Well, winter appears to be breaking and I need to get my Blizzaks off the jeep. My other summer tires were shot and its time to get a new set for my Moab wheels that have been sitting in the garage. Obviously I want to do this once, IE, I wanna go with bigger tires now so I dont have to wait 50,000 miles for smaller ones to wear out. This means its time to lift as well.

The Dilemma:
CRD Frankenlift + JBA Arms = ~$1930

JBA 2.5" Coilover CRD Silver Lift(includes JBA Arms) = ~$2260

That price is fairly close. I would be willing to spend the extra $300 for the JBA if people think its worth it. Plus the JBA coils will allow me to go 4" if I ever wanted to and only swap out the parts in the rear.

Let me know what you think.

Also, what tires can i fit on my Moabs with this lift. would 265/70/16 be to wide?

PS I posted this over in the CRD section by accident too.

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2006 CRD - GTB2056 turbo by Dieselguy86, Eco Trans Tune, Lift Pump, Week's, HDS Tstat, Racor Filter, ARP's, OME 790's+Top Plate, JBA 2.5", JBA UCA, Moab's+265/75R16, ARB Bull Bar, 4.10's, TrueTracs

I love my JBA Adjust-a-strut. Packages were different when I bought mine, but I got the "some generation A-arms" and Old Man Emu rear shocks. When I put my bumper on it, it was an easy operation to raise the front back up due to the added weight (all in needed was a half an inch or so). Rides very nice.

Can't say about the 260's, but I would highly recommend the JBA coilovers.

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2005 Liberty Limited CRD; Air Filter Monitor; Samco Hoses; GDE HOT Tune; RL037142AA TC; KJ Interior Rack from All J Products; JBA Adjust-a-strut lift and A-Arms; 245/75R16 Firestone Destination ATs on Moabs; ARB Bumper; ASFIR Skids; FS-2500 Bypass Filter; ARP studs.
2016 Grand Cherokee Overland CRD.

Hard to beat the ride of the JBA coilovers plus the adjustability so they have my vote
265-70-16s on Moabs would work great since the MOABs are 8 inch wide wheels , actually fot better than 245-75-16s

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Would the Moabs and 265-70-16s fit a stock CRD, at least temporarily? I called Marlin at JBA and he was saying 7-10 days before he could ship since they put the kits together per order. Unfortunately I am going to be driving 3/4th the way across the country by the time they end up at my door here so now I am thinking I need to wait. There is a rebate on duratracs right now that i didnt wanna miss.

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2006 CRD - GTB2056 turbo by Dieselguy86, Eco Trans Tune, Lift Pump, Week's, HDS Tstat, Racor Filter, ARP's, OME 790's+Top Plate, JBA 2.5", JBA UCA, Moab's+265/75R16, ARB Bull Bar, 4.10's, TrueTracs

Highly doubt it , buy em and wait to install after lift

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Running your Blizzaks for another month is not going to hurt them. It is only March.

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2006 Liberty CRD Limited

Provent @ 43,000 km
SEGR in progress
SAMCO Sport hoses @ 48500 km
Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac LT225/75R16

Thats what I am gunna do. We saw some 50°F+ days here this week but its looking like the weather for the next two weeks is going to be <40°F so i am not so worried. Its cheaper to have the tires shipped to utah anyways.

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2006 CRD - GTB2056 turbo by Dieselguy86, Eco Trans Tune, Lift Pump, Week's, HDS Tstat, Racor Filter, ARP's, OME 790's+Top Plate, JBA 2.5", JBA UCA, Moab's+265/75R16, ARB Bull Bar, 4.10's, TrueTracs

Dropping 2300 on a lift isnt as easy as it sounds. I already ordered the tires though, so I have to now.

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2006 CRD - GTB2056 turbo by Dieselguy86, Eco Trans Tune, Lift Pump, Week's, HDS Tstat, Racor Filter, ARP's, OME 790's+Top Plate, JBA 2.5", JBA UCA, Moab's+265/75R16, ARB Bull Bar, 4.10's, TrueTracs

2300 USD doesn't sound easy AT ALL. I only spent 3700 Cdn to buy my Jeep (we were close to parity when I bought it in late 2013)...although I've put a little $$ into it since.

Let us know how you like it...I'd love to do get them, but I'm focusing on my cash on my house right now.

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03 KJ Sport - black
4xGuard engine skid
235/85/16 Hankook ATM
OME 927/Ironman, 1/4" plate, 3-ring clevis 21.5"
OME 948/OME + 2 Iso's Rear 22"
JBA UCAs
Bumper and winch
2x5 rockers/steps
Dynomax Ultra-Flo Welded
Custom pinstriping
Custom rear interior shelf
SS drop table
Soon:
Rear bumper
WRX seats
All the skids

out of curiousity, when are the JBA arms absolutely necessary? Will both lifts I mentioned require arms?

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2006 CRD - GTB2056 turbo by Dieselguy86, Eco Trans Tune, Lift Pump, Week's, HDS Tstat, Racor Filter, ARP's, OME 790's+Top Plate, JBA 2.5", JBA UCA, Moab's+265/75R16, ARB Bull Bar, 4.10's, TrueTracs

If you're at or above 3" of lift in the front, you'll need the JBA arms.

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Custom Bumper & Rock Rails-JBA 4.5" Lift-Custom 4.5" HD Springs-16x8 M13 Rims-265/75 Pro Comp MT2s-Yukon 4.56s-Front DTT-Rear OX Air Locker

As NAM said, 3" is generally the limit. With the JBA coil overs you can go a tad higher since the springs are a tighter coil.

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2011 Deep Cherry Red KK - Skyslider - JBA/Bilstein Adjust-A-Strut set at 3.5" - OME 731 Rear Springs - Bilstein Rear Shocks - Al's A-arms - 245/75-16 Duratracs - Rock Liazard Super Sliders