New Jeep (to me), new lift, new tires!!!!!!

Well i just finished the lift on my jeep and my how I am impressed. RE 3.5 super flex, Rancho RS5000 all the way around, Rancho RS series steering stabilizer, stock wheels painted black, 31x10.5 firestone destinations, and ARB safari snorkel. here's a pic of it poppin its cherry!

http://hometown.aol.com/tgwolfwood81/myhomepage/photo.html

oh and that picture was photographed by my phone. God i love technology!

Your Jeep looks sweet. I'm looking at installing about the same size lift and running 31 x 10.5 on my stock wheels. If you don't mind me asking, did you have a shop do this work? Where should I start shopping around for the lift install? I'm not sure what I'm looking at cost wise for a lift and what all is involved so any info you could share would be much appreciated. Thanks-
'98 4.0L 5spd

Nice!!!!!!! I'm digging the mud spray up the side. Have fun!!!!!

"Your Jeep looks sweet. I'm looking at installing about the same size lift and running 31 x 10.5 on my stock wheels. If you don't mind me asking, did you have a shop do this work? Where should I start shopping around for the lift install? I'm not sure what I'm looking at cost wise for a lift and what all is involved so any info you could share would be much appreciated. Thanks-
'98 4.0L 5spd"


Appreciate the comments. No me and a friend did it in his shop over a two day period. One thing i will say if you decide to install it yourself. buy yourself two cans of PBBlaster and soak everything for a week before the install. that stuff is like gremlin repellent. made my life a hell of alot easier. If you have any experience with mechanical work this install is really not that bad. just make sure you have a friend or two for some of the grunt work.

jeepster said:

RE 3.5 super flex, Rancho RS5000 all the way around, Rancho RS series steering stabilizer, stock wheels painted black, 31x10.5 firestone destinations... http://hometown.aol.com/tgwolfwood81/myhomepage/photo.html

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What's your early impression on the Firestones? Highway noise? Ride? What pressure are you running?

"What's your early impression on the Firestones? Highway noise? Ride? What pressure are you running?"


I really like them. the higway noise is very minimal. two things i really like about them is that (one) they are the first M/T that uses that UNI-T technology for better handling and braking in the rain, and they put a good amount of tread on the sidewall for when you deflate. that way when your tire compress you get traction from the sidewalls. right now there at 32 psi i think. overall great tires and cheaper then the BFG's

KTJ said:

Your Jeep looks sweet. I'm looking at installing about the same size lift and running 31 x 10.5 on my stock wheels. If you don't mind me asking, did you have a shop do this work? Where should I start shopping around for the lift install? I'm not sure what I'm looking at cost wise for a lift and what all is involved so any info you could share would be much appreciated. Thanks-
'98 4.0L 5spd

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I just had the same lift done at a local 4Wheel Parts (http://www.4wheelparts.com/ ) and they did a pretty decent job. The cost was steep compared to doing it yourself. I paid about $580 for the lift kit (I got full leafs), shocks were $125 (Rancho's) T-Case lower and alignment was free b/c they misordered the part and delayed the install by a day (good customer service!). Labor for the rest was $400 or so. Total was around $1200 with tax and misc parts.

Remember though that you may not be done there. The RE lift gives you more than 3.5" generally, so you may have to add:
1) track bar ($150-250) - you may not be able to relocate the stock bar far enough over on the stock mounting plate.
2) Slip Yoke ($200)
3) Front and/or rear driveshafts ($250 each).

If you can't do the install of these yourself, the labor may be another two or three hundred, but I don't have a good estimate of that. The installs of the track bar and the driveshafts are pretty straightforward (at least I've read that they are ) So when you add it all up, it can be pretty pricey - welcome to the world of Jeeps!

good luck