I got a 97' cherokee, now what lol

[demonoid369]

alright if 31" can do mild to medium, that is where I go, now is the leaf spring question, should I go bastard pack or not? my main leaf as stated before is bent near the shackle and hanger so I know those are trash so the question is should I find a jeep main leaf and do a bastard pack from a s10 or dakota leafs. or should I save for new ones? again working isnt hard, I know I could make a bastard pack, I just dont know which leafs to use to achieve the best 3" lift or 2" lift and then get 1" shackles

[tedo]

Maybe something like this:
Rusty's XJ Cherokee 3" Spring Pack Lift Kit - XJ Cherokee ('84-'01) - Jeep Suspension Lift Kits - Jeep Suspension

[demonoid369]

Ya I saw that one, pretty cheap. Curious, should I get adjustable lower arms? Seen a few others that included those. Or is that only necessary for higher lifts?

[WICKEDWOLFRC]

Adjustable lower arms are for articulation.

That Rusty's lift is cheap for a reason....its shocks and springs and thats it. No track arm extension brackets, no sway bar extensions etc... Brake line relocators in all kits are garbage, throw them away and buy new lines.

At the beginning of your build is the time to decide what you want to ultimatly acheive. Its cheaper to buy a good kit with everything than it is to buy a cheap lift and have to buy a bunch more parts to make it perform.


Join up on pirate4x4 or NAXJA I'm sure you can find a good used lift cheap.

[jetboat]

I had Rusty's 3" lift on my '88... For a basic wheeler thats going to do mild wheeling and not get into extreme trails etc, its works just fine. Ride quality etc were good and build quality of the kit was good. Im shopping for a YJ to build up for a weekend wheeler, once I do it will get a Rusty's lift.

[demonoid369]

Originally Posted by jetboat

I had Rusty's 3" lift on my '88... For a basic wheeler thats going to do mild wheeling and not get into extreme trails etc, its works just fine. Ride quality etc were good and build quality of the kit was good. Im shopping for a YJ to build up for a weekend wheeler, once I do it will get a Rusty's lift.

did you have to do anything else to work with the 3" lift? or what comes with the lift kit is just fine?

[tedo]

Originally Posted by demonoid369

did you have to do anything else to work with the 3" lift? or what comes with the lift kit is just fine?

You may want to remove the fender flares, and possibly some basic trimming at the wheel wells. Super easy to to, just google it.

[jetboat]

Mine was fine with just the lift. That isnt always the case.

[demonoid369]

Ahhh!!!! Alright so I'm loving this jeep more and more, like I got a pretty sweet deal for what I got, so I've been reading and reading on jeepforum and naxj and I've been thinking about getting some kind of limited slip diff or something so that on the road it works like its open but if off raid it'll lock up ish. Well come to find out, mine has the actual limited slip! Looked in the glove box and there was the sticker warning me that it does!!!!! I'm super freakin excited about that. Also from what I've been told, they are actually decently strong so I'm set on that!!! Woohoo lol just thought if let you guys know since you all helpe getting jeep lol

[WICKEDWOLFRC]

NICE!!!! That axle should be fine for what you're doing....and if your needs change a Ford 8.8 is a relatively cheap and easy swap.

[BigSki]

updates?

[demonoid369]

Not much of an update, my boss decided to be a douche and cut my hours so money has been a bit tight but mostly just doing the tune up and making sure that the engine is running true. I have change the thermo stat, replaced the front axles vent tube(got gouged from the drive shaft) going to take the fender flares off soon hopefully. Have to find out what's the best spark plugs to use. Been told either champion or ngk.
Side note. So far as I have been able to tell, who ever own it before, already had it set or getting ready for more off raid upgrades because the exhaust has been upgraded to a magna flow and 2.5 in tubing, the rear sway bar has already been removed, and it has a cold air set up. Plan on doing a budget lift till I can start making more money again and do a proper lift. Stay tuned, more will be done

[demonoid369]

went for this to..



Been working on it, has a 3" lift with 31" Just thought I'd give a update