What's Stopping a 6" Lift?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:33 pm

I don't know about you but take full advantage of 35" tires and max flex your going to need a lot more then 6" of lift unless you go all gung hoe and cut out the body(bad idea) or just go to starbucks with it.

jeffrey.dosing · **Joined:** Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:44 pm **Posts:** 3

So what happens to the leafsprings they used to put in the jeeps I got a 98 jeep Cherokee an I'm thinging about putting leaf springs under the front of that its going to bea little work but in the long run it will be worst it

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

jeffrey.dosing wrote:

So what happens to the leafsprings they used to put in the jeeps I got a 98 jeep Cherokee an I'm thinging about putting leaf springs under the front of that its going to bea little work but in the long run it will be worst it

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:28 pm

4x4kayak2112 wrote:

jeffrey.dosing wrote:

So what happens to the leafsprings they used to put in the jeeps I got a 98 jeep Cherokee an I'm thinging about putting leaf springs under the front of that its going to bea little work but in the long run it will be worst it

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:31 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

I don't know about you but take full advantage of 35" tires and max flex your going to need a lot more then 6" of lift unless you go all gung hoe and cut out the body(bad idea) or just go to starbucks with it.

Never been to a Starbucks in my life, but I have seen some pretty steeply sloped driveways up into some, may not make it even into them.

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

NAMoulton1 wrote:

I'm curious to know what's stopping a 6" lift. I know JBA has KJ 4"-6" lift adjustable coilovers and we have the same front suspension setup. There's also the cradle drop, which I may be wrong but KKs have pretty much the same thing as a KJ right? Another option is what if the CVs were swapped out with RCVs axles allowing for more extreme angles? For the rear we can use the 6" rear springs and fab long arms and get extended driveshafts we should be able to do a 6" right? I'm just thinking aloud here...so please feel free to criticize haha.

said the same thing the other day word for word

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:16 am

silverkk wrote:

NAMoulton1 wrote:

I'm curious to know what's stopping a 6" lift. I know JBA has KJ 4"-6" lift adjustable coilovers and we have the same front suspension setup. There's also the cradle drop, which I may be wrong but KKs have pretty much the same thing as a KJ right? Another option is what if the CVs were swapped out with RCVs axles allowing for more extreme angles? For the rear we can use the 6" rear springs and fab long arms and get extended driveshafts we should be able to do a 6" right? I'm just thinking aloud here...so please feel free to criticize haha.

said the same thing the other day word for word

Okay -I have not read the entire thread
- has anyone mentioned that the 6" lift comes from disassembling the CV's and cutting off 3/8" of the outer edge to allow the joint to go to a more extreme angle??
not that it's tested much- but that should reduce the strength of the joint.

That's why if anyone really serious about using the extra lift - they go to SFA - it's a proven technology.

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

ATXKJ wrote:

silverkk wrote:

NAMoulton1 wrote:

I'm curious to know what's stopping a 6" lift. I know JBA has KJ 4"-6" lift adjustable coilovers and we have the same front suspension setup. There's also the cradle drop, which I may be wrong but KKs have pretty much the same thing as a KJ right? Another option is what if the CVs were swapped out with RCVs axles allowing for more extreme angles? For the rear we can use the 6" rear springs and fab long arms and get extended driveshafts we should be able to do a 6" right? I'm just thinking aloud here...so please feel free to criticize haha.

said the same thing the other day word for word

Okay -I have not read the entire thread
- has anyone mentioned that the 6" lift comes from disassembling the CV's and cutting off 3/8" of the outer edge to allow the joint to go to a more extreme angle??
not that it's tested much- but that should reduce the strength of the joint.

That's why if anyone really serious about using the extra lift - they go to SFA - it's a proven technology.

With JBA 6" lift its actually a 4" lift with a cradle drop as far as the CVs are concerned. So its the same angle for the cv shafts. And your cutting 3/8 of a inch off the "inside cup", so no strength is lost.

MallKrawlinKK · **Joined:** Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:02 pm **Posts:** 4

Got a little rear recovery mod in the works. Going to try for some shackle tabs tonight. Just a mock up but lets hear what ya'll think. Will post some more follow up pics tonight or tomorrow morning

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

MallKrawlinKK wrote:

Got a little rear recovery mod in the works. Going to try for some shackle tabs tonight. Just a mock up but lets hear what ya'll think. Will post some more follow up pics tonight or tomorrow morning

Yeah....post more pics

MallKrawlinKK · **Joined:** Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:02 pm **Posts:** 4

only need to drill holes in tabs for shackles and its ready for some paint....or bedliner i should say

nFodzy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 389

MallKrawlinKK wrote:

only need to drill holes in tabs for shackles and its ready for some paint....or bedliner i should say

Looks really nice.. but im confused, is it a rear bumper or does it just go under the rear bumper?

MallKrawlinKK · **Joined:** Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:02 pm **Posts:** 4

It mounts to holes for where a hitch would go. Protrudes straight down so its probably 6 or 8 " tucked up under the rear bumper

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

Did you weld the tabs thru the bar? Or just surface welded them on? They need to be welded on the front and rear.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:59 am

4x4kayak2112 wrote:

Did you weld the tabs thru the bar? Or just surface welded them on? They need to be welded on the front and rear.

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

MallKrawlinKK wrote:

It mounts to holes for where a hitch would go. Protrudes straight down so its probably 6 or 8 " tucked up under the rear bumper

You making these to sell or just for you

NAMoulton1 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1054

So to get this back on topic a bit. Why don't those with a 4" lift use the other JBA adjustable struts that are for the 6" lift? Where it has the second spring under that is adjustable.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:55 pm

NAMoulton1 wrote:

So to get this back on topic a bit. Why don't those with a 4" lift use the other JBA adjustable struts that are for the 6" lift? Where it has the second spring under that is adjustable.

Got it wrong, there isn't two springs
The 6 inch uses the 4 inch spring lift plus cradle drop ( on the KJs only)

NAMoulton1 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1054

I thought I remembered seeing JBA had their 6" lift struts having a mini spring underneath that would be compressed to provide the 6" lift. I just spent 15min trying to find this strut but to no avail. What was this strut I'm thinking of for then?

EDIT: It seems that the only one they make is for the WK/XKs 6"-8" lift...oops...

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

The clevis is 2" longer on the 6" coilovers vs the 4". The shock and spring is all the same.

What's Stopping a 6" Lift?

Who is online