A few pics of 5.5 inch lifted swmpthg next to a stock KJ

Sport · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:08 am

Hey swmpthg, post up a pic or two of your CV angles and angle of your upper a arm, i am just really curious to see what it looks like on level ground. Cmon man, TAKE THE PICS!!! :lol:

Jeep looks great and you wheel which is a plus, one day mine will get dirty.

swmpthg · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:10 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

wow.. your KJ is AWESOME and it took some nuts to do what you did. If no one thought out of the box we'd all be driving unlifted KJ's.. i commend you for being a KJ pioneer and look forward to more/new pictures of swmpthg. i also thought you were selling it?

Ya it will be for sale after winter. But if i don' get what i want then im keeping it. im only trying to sell to help me on bills while i go back to school.. but i would love to keep it if i can

swmpthg · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:13 pm

CDKJ wrote:

swmpthg wrote:

C co Crusader 2/127 wrote:

and pop goes the CV

And you know this how? If your not KJ up 5.5 inchs?? You only know what happens when you try something new.. and I have put 10,000 miles on the lift and the only thing I have broken is tie rods. Im sure your KJ is up 2.5 or 3 inchs, so If you dont know what will happen with a 5.5 inch lift then don't say what will happen. I hvae been off roading this rig for months now with 33's and 5.5 inchs up with 10,000 miles on it and my cvs have yet to break. I know they are more apt to break being that high up. But that is the chance im willing to take to try and achieve more clearance. Im configuring a small cradle drop now and soon to order als arms. my rig will be the same cv angle as everyone who is running the 2.5-3 inch lift. Just experiment and you can do whatever you want to with your build. things break you figure a way out to make it better and stronger to refrain from another break.

As long as your a careful wheeler then your cvs will be fine i believe as i have put many miles on the stressful 5.5 inch. the main thing you need to do is turning sharp while wheeling also be careful in reverse. those two things will break my cvs much quicker if i turn sharp while climbing.

I took the chance to lift my KJ up this high and I KNOW what can happen doing so. :wink:

Nice work mate, I like the look and the determination you have to build this monster KJ. I'm interested to know (you may have already said this) what's in the 5.5" lift. Is it springs & spacers then the 33" take up the rest to 5.5" or is it all in the suspension.

its all suspension that makes the 5.5 inchs.. the tires ad lift too but i didn't add that in.

CD · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:33 pm

Thanks mate, that's one hell of a lift. Other than getting new upper A-Arms do you think you need to do anything else to help with the offroad performance?

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:57 pm

lower balljoints?

Wes, I got a buddy that wants to see your rig.

swmpthg · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:00 pm

CDKJ wrote:

Thanks mate, that's one hell of a lift. Other than getting new upper A-Arms do you think you need to do anything else to help with the offroad performance?

Yes im going to cut 3/8 to 1/2 inch off the front face of the cv cup as i call it.. and other than that I might fabricate a small cradle drop but other than the als arms and cuttin the cv cup for light trails and the offroading i do i won't need to do anything else but if i planned to do serious off roading like rock or something then i would be doing other things... like a sfa swap but for my off road prefrence I don't think i will need to do anything else to it.

swmpthg · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:03 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

lower balljoints?

Wes, I got a buddy that wants to see your rig.

My lowers are fine but my uppers are going bad thats why im getting the als arms..

well let me know when you back in town maybe we all could meet grab some lunch somewhere. is he intrested in buying or just wanting to check it out? im fine with either.

but let me know if youll be in town soon or when you guys would wanna check it out..

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:12 pm

all suspension.. who makes a 5.5inch spring for a kj?

CD · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:26 pm

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

all suspension.. who makes a 5.5inch spring for a kj?

I think he means springs & spacers (all suspension) :wink:

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:51 am

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

all suspension.. who makes a 5.5inch spring for a kj?

he customized some i think tj springs to fit i cant remember for sure what they were for now

1stTimeJeeper · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:30 am

All I have to say is that she's one beautiful Machine! :shock:

some day mabey i'll get there! :cry:

Keep it up! :lol:

meh_kick · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:57 am

CDKJ wrote:

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

all suspension.. who makes a 5.5inch spring for a kj?

I think he means springs & spacers (all suspension) :wink:

There's a guy on cardomain (perro bravo) that combined Rusty's 2.xx" spacer and 2.5" suspension lift with pics. He got 5+ inches of lift as well.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2678432

swmpthg · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:24 pm

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

all suspension.. who makes a 5.5inch spring for a kj?

its a combo

Sport · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:05 pm

meh_kick wrote:

CDKJ wrote:

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

all suspension.. who makes a 5.5inch spring for a kj?

I think he means springs & spacers (all suspension) :wink:

There's a guy on cardomain (perro bravo) that combined Rusty's 2.xx" spacer and 2.5" suspension lift with pics. He got 5+ inches of lift as well.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2678432

ouch look at that A arm, I wonder if the tire is on the ground

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:28 pm

Swmpthg, what did you have to do to get 33"s under there?

Besides installing a 5.5" lift... :lol:

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:33 pm

swmpthg wrote:

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

lower balljoints?

Wes, I got a buddy that wants to see your rig.

My lowers are fine but my uppers are going bad thats why im getting the als arms..

well let me know when you back in town maybe we all could meet grab some lunch somewhere. is he intrested in buying or just wanting to check it out? im fine with either.

but let me know if youll be in town soon or when you guys would wanna check it out..

I'm always in town, I live in Mason. He just wants to see it...he's got an XJ on 33's. We're planning on goin to Haspin in a couple weeks if you wanna go.

swmpthg · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:58 pm

KJpilot wrote:

Swmpthg, what did you have to do to get 33"s under there?

Besides installing a 5.5" lift... :lol:

2 inch wheel spacers all around.. rear did nothing just took the inner fender (lining) out
the front i trimed the fenders and bumper as you can see and cut the pinch welds and also took the inner fender out as well

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:25 pm

Have asked before but never got an answer, how far is your alignment out?

Mine is as close as they can get it with just OME Heavy Dutys, now I know with Als arms I would be good but another 2/2.5 inches it would have to be way out even with the arms. I appauld your way of thinking/lifting but dont think it would hold up running 35/40000 a year the way I do!

Tom

myjeepwalks · **Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:23 am

tommudd wrote:

Have asked before but never got an answer, how far is your alignment out?

Mine is as close as they can get it with just OME Heavy Dutys, now I know with Als arms I would be good but another 2/2.5 inches it would have to be way out even with the arms. I appauld your way of thinking/lifting but dont think it would hold up running 35/40000 a year the way I do!

Tom

I'm sure had to modify the cam bolt holes to get more adjustment out of it. I have al's arms and mine is barely in spec. TAl told me to modify the holes, but the shop got it close enough and i'm not noticing any abnormal tire wear.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:19 pm

myjeepwalks........modify the cam bolt holes??????No way to do that a hole is a hole, also the cam fits into an area with the cam being off center on the bolt, so there is no way to off set the hole and do the alignment, if a shop does that with out a bunch of extra work I sure dont want them touching mine. have you ever looked a cam bolt? Having been a certified alignment and front suspension tech not sure how that would work

Tom

A few pics of 5.5 inch lifted swmpthg next to a stock KJ

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