the transfer case output to the angle of the differentiable input, to cancel out u-joint speed bumps. Adding shekels probably changed the angle a bit, but I can't feel anything. Any thoughts about this?
Sorry, perhaps some of the questions are stupid, but any help is appreciated. Thank you,
- Bogdan