spring over rear axle - good or bad idea

I am looking for an XJ to buy in the Kansas. I heard of one for sale that claimed to get 3" of lift on the rear axle with a spring over conversion. I've never heard of a spring over before on an XJ. I know spring overs have its good points and bad points on Wranglers. Is it a good idea or bad idea on an XJ???

Find me a XJ that is sprung under from the factory and then ask that question again.

All XJ's are SOA. Comanche's came with SUA though.

XJs come from the factory as spring over. it might be a comanche, those were spring under...

-Tim

edit: those two guys type faster

hmm sounds like the owner doesnt know what he has. Before i spent one minute driving there i would ask for some pics of the suspension. It will be SOA but the fact he doesnt know what he has .. he thinks its a conversion worries me. Is it even an XJ cherokee ? Maybe a fullsize ? It confuses the jerks at the national know nothing auto parts store ... "cherokee" confuses the crap outta people. Doesnt help that cherokee and comanche are both indian tribes either ... maybe he flip floped those two names.

say it was an mj/comanche. would it be a bad thing to do? I just bought an 88 mj 4.0 5-speed and was thinking of dosing this as a cheap lift. obvously I'd do the upgradges to the front end with new springs,shocks, etc. thanks.

ifixit8 said:

say it was an mj/comanche. would it be a bad thing to do? I just bought an 88 mj 4.0 5-speed and was thinking of dosing this as a cheap lift. obvously I'd do the upgradges to the front end with new springs,shocks, etc. thanks.

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It's the best option if you're looking for about 5" or more... Other than a coil/link setup.