3" lift issue

bearmedic · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:21 pm

im looking at going to a rough country 3"lift on my 2wd kj are there any issues like rubbing in eed to worry bu ton the 2wd

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:31 pm

which one are you looking at? the same as the one on ebay? it has a front strut spacer and for the extra $20 you can get the 2.5" rockfather and it has no spacers all new coils and rear shocks, sounds like a better deal to me

bearmedic · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:37 pm

i was looking at the rought country rear srpings with teh billet fron i guess strut spacer. righ tnow i like the skyjacke but may just scrap it ut it on my moms and get me a rusty's 2.5 if i cant get a three

carroll952 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:38 pm

What size tires are you planning on running? What wheels? The KJ wheel wells are rather limiting so putting bigger tires on, even with a lift, there is always a chance of rubbing. Each KJ is a little different.

My MT/Rs rubbed a lot even with my Frankenlift II, so I removed my fender liners. I still rub the front bumper at full lock when I'm in reverse. How much rubbing can you deal with?

As it stands, I'm running 245/75 R16 MT/Rs on Moabs with the FL II. I didn't really bother to measure but I'm probably sitting at close to 3" up front since the springs haven't begun to sag yet. My front is higher than the rear. I also cut the plastic around the pinch weld and pounded it down.

Even though you have a 4x2, your suspension is still the same although your front end will be lighter and your springs probably won't sag as much as a 4x4 with the same lift.

Hope that helps some.

Justin

bearmedic · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:44 pm

well i was worried bout teh a arms rubbing on teh struts im probably gonna leave the smae tires i got now on here

carroll952 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:47 pm

Oh, upper ball joint contact? That's hard to say til the lift is on, however the higher the lift, the greater the chance of ubj contact.

bearmedic · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:49 pm

will the al's a arm helep out withthat at all
i was also thinking abuot ways to build a dropp bracket fo rthe upper and lower control arms or see about usint one that is longer from another vehicle.
drew

carroll952 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:56 pm

Al's arms are longer and that's exactly what they are designed for. I plan on getting some here soon since I have contact at full droop. Those a-arms will also allow for a better alignment so you won't eat up tires as much.

As far as the drop bracket, I'm no expert, but I believe that would take alot of engineering and probably alot of $$$.

bearmedic · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:01 pm

well my uncle is an engineer and im amedic in the army deployed to iraq and i have drafting skills so all i would have to do is draw it up and hed cut it out of 3/16 steel

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:22 pm

bearmedic wrote:

will the al's a arm helep out withthat at all
i was also thinking abuot ways to build a dropp bracket fo rthe upper and lower control arms or see about usint one that is longer from another vehicle.
drew

I would not even try that and if you do I dont want to be around your Liberty. Just beacuse you have drafting skills and your uncle can weld does not mean it will work. Go with a reputable company and be done with it Rough Country has been discussed before, I wouldnt want it on even a 2 wheel drive. As far as tires go you can run 245 75s 16 with no more problems than the pinch weld pounding it down and small amount of trimming, you do not have to tear your whole inner fender out

Just buy a good lift.
Read through some of the posts before you spend your money foolishly, man I can not beleive some of these answers
yes Tom said that OH wait I get it you dont want to actually drive your Liberty just look at it :lol:

WoodysKJ · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:23 pm

Excuse my ignorance, but WHY lift a 2wd?

Everybody is just gonna see there is no front diff and wonder WHAT THE...?

bearmedic · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:28 pm

no it actually drives but me and my uncle have built custome suspensions inteh past for sand rails and dune buggies before and hey my 2wd liberty has pulle dout more setup xj's and tj's thatn it should have im always the first to go ina mud hole i grew up driving in ga red claw on powerline hills so/...........................

bearmedic · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:32 pm

why a two wheel drive well mainly i got it for the old lady cause im gone most of the time due to my job and when i do off road its normally mudding in mudhole with sand trails around and hey wiht a 2wd liberty aint much diference to see unlsess you specifically look for it.
drew

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:38 pm

OK stick a fork in me I am done with it :-)r

You grew driving in hills I grew up where we farm both sides of the mountain, aint no hills. I just think if you want to do something do it right lots of difference between buggies (yes I have built them) at 1000 lbs and a 4000 plus lb. Liberty

Oh well I have tried

bearmedic · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:40 pm

i used to mud in my mustang...................

kj in a tight spot · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:27 pm

bearmedic wrote:

my 2wd liberty has pulle dout more setup xj's and tj's thatn it should have im always the first to go ina mud hole i grew up driving in ga red claw on powerline hills so/...........................

Why do people always say this "Well I pulled this rig out or Ive gone here in my 2wd" Give me some pics or a video or somethin to back stuff like this up, and its not just you I hear it from others as well...I grew up county same as you it sounds and i aint EVER seen a 2wd pull someones rig out the mud...youd be the guy everyone hated cause you thought since it had a jeep logo on you could go anywhere...then come the phone calls...

kj in a tight spot · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:32 pm

bearmedic wrote:

its normally mudding in mudhole with sand trails around

So your sayin you regularly wheel in "mudholes" with the 2wd KJ?? Must not be deep enough mud holes then, or you got an unlimited callin plan to call up buddies...

myjeepwalks · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:29 pm

kj in a tight spot wrote:

bearmedic wrote:

my 2wd liberty has pulle dout more setup xj's and tj's thatn it should have im always the first to go ina mud hole i grew up driving in ga red claw on powerline hills so/...........................

Why do people always say this "Well I pulled this rig out or Ive gone here in my 2wd" Give me some pics or a video or somethin to back stuff like this up, and its not just you I hear it from others as well...I grew up county same as you it sounds and i aint EVER seen a 2wd pull someones rig out the mud...youd be the guy everyone hated cause you thought since it had a jeep logo on you could go anywhere...then come the phone calls...

Because it's the internet 90% of it is b/s. :lol:

Like this. One time i had a tug-o-war between my kj and a brand new f350 dually diesel 4x4. We hooked both rigs up. I put my kj in 4 wheel low, threw it in drive and started to drag the f350 about a 100 yards before i ripped his bumper off and he grenaded his drive train because my kj had more power. :-)r

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:55 pm

Just because you can pull them out doesn't mean you can get out of the same situations.

kj in a tight spot · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:58 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

Just because you can pull them out doesn't mean you can get out of the same situations.

I highly doubt they were pulled out, people like to talk up their rigs sayin "I pulled out a setup XJ, YJ, or TJ" if they dont own one I noticed :lol:

Hmmm...envy :twisted:

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