Headwithwings
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Durango, Co
I have had my XJ for over 7 years now. 99, Sport, 4.0, AW4, NP231 C8.25. Daily driven to work and such plus weekend trips camping and light wheeling in the mountains of SW Colorado. Love the thing. Always wanted to fix it up but could never justify the cost so i ran it stock. Recently a tree fell on my house and by fixing the damage myself i have a little extra left over from the insurance check. :yelclap: Plus the rear springs are sagging to the point that i have to tell my budds to get out in order to go over anything more than a pebble. :doh:
So after much reading on and all the other forums like it i have the following on the way.
Zone 3 inch lift kit with full leaf packs and nitro shocks, Zone disconnects, t-case drop kit (if needed), and a new Zone steering stabilizer.
got the lift from Rockridge4wd as the shipping was reasonable and they had a -10% off deal going on.
Lift should be here Friday so i'm hoping to install on Saturday. Already started spraying all the bolts I can think off with PB Blaster.
Also ordered the double shear track bar and adjustable LCA from Iron rock Offroad but that will not be in till next week probably.
Can someone give me a list of bolt sizes that i should replace? I have always felt that you should replace and not reuse old hardware.
Where should I use anti-seize and where should I use Loctite?
If i install the lift this weekend and the track bar and lca's next weekend will it be safe it drive to work (30 mile round trip) for a week of so without a alignment? I'm not worried about my tires as they are already well worn and will be replaced with 31s after everything is on.
Any other tips or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.
So after much reading on and all the other forums like it i have the following on the way.
Zone 3 inch lift kit with full leaf packs and nitro shocks, Zone disconnects, t-case drop kit (if needed), and a new Zone steering stabilizer.
got the lift from Rockridge4wd as the shipping was reasonable and they had a -10% off deal going on.
Lift should be here Friday so i'm hoping to install on Saturday. Already started spraying all the bolts I can think off with PB Blaster.
Also ordered the double shear track bar and adjustable LCA from Iron rock Offroad but that will not be in till next week probably.
Can someone give me a list of bolt sizes that i should replace? I have always felt that you should replace and not reuse old hardware.
Where should I use anti-seize and where should I use Loctite?
If i install the lift this weekend and the track bar and lca's next weekend will it be safe it drive to work (30 mile round trip) for a week of so without a alignment? I'm not worried about my tires as they are already well worn and will be replaced with 31s after everything is on.
Any other tips or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.