Hi all. After doing a lot of research and saving, I am finally going through with lifting my KK. You guys have had some really good advice in regards to lifts, regearing, and other mods. I have already ordered the lift (4" JBA), front locker (Eaton), and gears (4.56 Yukon). I was wondering if you all had any 'I would suggest doing (insert item)' while the KK is open underneath.

I have read about having to pound pinch welds and some cutting in the front wheel wells because of rubbing issues with larger tires. The tire I am going with is 255/75R17 Duratracs on a wheel with an offset of ~6mm (~4.25" backspace?) on a width of 7.5". Hopefully I'll minimize, if not avoid, pounding and cutting.

The last thing I can think of is replacing/upgrading the pads and rotors. My KK has about ~32k on the rear pads and rotors and ~2k on the front. To do this now or wait until they need to be replaced? I'm leaning towards the former. Thanks for all the advice you all have written throughout this site. It has been really beneficial.

Be careful locking the front. I say this because I just broke an axle wheeling her being open. I'm putting in a Detroit TrueTrac instead of an OX locker like I planned because with an aluminum housing, it's just not enough axle to survive with the way I wheel her haha..

Are the extended brake lines in the kit?
That should be done as well with the 4 inch lift.

You may want to reconsider your tire size if you plan to go off-road, smaller rims leave more sidewall for airing down.

Are you in the navy?

Dirty Merch. I worked with the navy. Now I work on tankers.

Homeward_Bound wrote:
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Are you in the navy?


Dirty Merch. I worked with the navy. Now I work on tankers.


I looked into that for a minute, they were looking for propulsion engineers, I was a machinery repairman. The guy I talked to had a bit of an attitude problem so I just let it go. The pay looked pretty good though. Do you like it?

I like it. My fiancé doesn't. When I worked with the navy I got to see and do a lot my friends back home would never be able to do. Hell, I came pretty close to being as far away from home as physically possible. Somewhere of the western coast of Australia. You still have your sea service letters? Take a look at the forums over on G-Captain. There is a sub for former navy looking to transition over to the merchant side. They are very informative.

Homeward_Bound wrote:
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Homeward_Bound wrote:
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Are you in the navy?


Dirty Merch. I worked with the navy. Now I work on tankers.


I looked into that for a minute, they were looking for propulsion engineers, I was a machinery repairman. The guy I talked to had a bit of an attitude problem so I just let it go. The pay looked pretty good though. Do you like it?


I like it. My fiancé doesn't. When I worked with the navy I got to see and do a lot my friends back home would never be able to do. Hell, I came pretty close to being as far away from home as physically possible. Somewhere of the western coast of Australia. You still have your sea service letters? Take a look at the forums over on G-Captain. There is a sub for former navy looking to transition over to the merchant side. They are very informative.


I didn't get as far as all of the info they wanted. They sent me to the Coast Guard to have my qualifications certified or something like that. There was a lot if red tape that seemed fabricated so I just blew it off. I had about 8 years of sea service with a bunch of letters of commendation from my division officer up to the commander of PACFLT.
I'm probably too old and broken for a life at sea now anyway.
Is the pay still crazy good?

Living in NY period doesn't help lol.

Also, you might want to rethink/research your gears. Unless you tow a lot or go up into the mountains a lot, 4.10s might be better for you. There was an old member here that ran 265/75-16 Duratracs on Alloys that went with 4.56s. He always mentioned that he wished he had 4.10s just because he was overgeared for Long Island.

Bmxer524 wrote:
Living in NY period doesn't help lol.

Also, you might want to rethink/research your gears. Unless you tow a lot or go up into the mountains a lot, 4.10s might be better for you. There was an old member here that ran 265/75-16 Duratracs on Alloys that went with 4.56s. He always mentioned that he wished he had 4.10s just because he was overgeared for Long Island.


I still have issues while towing. 4.56 is about right for 32" tires. These things should've come with 4.10's stock.

After doing the research on the gears, I found that I'm in an annoying sweet spot. The debate through this and other forums about 4.10's or 4.56's goes back and forth, even with running 32's.

And now I'm conflicted. Is there any advantage of a 32 tire vs 31? I haven't bought the tire yet and I can still change out the 4.56 for 4.10. I'm planning on the 32's for that extra little bit of ground clearance.