what lift should i put on my 02 kj

kingjeep · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 9:20 pm

zzack92 wrote:

tommudd wrote:

With that said best bet 4 OME springs/4 Rancho shocks. Rear RSX 17004, front RSX 17505, springs you can go either medium duty or Heavy duty ones medium are OME 926 front rear OME 947s or Heavy Duty OME 927 front and rear OME 948s. Still with me?
Front Teraflex bumpstops , 2 rear bumpstops ( can make them cheap out of hockey pucks and you will be good to go with lift, a great ride ( better than before) and total cost maybe 675 /700 bucks.

Now where have i heard this beforeee :wink:

In my oppion, i like Toms way the Best KingJeep, thats the way im going, manyy people on this forum will warn you of budget lifts/spacer lifts. "you get what you pay for" is a common exspression about them. I remember thinking about just getting a 2.5" spacer from rustys when i first joined,:oops: :oops:

just listen to everyones advice and learn from others experiences

your apsalutly write there are 4 kjs in the sfjc one has a sky jaker it sags one crd had 3 inch spacers but i dont think he drives it very much he has like 5 other jeeps and 1 crd with the frankinstie lift i think im going to take toms advice and basicly do a frankinstine lift but ill buy all the componets sepret i have a buddy who is a master michanic looks like ill save about 200 bucks that way all i need is a good deal on tirs

zzack92 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:50 pm **Posts:** 371

sounds like a good deall

kingjeep · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 9:39 pm

other then tirs and suspention am i going to have to change any thing els like my drive shaft

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 10:02 pm

kingjeep wrote:

other then tirs and suspention am i going to have to change any thing els like my drive shaft

no driveshaft changes

kingjeep · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 10:54 pm

ok im going to do the pece it togtheter thing.

cople questions

which dose frankisntine use medum or hevy duty springs

is there realy a major difrents between ome shocks and strunts and ranchos
also are there any other shocks i should consider

ObiHann · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 7:41 am

kingjeep wrote:

ok im going to do the pece it togtheter thing.

cople questions

which dose frankisntine use medum or hevy duty springs

is there realy a major difrents between ome shocks and strunts and ranchos
also are there any other shocks i should consider

franky lifts use HD coils. Many many people run rancho, some even say the OME shocks are a bit too stiff, but its all in what you like. Eventually, I'm going to go with rancho (standard franky). My only comment regarding getting all the stuff together is you can't get the spacers they use, those are built for the frankenlift by daystar and only sold to them.... or so I was lead to believe. I was told once that the spacers from the 2.5" daystar would be too tall.

kingjeep · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 1:24 pm

dose any one know what size spacers

i do think i saw on the site i can buy just the spacers form them

kingjeep · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:21 am

what dose every one think hd or md springs will the hd be to stiff

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:48 pm

kingjeep wrote:

what dose every one think hd or md springs will the hd be to stiff

HD, they wont be too stiff at all, just a great ride!

SweepnChoke · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:35 pm

I did the piece together OME/Rancho lift based on Tom's advice as well. Installed just prior to the new year, and I am very happy with it. Assembly was no big deal, no spacers used, just stock strut mount, stock top and bottom isolators, OME HD coils with Rancho strut. I have taken it offroad a number of times, no issues offroad, nice ride on pavement. Very happy, thanks again Tom.

kingjeep · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:04 pm

SweepnChoke wrote:

I did the piece together OME/Rancho lift based on Tom's advice as well. Installed just prior to the new year, and I am very happy with it. Assembly was no big deal, no spacers used, just stock strut mount, stock top and bottom isolators, OME HD coils with Rancho strut. I have taken it offroad a number of times, no issues offroad, nice ride on pavement. Very happy, thanks again Tom.

so what did you use for bump stops or did you not use any?

SweepnChoke · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:32 pm

kingjeep wrote:

SweepnChoke wrote:

I did the piece together OME/Rancho lift based on Tom's advice as well. Installed just prior to the new year, and I am very happy with it. Assembly was no big deal, no spacers used, just stock strut mount, stock top and bottom isolators, OME HD coils with Rancho strut. I have taken it offroad a number of times, no issues offroad, nice ride on pavement. Very happy, thanks again Tom.

so what did you use for bump stops or did you not use any?

I used the teraflex front bump stops, and 3 hockey pucks on each side for the rear.

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:51 pm

SweepnChoke wrote:

kingjeep wrote:

so what did you use for bump stops or did you not use any?

I used the teraflex front bump stops, and 3 hockey pucks on each side for the rear.

x2

kingjeep · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:39 pm

dose any one recomend a site to buy the shocks struts and springs form

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:14 am

kingjeep wrote:

dose any one recomend a site to buy the shocks struts and springs form

Dirk over from DPG Off-Road has excellent service and is a stand up guy. You can call him at 316-776-9900 and just tell him you would like to get the OME HD coils for the KJ, then give Boulders Bars a call for the shocks, and you will be good to go!

superj · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:30 pm

i have hte rusty's 2.5 springs with rancho shock rears and ome front struts. the rusty's springs are a bit soft and take some time to get used to but the lift in general is very nice. next time though, ome hd for me

kingjeep · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:16 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

kingjeep wrote:

dose any one recomend a site to buy the shocks struts and springs form

Dirk over from DPG Off-Road has excellent service and is a stand up guy. You can call him at 316-776-9900 and just tell him you would like to get the OME HD coils for the KJ, then give Boulders Bars a call for the shocks, and you will be good to go!

do you have a number for boulder bars

daspes · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:24 pm

kingjeep wrote:

jsc7002 wrote:

kingjeep wrote:

dose any one recomend a site to buy the shocks struts and springs form

Dirk over from DPG Off-Road has excellent service and is a stand up guy. You can call him at 316-776-9900 and just tell him you would like to get the OME HD coils for the KJ, then give Boulders Bars a call for the shocks, and you will be good to go!

do you have a number for boulder bars

Heather at All J's:
http://boulderbars.com/
909-866-4800

kingjeep · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:50 pm

well i called both places that were recommended to me. i also went to some local dealers who told me we can not get ome. and rancho struts will be 105 each specal order. then they said the shocks were back ordered and they had no idea how long that coiuld take

so i called http://boulderbars.com/909-866-4800 again and she even gave me a better price on the ome springs then the other place so i ordered the stuff from her she said there is some back order with the shocks they wont be in till Friday it might be 2 weeks till its gets to me not bad at all i can not wait

the only bad part is im paying almost 100 shipping just another reason why fl sucks

kingjeep · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:32 pm

ok when i ordered the stuff she told me i do not need front bump stops only rear is this ture or am i going to have a big problem

what lift should i put on my 02 kj

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