Are you looking at the CRD Frankenlift II Premium kit from All J Products? That's definitely the past way to pick up all the correct OME parts (I think one is only available through them) and the other little extras you'll need.

I have this kit on my CRD, with no bull bar or winch, and it rides beautifully. Actually, it rides WAY better than stock even with the lift and taller tires.

The 790 front springs and 948 rear springs are what's recommended by others here. Personally, I'm afraid that the 790s might be too stiff. But when money allows, I'm going to give them a try.

You will want the 790 front coils,they will not be stiff,they will be more firm giving better control while driving without being bone jarring.With better tires added in you will be thinking why did it not come from the factory this way.

forgot to ask: what stiffness do you have ?

now i got to see if it is easy to mount...

Its not too bad at all if you've done wrenching on your vehicle before. If I remember right, you don't need any special tools aside from normal mechanics tools (ratchets, wrenches, etc...), and the instructions were pretty good. I think you might need a drill for either the bumpstops or the brake relocation bracket. Its been over three years since I did it, so its a little fuzzy. You'll definitely want a set of jack stands to set the vehicle on while you're doing the work. It takes a bit of time just because there's a fair amount of work to do at all 4 corners, but I did the whole thing by myself in 8 hours or so with stops for food and beers in there. Make sure you plan to take it to an alignment shop after doing the install.

Are you looking at the CRD Frankenlift II Premium kit from All J Products? That's definitely the past way to pick up all the correct OME parts (I think one is only available through them) and the other little extras you'll need.

I have this kit on my CRD, with no bull bar or winch, and it rides beautifully. Actually, it rides WAY better than stock even with the lift and taller tires.

Agreed, Rides better than stock, less front end bounce. I think this is due to the fact the CRD's use the same factory shock as the regular liberties but came with a heavier spring. Made them bounce from the factory...the new heavy duty shocks are better.

I purchased mine from All J too. Not sure about the spring rate, but went with the "CRD" front springs. Great customer service, no issues. I also ended up ordering the 1/2" spacers for the rear from All J and a strut spacer for the front from this site to get the right factory raked look: http://www.rocky-road.com/kjsus.html


Front Strut Trim Packer.
This little piece can be added to the
front strut for an extra 9/16" boost
to help level your Jeep.

The result was a perfect ride height for me and no issues wth CV's. Lift has been installed over a year now and I have put over 15k miles on it since.

Prior to the strut spacers and rear 1/2" poly spacers, the front seemed too high compared to the rear. I added the rear spacers, rear was too high, I added the front strut spacers and left the rear spacers in and it evened out perfect to where the bottom edge of the jeep sits probably 1/4" less (just guessing here) on front edge than the rear edge of the running board.

Took alot of trial and error figuring out the right setup, but it works great for me. Here are some pictures to look forward to:


(The last 3 pictures were with 225/75-16 factory size tires for reference)

Good luck!

- Mark

I was thinking something today. For 5 years folks on this forum have proclaimed, "Spacer lifts are trash. Do it right the first time and get the Frankenlift!" But what is the Frankenlift? It's a spacer lift!

Now, I will admit that I barely passed Calculus and Analytic Geometry in college... but even I can see that dropping $1,000 dollars for the FRONT suspension alone... and still coming away with a spacer lift of some form or fashion is not the most intelligent thing in the world to do.

You see, one of the reasons the ride gets stiffer and of lower quality when we lift is because the geometry changes in the front end. Instead of the A-arms being parallel to the ground, they are now at an angle. So when the tire needs to rebound, some force is applied laterally into the chassis, rather than most all of it being applied vertically to the A-arm. So...by keeping that height exactly the same as what I've got with my Daystar/conduit washer lift.. I'm not helping myself at all.

The other factor obviously is the stiffness of the coils and struts/shocks. Well, the Frankenlift uses stiffer coils and stiffer struts/shocks too. So.. you are keeping the same angles on the A-arms, you are still keeping a spacer (which can't help absorb shock like the coil can), and you are simply replacing your factory CRD springs with even stiffer springs, and your factory CRD struts with even stiffer struts. And you're paying a GRAND for this...and we haven't even gotten to the rear end of the Jeep yet.

So to each their own... but NO THANKS. I will keep my current spacer lift which I have a total of about $75 invested in. When money allows.. what I will do is buy the OME coils, some struts of my choosing, and use that alone with the factory isolators and top plates. This will drop my front end just slightly... but my tires will still fit just fine, meaning I lose ZERO ground clearance, and this is the only way I will truly achieve a better riding Jeep. Did I mention that doing it that way will also save me $600 on the front end alone?

Just my

The ONLY way the Frankenlift is worth it is if you have no possible way whatsoever of doing the assembly of struts yourself or having a friend do it for you. If you are totally out of options and you NEED it pre-assembled.. then that might change the ball game a bit because you would then otherwise pay a shop for labor.

To borrow a line from the infamous JL.. "Just sayin'..."

I was thinking something today. For 5 years folks on this forum have proclaimed, "Spacer lifts are trash. Do it right the first time and get the Frankenlift!" But what is the Frankenlift? It's a spacer lift!