well - here is what i did.
I searched the For Sale forum and found a 3.5" lift kit that someone was selling for 250 shipped without leaf springs (included: shocks, front coils, LCA's, steering stabilizer)
When i contacted him, he said that i could get some uesd RE 4.5" Xduty leaves for another 200
I figured that the 4.5" leaves would net me about 4.5" based on the fact that they are used and bla bla bla
so i bought some coil spacers (.75" from RRO) to make up the difference.
I did some searching and found that an adjustable track bar would a good thing to have - and as i was going to be at about 4.25" front end - i added that to my order from RRO.
so now im up to 600
The parts arrive from RRO and they sent me 1.75" spacers - ok, extra lift - why not...
i throw all the parts in:
- LCA's for 3.5" lift
- 3.5" coil springs
- Trackbar
- Coil Spacers
- Leaf springs
- Shocks / stablizer
And my vehicle then sits at about 5.5" front end lift and about 3.5" rear end lift.
Im wheeling one day and do this:
Find that my limiting straps for my front end flex are my brake lines...
Meaning that i now need new brake lines. I opted for some used YJ lines that a buddy had for 10.00 - but had i bought them now or the Stainless ones, it would have been about 70.00 or 150 respecively
I drive it like that for a while - then one day i get terrible vibes from my front pinion being to low and i have fried my front driveshaft
so then i need to get the following:
- New Front Driveshaft
- Adjustable UCA's (so i dont have to buy annother front driveshaft)
And at this point i have decided to buy brand new - straight from the Manufacturer - so the UCA's from RE cost me 220 and the driveshaft costs me 275
so now im up to 1200 for a lift that looks like this (click the picture for a full size):
and i still dont have my 33"s, gears, rims, or new rear axle, or SYE...
learn from me -
buy new, buy the right stuff the first time, and buy the best stuff:
My Adjustable trackbar needs to be replaced - the TRE end went out and i want to put in a JJ or a Superflex joint - but the threads are the wrong ones...
so - buy the package deal with everything... the first time
dont think - ill save a few $$$ if i do this - cuse you will pay more in the end... and still not have what you initialy wanted...