Thanks for the helpful replies. I just ordered my parts. I'm pretty excited, I've been reading up and waiting to lift this thing since I bought it new five years ago.
Pics of the install to follow soon.
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| Author: | TheJawsOfDeath [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
Here's what I've come up with so far. Pretty standard fare. Now, I know that lift question posts are done to death but I've read basically everything on this site. All I'm really looking for is any input or comments on this setup from those who have been there, done that. How many rear iso's will I need to get it to sit level and should you use upper or lower or does it even matter? I really don't want the front to sit higher than the rear at all. OME 927/948 springs front/rear Bilstein HD struts and shocks Teraflex front bump stops, hockey puck rear. Rear brake line bracket extension JBA strut plates or a clevis lift. Another question...I want to avoid buying uppper A-arms, so I'd like to keep the front flare to hub measurement at around 23 inches. I believe I've read that's about the limit before you have spring contact with the stock arms. With the parts I have, I'm not sure if I should get the JBA 1/4 strut plates or do a few rings in the clevis, or what would get me closest. Believe me I'd love to get the arms but I'm also buying a detroit truetrac for my rear end and that is a lot higher priority than more lift. Jeep is a gasser with a stock bumper. I plan on an ARB bumper eventually in the future but this stuff is going to blow my Jeep budget for....well, years, probably haha. Oh, and if anyone has a coupon code for the JBA website...well that would be just swell. |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
Looks pretty good what you could do is a 3/8 inch clevis lift in front and one extra upper rear iso per side and it will be level when settled in won't have to buy the upper plate that way save some $$$$ plus you'll not have issues with coils hitting the UCA or anything but still a little more height |
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| Author: | TheJawsOfDeath [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
Cool, I'll go with that. What's the relationship between height added to the strut assembly with stuff like a clevis or plate vs how much overall height you gain? |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
Everything you add doubles in front for example you add a 1/4 inch top plate and you actually get 1/2 inch in lift the 3/8 inch clevis gives you 3/4 inches of lift etc. |
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| Author: | TheJawsOfDeath [ Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
Thanks for the helpful replies. I just ordered my parts. I'm pretty excited, I've been reading up and waiting to lift this thing since I bought it new five years ago. Pics of the install to follow soon.
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| Author: | surfRenegade [ Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
Tom, so this is the highest you can go before upgrading the a arms? I am about to buy some parts to get a little more height today. I was planning on getting both the strut plate and do the clevis lift. I didnt realize this before but sounds like this is going to cause problems with the control arms? Also, if I only do one of those...clevis lift or top plate, then I only need one extra rear iso correct? If I do both then I need two extra. I have a 2006 Renegade...will I need to extende the rear brake lines? Thanks Sam |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
IF you do 1/4 top plate and 3/8 clevis you need two extra upper iso's in the rear to be level That will put you about 22.50 -(22.75 at first), If only doing one or the other then yes only one upper in the rear then You'll need to make a bracket for the brake line, not hard to do, flat piece of metal couple of holes, bend it on both ends to lower the brake line 2.5-3 inches |
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| Author: | surfRenegade [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
Thanks Tom! so to be clear doing both the upper strut plate and the clevis would require new A-arms? |
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| Author: | surfRenegade [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
I know you said you ran on stock a arms for a long time with no problems.. i was pretty certain you had both the upper strut plate and clevis lift, but figured i would double check to make sure |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About to buy my lift. Look at this parts list. |
I ran with both and the stock arms for about 70,000 miles I think it was, really helped when I went to the 4.5s as far as alignment goes though |
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