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Car Forum / Jeep / February 2007Lifting my YJ
Hi All. Could someone give me some basic info on putting a lift on my 95 YJ. I plan on doing some light off roading, and really don't know where to begin. I don't want to go with any real large tires. I have a set of 30" BFG A/Ts I want to use, but I need some advice about how to go about this project and what to expect. Ant info would be helpful. Thank you, Greg 30" tires should run without lifting. You may have to add a couple washers to the steering stops so the tires don't rub on the springs at full crank. As for lifts on a YJ you have 3 choices: Body lift, shackle lift, and new spings with bigger arch. Body lift is cheap, quick to install IF THE BODY BOLTS AEN'T RUSTED IN PLACE, looks a bit funny. 1" is fine, 2" requires relocating the radiator and bending the shift lever, 3" is NOT reccomended due to stress on the body mounts. Shackle lifts are cheap, screw up the caster and can be nasty to install since you need to get the bolts out of the springs, not to mention the rear shackle bolts were put in before the gas tank, they have to be cut out. Standard lift kit includes new springs, longer shocks, you will also brake line relocation hardware, new U bolts, and a transfer case drop kit. > Hi All. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Greg Just FYI, if you are removing the rear shackles, the bolt comes out just fine without cutting. All you have to do is undo the nut, pull off the outside shackle and pop the rubber grommet out of the frame. The bolt then has tons of room to slide sideways out between the tank and frame. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > 30" tires should run without lifting. You may have to add a couple > washers to the steering stops so the tires don't rub on the springs at [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> >> Greg 30" is a stock size and came on a lot of Jeeps! It does require the correct wheel to keep it from rubbing, I bought a set of factory Jeep 15x8 and didn't do anything at all to make them work. Bruce 30" is not stock a YJ > 30" is a stock size and came on a lot of Jeeps! It does require the > correct wheel to keep it from rubbing, I bought a set of factory Jeep > 15x8 and didn't do anything at all to make them work. > > Bruce Four choices. Spring, Shackle, body, and the best choice, SPRING OVER. Of course, I don't think spring-over is right for the OP. Carl > 30" tires should run without lifting. You may have to add a couple washers > to the steering stops so the tires don't rub on the springs at full crank. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> Greg Just put the tires on. They'll fit, and if you're doing 'light off-roading' you shouldn't have any problems. I've run 30" tires on my stock '93 YJ for a couple years now and I've never had a problem in all of the 'light' off-roading I've done. FYI, my tires were from a TJ sport with the stock rims. Pay attention to your backspacing if you're not using stock rims and adjust steering stops accordingly. Or, like Carl said, SPRING OVER! > Four choices. > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>> >>> Greg Check out my YJ pics at: http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/carlsaiyed/ You have to back a page or so but I think you'll like 'em. Carl > Just put the tires on. They'll fit, and if you're doing 'light > off-roading' you shouldn't have any problems. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >>>> >>>> Greg I'm sure you've said this before, but what size tires are in those pictures? > Check out my YJ pics at: > http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/carlsaiyed/ > > You have to back a page or so but I think you'll like 'em. > > Carl 33" Carl > I'm sure you've said this before, but what size tires are in those > pictures? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> Carl |
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