LIFT HELP

BATJEEP · **Joined:** Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:33 pm **Posts:** 2

Would like to lift my 06 Liberty Renagade 2inches. Going use Moab Wheels. I don't go offroad. Just like the look of a lift & bigger tires. Need to know what lift kit will give me the best ride. I also want it to last a long time. Also need to know what size tire I can use. Thank you for any advice.

pokefan · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:48 am

From other's experience the OME lift would be the best ride and give you about 2" of lift. Order you a set of OME927 & OME947's then while your in there replace the front struts and rear shocks. If I remember right this combo will cost somewhere in the $500-600 range. (don't quote me on that). If you just want the lift and can handle stiffer springs and want to deal with there customer service then the COMBO LIFT is a good spacer lift. Whatever you do DO NOT get the budget lift. Others may tell you they haven't had problems but the majority of UBJ failure and blown struts have come from these kind of lifts

Joe Jeep Owner · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:23 am

Which one is the budget lift, the Rockfather I?

I'm kinda of looking at the same set up, bigger tires but light offroad performance. Thinking of the Rockfather I but didnt know if I would run into trouble down the road.

jason thompson · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:37 am

Guys this topic comes up probably weekly and it is always the same
"I want lift and bigger tires and dont PLAN to go off road"
well truth is once you put a lift and bigger tires you will go off road

also fact is "you get what you pay for"
I have been burned on 2 different rigs and 1 thing I learned is just that
that being said for max lift and better off road preformance Frankinlift
for best on road with very good off road go Old Man Emu all the way around or sub in Rancho struts and shocks to save a few bucks
but the springs are the real secret
Rustys is not that bad but you MUST get different shocks for the rear and the ride is not that great

ANY other lift from reading what others on this board have been through is basicaly throwing money away
and if you have money to do that with then throw it to me :lol:

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:42 am

Quote:

well truth is once you put a lift and bigger tires you will go off road

So true.

I had a Daystar lift on my KJ before the Frankenlift. It worked just fine and got me the height for the mt/r's. The Frankie is a better set up, but if it's your first lift you won't know what you're missing and you could get away with a spacer lift like the Daystar. I know they have 1.5" and 2.5" lifts, not sure about a 2".

wildrussian · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:22 pm

Quote:

for best on road with very good off road go Old Man Emu all the way around or sub in Rancho struts and shocks to save a few bucks

Does that mean you get OME springs and Rancho shocks in the back and front?
If I am wrong can you tell me all the parts in that kind of set up?
Thank you

jdumont · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:29 pm

I did LOTS of reading before spending the $500-$600 on a lift and I wouldnt recommend anything other than Rustys full coil or OME to anyone after sifting through hundreds of posts on this subject. I also agree with the assertion that you saying you wont be driving over things after the lift is false. As soon as you see how great it looks and drives compared to stock you will be itching to drive over anything you can.... just my 2 cents

jason thompson · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:13 pm

wildrussian wrote:

Quote:

for best on road with very good off road go Old Man Emu all the way around or sub in Rancho struts and shocks to save a few bucks

Does that mean you get OME springs and Rancho shocks in the back and front?
If I am wrong can you tell me all the parts in that kind of set up?
Thank you

yeah
go with OME spring to mach the way your rig is and will be in the future
what I mean by that is if you plan to go all out with a bumper and winch in the next year then just go with HD springs now
if you dont plan to never go with any thing other than factory bumper then just go with the LD springs if you just dont know then go with the MD springs all around
I would only go with a set up like
Light front and rear or Med. front and rear or Heavy front and Med. rear
then go with rancho struts and shocks
or go OME shocks and rancho struts

What I have and found it to work very well
OME med. spring all around
OME shocks
Rancho struts
245/75's on OE wheels and they fit fine

Joe Jeep Owner · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:20 pm

Oh I know it comes up a lot, but if you look back there are a lot of people that have problems with the Frankenlift also so it makes it confusing (and since I'm not a mechanic, a little nervous if something does go wrong). I'm not bashing the Frankenlift at all or saying it has problems, not knowing a lot about lifts I was just trying to get info to make a decision.

As far as offroading, I have to use my KJ for a DD and dont want to bang it up so I will most likely be sticking with light offroading for now until I pay it off and get another car for a DD. I would like to get larger tires and set up for offroading now since I have the cash, this is why I asked.

ProjektKJ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:09 pm

i just came through this issue my self and even though ive realized that a lift is out of the picture in the near future, mostly because i want to do it right the first time and save a headache later, ive decided that for the money and the quality OME all around is the best bet for me and plenty of others that have it..

i never thought id be to into off roading my self but after the first rain storm when i got my jeep me and some of my friends took out our cars and got them really muddy and went over some rocks.. well to say the least its now an addiction. im still as stock as it gets but i cant wait to lift it and get new tires and roll over some rocks..

basically the best advice ive got and the best i can give about lifts is you really honestly get what you pay for.. but for a lift with out more problems than you can count, your gonna pay 500+ so just be ready for it

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:33 pm

Everyone wants the cheapest, my answer is Bure aghali since my wife is a native Swahili speaker and also teaches Swahili I have learned some native words of wisdom from her. So "Bure aghali" translated is "Cheap is expensive".

So get the best you can, you have a 20,000/25,000 dollar vehicle and you want to save 2 or 300 on doing a cheap lift. Go OME if you cant afford the Frankenlift or dont want to go that high. I have over 2 inches of lift maybe 2.5 and the ride with any OMEs will be way BETTER than stock ever was :wink:

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