2 inch cheapo lift

I have a 94 4dr, auto and want to put on a 2 inch lift using RE 2" spacers and an RE 2.5" add-a-leaf...do I need to upgrade shocks or will stock work? I want to get this on 30 or 31's and get it off the ground a little bit so I can run of some easy trails. Anything else I need to get other than spacers and add-a-leaf?? Anything else to worry about? Thanks - Joe

joe_boatwright said:

I have a 94 4dr, auto and want to put on a 2 inch lift using RE 2" spacers and an RE 2.5" add-a-leaf...do I need to upgrade shocks or will stock work? I want to get this on 30 or 31's and get it off the ground a little bit so I can run of some easy trails. Anything else I need to get other than spacers and add-a-leaf?? Anything else to worry about? Thanks - Joe

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You can get away with stock shocks. They will limit your travel before you have to worry about brake lines and such.

Rancho lists the same shocks for 0 through 3" of lift.

Sawsall.........
I got a '99 with a Daystar 2" bb (spacers & greaseable shackles) and 31's ....... Rubs lower c-arms and grab the lower wheelwell openings.

30's were great with no lift.
pics without BB are here..........(page 11. tried to post ';em... came out to small.. click on pic)
http://photobucket.com/albums/v455/drifto77/

with BB & 31's






Eagle...
Never knew that about the shocks, guess i dont have to worry about new shocks now.

I'm running 3" spacers up front and a 1.5" shackle out back with 30s and stock shocks. The tires fit great, they hit the fender a little when flexing or hitting a BIG bump off-road but otherwise they're good. My personal preference would be to get shackles instead of AAL since shackles can be re-used. But I don't see any problems with your plans.

raise the rear shock mounts, then those shocks will definitely still work, and you'll gain clearance in a very valuable place.

Be careful how high you raise the rear shock mounts if you're only lifting 2" in the rear. Mine's only lifted 2" inches, and I relocated my shock mounts to right at the "bottom" of the axle tube, and the DT0 shocks that came with my RE 2" lift would bottom out if I hit a decent size bump in the road... I put the stock rear shocks back on and didn't have a problem until I went wheeling the first time..

Just measure carefully... don't raise those mounts up any higher than your actual lift height and you should be fine.

If you get bar pin eliminators this will give your stock shocks about an inch more travel.