Before putting down a lot of money, I am wondering if there's a major difference between 2" and 3-3.5" of lift.
At 2" my 97 XJ comfortable runs 30" BFG A/T and can have most everything else stock.
If I upgrade to 3-3.5" I'd get 31" BFG A/T, extended shocks, longer brake lines, longer track bar, possibly re-gear to at least 3.90's, and convert to rear disc brakes.
If I'm never going to run anything larger than 30-31" tires, is there any reason to go through the added expense of the extra 1-1.5" ? Does the extra tire size or 1-1.5" lift do a lot more?
Sorry for adding practicality to the equation, but it seems like 2" is good enough, or you might as well go 4-7" + and get 33", 35", or 37" tires...
Vehicle is unlikely to ever get a full cage. Its mostly for utility on paved roads and paved or unpaved mountain passes or dirt or muddy roads.
My other XJ is a 01 that has stock suspension and runs 235/75 BFG A/T and it does what I need it to. The suspension is a bit tight on it. My 97 XJ has some tired parts (shocks, etc) that I'm looking to replace and I'd like to get rid of the transfer case drop and replace with a SYE. Since it has the 242, my options for SYE are limited. I'm likely to either pay Tom Woods or have my buddy machine my output shaft on his lathe. I'd rather do it right, do it once.
In the past when the need exceeded the XJ I used my 1993 Dodge W250 with the Cummins. It had Dana 60 and Dana 70 axles and 600 pounds of bumper and winch. I would pull poplar out of the creek bed where it was too steep to get the tractor down there.
Thanks
At 2" my 97 XJ comfortable runs 30" BFG A/T and can have most everything else stock.
If I upgrade to 3-3.5" I'd get 31" BFG A/T, extended shocks, longer brake lines, longer track bar, possibly re-gear to at least 3.90's, and convert to rear disc brakes.
If I'm never going to run anything larger than 30-31" tires, is there any reason to go through the added expense of the extra 1-1.5" ? Does the extra tire size or 1-1.5" lift do a lot more?
Sorry for adding practicality to the equation, but it seems like 2" is good enough, or you might as well go 4-7" + and get 33", 35", or 37" tires...
Vehicle is unlikely to ever get a full cage. Its mostly for utility on paved roads and paved or unpaved mountain passes or dirt or muddy roads.
My other XJ is a 01 that has stock suspension and runs 235/75 BFG A/T and it does what I need it to. The suspension is a bit tight on it. My 97 XJ has some tired parts (shocks, etc) that I'm looking to replace and I'd like to get rid of the transfer case drop and replace with a SYE. Since it has the 242, my options for SYE are limited. I'm likely to either pay Tom Woods or have my buddy machine my output shaft on his lathe. I'd rather do it right, do it once.
In the past when the need exceeded the XJ I used my 1993 Dodge W250 with the Cummins. It had Dana 60 and Dana 70 axles and 600 pounds of bumper and winch. I would pull poplar out of the creek bed where it was too steep to get the tractor down there.
Thanks