clay
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Auburn, Alabama
Here’s the deal, I have a 1995 XJ Country, 4.0, four door. I have spent months going over the threads in this and other similar websites. I have followed the advise given and put tow hooks, skid plates and several other mods (airtube and K&N cone filter, Flowmaster Exhaust with 2.5” pipe) on prior to considering a lift. Digesting the info on lifts is fairly difficult for a new comer. I have found posts from people who love or hate nearly every brand and size of lift out there. For example many say “never buy X brand, I hated it, everything sucked,” and the next post will read, “I have X brand and have had no problems with it and have been very happy with it.”
I have a limited budget and a limited stomach for disappointment so I am thinking small (less expensive kits with add-a-leafs). Next weekend is Truck Fest here in Northern California (over 100 vendors with reduced price inventory) and it could be a great opportunity for me to pick up a decent lift at a low price. I would like input on the following brands of 3” lifts (only from people who have actually used them, please don’t post hear-say, also if you like/dislike please post a clear reason): Rancho, Pro Comp, SkyJacker (standard kit with add-a-leafs), and RE 6020 (super ride with add-a-leafs). Also, the actual heights of each of these would be nice as well (they all claim to handle 31” tires but as I have read, the actual height varies by brand).
A follow up question, should a guy with a limited budget, who does a limited amount of off-roading (only a few times a year) even consider lifting his XJ? I enjoy working on my rig as much as I do actually off-roading it.
Thanks in advance for your input,
Clay
I have a limited budget and a limited stomach for disappointment so I am thinking small (less expensive kits with add-a-leafs). Next weekend is Truck Fest here in Northern California (over 100 vendors with reduced price inventory) and it could be a great opportunity for me to pick up a decent lift at a low price. I would like input on the following brands of 3” lifts (only from people who have actually used them, please don’t post hear-say, also if you like/dislike please post a clear reason): Rancho, Pro Comp, SkyJacker (standard kit with add-a-leafs), and RE 6020 (super ride with add-a-leafs). Also, the actual heights of each of these would be nice as well (they all claim to handle 31” tires but as I have read, the actual height varies by brand).
A follow up question, should a guy with a limited budget, who does a limited amount of off-roading (only a few times a year) even consider lifting his XJ? I enjoy working on my rig as much as I do actually off-roading it.
Thanks in advance for your input,
Clay