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Author:  mass-hole [ Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Last Minute Lift
Well, winter appears to be breaking and I need to get my Blizzaks off the jeep. My other summer tires were shot and its time to get a new set for my Moab wheels that have been sitting in the garage. Obviously I want to do this once, IE, I wanna go with bigger tires now so I dont have to wait 50,000 miles for smaller ones to wear out. This means its time to lift as well.

The Dilemma:
CRD Frankenlift + JBA Arms = ~$1930

JBA 2.5" Coilover CRD Silver Lift(includes JBA Arms) = ~$2260

That price is fairly close. I would be willing to spend the extra $300 for the JBA if people think its worth it. Plus the JBA coils will allow me to go 4" if I ever wanted to and only swap out the parts in the rear.

Let me know what you think.

Also, what tires can i fit on my Moabs with this lift. would 265/70/16 be to wide?

PS I posted this over in the CRD section by accident too.
Author:  user113 [ Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
I love my JBA Adjust-a-strut. Packages were different when I bought mine, but I got the "some generation A-arms" and Old Man Emu rear shocks. When I put my bumper on it, it was an easy operation to raise the front back up due to the added weight (all in needed was a half an inch or so). Rides very nice.

Can't say about the 260's, but I would highly recommend the JBA coilovers.
Author:  tommudd [ Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
mass-hole wrote:
Well, winter appears to be breaking and I need to get my Blizzaks off the jeep. My other summer tires were shot and its time to get a new set for my Moab wheels that have been sitting in the garage. Obviously I want to do this once, IE, I wanna go with bigger tires now so I dont have to wait 50,000 miles for smaller ones to wear out. This means its time to lift as well.

The Dilemma:
CRD Frankenlift + JBA Arms = ~$1930

JBA 2.5" Coilover CRD Silver Lift(includes JBA Arms) = ~$2260

That price is fairly close. I would be willing to spend the extra $300 for the JBA if people think its worth it. Plus the JBA coils will allow me to go 4" if I ever wanted to and only swap out the parts in the rear.

Let me know what you think.

Also, what tires can i fit on my Moabs with this lift. would 265/70/16 be to wide?

PS I posted this over in the CRD section by accident too.


Hard to beat the ride of the JBA coilovers plus the adjustability so they have my vote
265-70-16s on Moabs would work great since the MOABs are 8 inch wide wheels , actually fot better than 245-75-16s
Author:  mass-hole [ Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
tommudd wrote:
mass-hole wrote:
Well, winter appears to be breaking and I need to get my Blizzaks off the jeep. My other summer tires were shot and its time to get a new set for my Moab wheels that have been sitting in the garage. Obviously I want to do this once, IE, I wanna go with bigger tires now so I dont have to wait 50,000 miles for smaller ones to wear out. This means its time to lift as well.

The Dilemma:
CRD Frankenlift + JBA Arms = ~$1930

JBA 2.5" Coilover CRD Silver Lift(includes JBA Arms) = ~$2260

That price is fairly close. I would be willing to spend the extra $300 for the JBA if people think its worth it. Plus the JBA coils will allow me to go 4" if I ever wanted to and only swap out the parts in the rear.

Let me know what you think.

Also, what tires can i fit on my Moabs with this lift. would 265/70/16 be to wide?

PS I posted this over in the CRD section by accident too.


Hard to beat the ride of the JBA coilovers plus the adjustability so they have my vote
265-70-16s on Moabs would work great since the MOABs are 8 inch wide wheels , actually fot better than 245-75-16s


Would the Moabs and 265-70-16s fit a stock CRD, at least temporarily? I called Marlin at JBA and he was saying 7-10 days before he could ship since they put the kits together per order. Unfortunately I am going to be driving 3/4th the way across the country by the time they end up at my door here so now I am thinking I need to wait. There is a rebate on duratracs right now that i didnt wanna miss.
Author:  tommudd [ Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
mass-hole wrote:
tommudd wrote:
mass-hole wrote:
Well, winter appears to be breaking and I need to get my Blizzaks off the jeep. My other summer tires were shot and its time to get a new set for my Moab wheels that have been sitting in the garage. Obviously I want to do this once, IE, I wanna go with bigger tires now so I dont have to wait 50,000 miles for smaller ones to wear out. This means its time to lift as well.

The Dilemma:
CRD Frankenlift + JBA Arms = ~$1930

JBA 2.5" Coilover CRD Silver Lift(includes JBA Arms) = ~$2260

That price is fairly close. I would be willing to spend the extra $300 for the JBA if people think its worth it. Plus the JBA coils will allow me to go 4" if I ever wanted to and only swap out the parts in the rear.

Let me know what you think.

Also, what tires can i fit on my Moabs with this lift. would 265/70/16 be to wide?

PS I posted this over in the CRD section by accident too.


Hard to beat the ride of the JBA coilovers plus the adjustability so they have my vote
265-70-16s on Moabs would work great since the MOABs are 8 inch wide wheels , actually fot better than 245-75-16s


Would the Moabs and 265-70-16s fit a stock CRD, at least temporarily? I called Marlin at JBA and he was saying 7-10 days before he could ship since they put the kits together per order. Unfortunately I am going to be driving 3/4th the way across the country by the time they end up at my door here so now I am thinking I need to wait. There is a rebate on duratracs right now that i didnt wanna miss.


Highly doubt it , buy em and wait to install after lift
Author:  WolverineFW [ Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
Running your Blizzaks for another month is not going to hurt them. It is only March.
Author:  mass-hole [ Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
WolverineFW wrote:
Running your Blizzaks for another month is not going to hurt them. It is only March.


Thats what I am gunna do. We saw some 50°F+ days here this week but its looking like the weather for the next two weeks is going to be <40°F so i am not so worried. Its cheaper to have the tires shipped to utah anyways.
Author:  mass-hole [ Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
Dropping 2300 on a lift isnt as easy as it sounds. I already ordered the tires though, so I have to now.
Author:  Function > Form [ Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
mass-hole wrote:
Dropping 2300 on a lift isnt as easy as it sounds. I already ordered the tires though, so I have to now.


2300 USD doesn't sound easy AT ALL. I only spent 3700 Cdn to buy my Jeep (we were close to parity when I bought it in late 2013)...although I've put a little $$ into it since.

Let us know how you like it...I'd love to do get them, but I'm focusing on my cash on my house right now.
Author:  mass-hole [ Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
out of curiousity, when are the JBA arms absolutely necessary? Will both lifts I mentioned require arms?
Author:  NAMoulton1 [ Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
If you're at or above 3" of lift in the front, you'll need the JBA arms.
Author:  Bmxer524 [ Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Last Minute Lift
As NAM said, 3" is generally the limit. With the JBA coil overs you can go a tad higher since the springs are a tighter coil.
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