2" or 4" lift?

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:53 am

So if money is not an issue which would you recommend a 2" lift or a 4" lift and whic manufacture?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:25 pm

I'd just go with ome and jba arms if it were me. 790/731 springs with the extra weight your adding soon. :mrgreen:

Should put you at about 21" all around. You can go a little higher with a top plate shim and and extra rear isolators.

musclezmarinara · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:41 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

I'd just go with ome and jba arms if it were me. 790/731 springs with the extra weight your adding soon. :mrgreen:

Should put you at about 21" all around. You can go a little higher with a top plate shim and and extra rear isolators.

Do that similar to my lift im at 25 1/4'

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:11 pm

musclezmarinara wrote:

Atthehelm wrote:

I'd just go with ome and jba arms if it were me. 790/731 springs with the extra weight your adding soon. :mrgreen:

Should put you at about 21" all around. You can go a little higher with a top plate shim and and extra rear isolators.

Do that similar to my lift im at 25 1/4'

25 1/4"

gotta be a typo

my heep is at 22.5 and my crap breaks all the time. i will be moving back down to 21" shortly.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:24 pm

musclezmarinara wrote:

Atthehelm wrote:

I'd just go with ome and jba arms if it were me. 790/731 springs with the extra weight your adding soon. :mrgreen:

Should put you at about 21" all around. You can go a little higher with a top plate shim and and extra rear isolators.

Do that similar to my lift im at 25 1/4'

where are you measuring from and to??

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:35 pm

Ya my suspension in the front max droops at 24.5" from center of wheel to bottom of flare so.....

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:12 pm

I just measured mine stock and it was 18" does that seem right?

and yes I will be needing a little extra for the front :mrgreen:

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:04 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

I'd just go with ome and jba arms if it were me. 790/731 springs with the extra weight your adding soon. :mrgreen:

Should put you at about 21" all around. You can go a little higher with a top plate shim and and extra rear isolators.

So where can I buy the set-up? and what exactly am I going to need?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:21 am

http://jeepinbyal.com/prod-OME_1_50__lift_kit-776.aspx
You'll need at least 927 front springs. The 790 front springs will be much more firm, if you're running a bumper+winch thats what i'd pick. Bumper only i'd stick with 927s.
731s in the rear.
Make sure you get 132L rear shocks.
Teraflex front bumpstops.
Hockey pucks for rear bumpstops, 2 per side bolted to the lower spring perch.

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:16 am

As for tires should I go with 265/75/16r or 245/75/16r?

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:04 am

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 07, 2012 3:15 pm

DirtyKK wrote:

245

yes to above
265-75s would be too big plus you'd need to regear

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:16 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

http://jeepinbyal.com/prod-OME_1_50__lift_kit-776.aspx
You'll need at least 927 front springs. The 790 front springs will be much more firm, if you're running a bumper+winch thats what i'd pick. Bumper only i'd stick with 927s.
731s in the rear.
Make sure you get 132L rear shocks.
Teraflex front bumpstops.
Hockey pucks for rear bumpstops, 2 per side bolted to the lower spring perch.

What about a track bar? and I shouldn't need the new brake lines right?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:40 pm

Shouldn't need to go w adjustable track bar, i'm not even sure jba sells it by itself.
As long as you add proper bumpstops longer brake lines shouldn't be necessary.

E2 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:34 am

HMMMM the 4" lift by JBA is a great lift and give the clearance needed so go for it. Check mine out and the link to the lift below in my sign lines:

isomswim · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:39 pm

E2 wrote:

HMMMM the 4" lift by JBA is a great lift and give the clearance needed so go for it. Check mine out and the link to the lift below in my sign lines:

Not too be Capt obvious but looking at your pics it seems like you have replaced quite a few CVs in the short life of your KK. Would you say it from crazy wheeling or the lift itself or both. Even though 4" looks awesome it almost seems impractical with the frequent CV problems. Not trying to hate just being realistic.

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:53 pm

isomswim wrote:

E2 wrote:

HMMMM the 4" lift by JBA is a great lift and give the clearance needed so go for it. Check mine out and the link to the lift below in my sign lines:

Not too be Capt obvious but looking at your pics it seems like you have replaced quite a few CVs in the short life of your KK. Would you say it from crazy wheeling or the lift itself or both. Even though 4" looks awesome it almost seems impractical with the frequent CV problems. Not trying to hate just being realistic.

i havent wheeled my KK in over a year and still have issues time to time. so i can tell you its from the lift. wheeling it didnt slow the wear though. :lol:

i will be removing my JBA lift for an OME lift when i return to the states this spring. there are a few things in the JBA lift I do not like. to be honest i dont see more lift having much of any benefits. with taller springs and tires you will need additional bumpstops. the drop in the front is already limited because of the CVs. the drop in the rear will cause the driveshaft to hit the gas tank skid. so youre actually limiting your travel. i feel like i will be better off with 2.5" of lift and 31" tires. more flex/more capable, better mpg/hp and hopefully less stuff breaking. hopefully it helps bring the alignment a bit more into spec also.

:2cents:

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:25 pm

Has anyone heard anything about the 1.5" ironman lift?

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:59 pm

JeepMonkey190 wrote:

Has anyone heard anything about the 1.5" ironman lift?

Search and ye shall find
:wink:

I had the first one to come into the US
Its a good lift, ride is good , feels good on and off road
But you don't get as much lift from it as you can from OMEs if that is important to you
I'm still running the rear springs but will be installing the whole kit on another KJ soon for long range testing

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:07 pm

tommudd wrote:

JeepMonkey190 wrote:

Has anyone heard anything about the 1.5" ironman lift?

Search and ye shall find
:wink:

I had the first one to come into the US
Its a good lift, ride is good , feels good on and off road
But you don't get as much lift from it as you can from OMEs if that is important to you
I'm still running the rear springs but will be installing the whole kit on another KJ soon for long range testing

The lift really isn't that important to me, but could I still fit 245/75R17's with the ironman lift?

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