I know a guy that has a pair of 8" XJ coils for $100, might be a little too much lift for the MJ

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1980 Jeep CJ7 Buggy
SOA, D44/ FF14B, SBC 350, SM465, NP205, 108" WB, 37" MTs

http://www.dpgoffroad.com/
http://www.ucora.org/
http://www.christianoffroad.com/
http://jeepinbyal.com/

yeah im looking to get some 6 inch coils for the front and do that 5 inch leaf spring kit tom told me about.

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

quick question. if i get 6 inch lift coils for the front you guys really dont recommend leafing over the rear. and if i do leaf over the rear how much lift will that give me?

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

There is nothing wrong about SOA but you would probably need a traction bar and you would have to weld on new perches. You should gain about 5" or so of lift.

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1980 Jeep CJ7 Buggy
SOA, D44/ FF14B, SBC 350, SM465, NP205, 108" WB, 37" MTs

http://www.dpgoffroad.com/
http://www.ucora.org/
http://www.christianoffroad.com/
http://jeepinbyal.com/

so new coils in front and soa in rear and i would have a full 5 inch lift. Then just buy all the other little things i will have to get to make it right?

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

Does anyone else have this problem? Bought a jeep to be a crawler and truck to have fun in and you dont have any patience and the engine needs rebuilding. thats the boat im in. I wish i could just snap my fingers and it be rebuilt and lifted with soft 8s and 33's

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

oh yeah I know what you mean, although its more of a money thing for me Id love to have my CJ done so I can take it wheeling!

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1980 Jeep CJ7 Buggy
SOA, D44/ FF14B, SBC 350, SM465, NP205, 108" WB, 37" MTs

http://www.dpgoffroad.com/
http://www.ucora.org/
http://www.christianoffroad.com/
http://jeepinbyal.com/

see im not much of an engine guy so i have to wait until he is free before anything even gets started. and right now farming keeps us all pretty busy but himself the most. i guess it will get done eventally

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

started on the engine tear down last night! YAY!

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

Go measure the rear axle tube diameter and that + perch height will be how much lift you get out of the SOA. As for the springs look for some that are the same dimensions as the MJ springs and build your own leaf packs. With some tuning you can get a leaf pack to flex and ride really nice. Make sure your shackle angle is at the proper position (approx 45*) and that will help the ride and flex. Also if you get a little stiffer spring that will help with axle wrap but not cure it.

Since I built the motor in my XJ I really wish I would have done that first. I built a 4.6 stroker. If you have somebody that is handy with motors you can build a stroker for the same cost as rebuilding a 4.0. But you have to find the parts, ie 4.2L crank and rods, mustang 24lb injectors and the rest of it is pretty much a standard rebuild. Just adding the crank and rods will turn a 4.0L to a 4.5 with about 200HP and 250Ft/lbs. I'm sitting at the 250Hp and 325Ft/lbs with .030 forged pistons, decked block, lunati cam and lifters (4.6L) If I were to do it again though I would build a 4.7 stroker. Costs the same for the .060 bore as the .030 bore.

My XJ has 4.5" of lift and 33x13.5x15 Toyos with open 3.55 gears and it will leave dual streaks about 20' long. I can eat just about any of the basic Japanese vehicles out there and gained a couple MPG's.

Something else to thing about before you get a the lift is with the right bumpstops and trimming you can fit a 35-36" tire on a 4.5" lift. Nice low COG and good diff. clearance with a tire that size.

Good luck and keep us posted.


Parakeet

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Oh MAN I got NATURE on my Jeep.
05 KJ Renny that took the bad economy bullet

89 XJ that thinks tax time is Christmas

I will have another KJ I promise.

you just made me do the same thing your icon does. to many big words lol. jk thanks for the info! very much appreciated

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

Well its official. The engine is FRIED! Not even worth rebuilding

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

Time to build a stroker. I'm telling you it's the best mod I've done so far



Parakket

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Oh MAN I got NATURE on my Jeep.
05 KJ Renny that took the bad economy bullet

89 XJ that thinks tax time is Christmas

I will have another KJ I promise.

aww man, you could just look for a k-5 blazer on craigslist for cheap and take that engine

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Steve
2018 RAM 1500 Rebel
2003 KJ
Mods:Exterior: Frankenlift + 2 extra rear iso, JBA UCAs, ARB Bumper w/XRC8, Safari Snorkel, 265/75/16 AT, Mopar Skids, Boulderbars, RL Gecko Sport Rack
Interior: Infinity Reference speakers, 12" Alpine Type R Sub, Alpine radio, Gauge Pods (Oil, Volts), Cobra Cb, All J Interior Rack

Heres where the block is done for



And uhh... heres the empty hole

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

Go to ComancheClub.com/forums and start reading.
a 6" lift is never cheap. control arms and a new track bar will set you back a bunch. There's a reason those kits cost money. Skimping on parts is going to cost you big later on.
look into the 3.4L Camaro/Firebird engine swap. It's a 95% bolt-in replacement for the 2.8L.

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Jeep on!
--Pete

1 Diesel Liberty and 2 and a half Comanches

haha pete. ive been on there. your an admin right??? i took your advice and am looking for a camaro engine now. im mj_comanche on there

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now

oh and pete. i took your other advice and am buying the 6'' rough country lift.

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'04 2500 Duramax, 5 inch turbo back straight pipe, leveling kit and blocks, 33/12.50 Destination MT's

'82 SFA Toyota pickup 22r 5 speed 4x4, Custom front bumper and stinger, Rear D-rings, 32/11.50/15 AT's for now