Lifting the CRD

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:38 pm

Beware, most Jeep 15" rims don't clear the front calipers on a KJ... :shock:

31x10.5x15 do look cool btw...(15x7 rim)

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:45 pm

cast 15" won't clear - but the steel (Craiger soft 8's) should

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:48 pm

Yep..steelies do..except for the XJ OEM ones

denvergrows · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:02 am

You guys are AWESOME. I can't tell you all how much i appreciate all your advice. My dad always said a wise man learns from the mistakes of others and I feel like the combined knowledge you guys are sharing with me is helping me so much. Thanks again.

denvergrows · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:15 am

Also another thing, I have air bags on the back. they are almost completely deflated now. I can raise it up an inch or so just with that. Does that help with the rear clearance issue any?

Pippobug · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:35 am

tommudd wrote:

There are a few of us who have pushed the limits and knows what works/what doesn't
Listen to Tony and you'll be good, don't listen and you'll keep throwing the $$$$ at it
Now after Tonys sermon all I can add is

AMEN

Rev. Mudd

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I followed TonyCRD advise when I set up my KJ CRD and it works very well, allthough I have OME shocks and not Koni ( maybe in the future).
Fil.

irollgen4s · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:00 pm

tonycrd wrote:

Quote:

Soon to come
RL Rock monitor bumper

Really? That is the ugliest front bumper I have ever seen... Sorry to say so. The rear bumper is tha bomb but the front one?

i love it. i HATE how the ARB looks. it's gigantic and bulky and just doesn't look good IMHO. i wanted a steel bumpers that gives better clearance and strength, as well as front tow points. plus the ARB is retardedly over priced.

denvergrows · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:58 pm

So I went with smaller tires.... For now. I am, however, keeping the bfg km's for now in hopes of getting them to fit properly in the future. The 245/75/16 duratracs look nice but small. I did get the new OME 790's ordered. I am going to replace those, 86 the daystar spacers that are on there, and maybe do some top plate spacing. Over the next year or so I am goingt to buy the a arms, upgraded cv joints and I think regear the chrysler 8.25. Then, hopefully, I will be able to lift it up to about 4-5". We shall see. Thanks for all the help guys.

photo 2 by denvergrows, on Flickr

photo 1 by denvergrows, on Flickr

photo 3 by denvergrows, on Flickr

cgass · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:07 pm

I don't think they look small, but then again I have 225/75/16 DuraTracs on mine and I'm trying to talk myself out of spending the money on 245s... :juggle:

denvergrows · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:57 pm

I got them off craigslist from a guy for 400 with the rims. They have about 7k miles on them but are in great shape and not worn at all really.

denvergrows · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:01 pm

I will say be careful from craigslist though. A lot of people are trying to sell beat up or almost worn out tires on there. And a lot are really cheap. Like I was seeing mt/r's and other similar tires that were like 75% worn for 100-200 for all 4. Seems like a good deal. Until you get a blow out from a almost worn out tire that has been really beat up.

denvergrows · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 12:40 pm

I got my 790's in the other day. Went to put the on the libby and realized my ranchos were shot. so I replaced them with the OME NS131's. My question is, I removed the daystar spacer (1.5"), replaced the rancho's, and replaced the 927's with 790's; So why is my jeep sitting 2" higher than it was before? I digured it would sit about the same. I know the old springs were sagging so I knew it would bring it up some. I thought that removing the daystar would would make it sit about the same. Did the new struts lift it a little too? Or was it really causing it to sag that much?

cgass · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 1:07 pm

denvergrows wrote:

I got my 790's in the other day. Went to put the on the libby and realized my ranchos were shot. so I replaced them with the OME NS131's. My question is, I removed the daystar spacer (1.5"), replaced the rancho's, and replaced the 927's with 790's; So why is my jeep sitting 2" higher than it was before? I digured it would sit about the same. I know the old springs were sagging so I knew it would bring it up some. I thought that removing the daystar would would make it sit about the same. Did the new struts lift it a little too? Or was it really causing it to sag that much?

My guess would be that with the weight of the CRD, the ARB bumper, and the daystar those old springs were very sagged. The new shocks shouldn't cause any lift unless you did a 3/8ths clevis lift too.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 8:04 pm

I pulled a Daystar 2 1/2" - put on OME 790's - and I was exactly the same....

the originals had sagged that much.

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