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HOCKEY PUCK LIFT
- Thread starter 91jeepster
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Mc2KXJ
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- Union of NAXJA Socialist Republics
How do you know your tires are rubbing, is it a sound or marks on the wheelwells? Front? Rear? You can put 30x9.50x15 on without them rubbing. If the rear is sagging really bad you WILL get rubbing with tires that size. You should think about just getting longer shackles for the rear. The front should be fine. The problem is that you'll like the way it looks lifted a bit and end up feeling the sickness to go bigger.
Ramsey
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Maybe in Canada.Ben H said:
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
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- redmond/bellingham, wa
tigerShark said:
I think the hockey pucks would fall out up front or fall through the coils.
-Alex
01_XJ
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- Emporia, KS
?tigerShark said:
I think you meant they could be used as bumpstops.
Mc2KXJ
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- Union of NAXJA Socialist Republics
If the back is sagging enough to rub and you raised the front and the rear 2", it would still have that same "rear sag" look. It would just do it 2" higher all around though.
TRAILREADYXJ
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- Raleigh NC
Thanks for the laugh guys! :laugh:
Hockey puck = Bumpstop (U.S.), Hockey Puck/Bumpstop (Canada)
They can not be used for lift, but do make a great bumpstop, I use them front and rear
Seriously though, when does it rub? If it only rubs when turning (my first guess), chances are the tires are just hitting the LCAs, and you just need to adjust your steering stops. The tires you are running are wider than stock as well, and without different wheels or spacers, you will have to sacrifice some turning radius (not much, you probably won't even notice).
As far as a lift, the XJ and MJ are unlike other Jeeps in that they use leaf springs in back, with a linked front. In other words, you could swap SOME parts to a different kind of Jeep in the future, but not the full kit.
Search around on this site for some great budget lift options. The search function is your best friend!
Just some things to search for:
-Bastard Pack
-Budget Boost
-T-bird coils (yes, car springs can lift an XJ!)
Also keep in mind there are other parts, besides springs, that go along with a lift. A good idea is to look at a good, high dollar lift, and see what parts it includes/needs. Then find the "budget" alternative for each part. RE (Rubicon Express) is great for this because they list each part individually, and sell a complete kit.
Good luck, and welcome to
:cheers:
Hockey puck = Bumpstop (U.S.), Hockey Puck/Bumpstop (Canada)
They can not be used for lift, but do make a great bumpstop, I use them front and rear
Seriously though, when does it rub? If it only rubs when turning (my first guess), chances are the tires are just hitting the LCAs, and you just need to adjust your steering stops. The tires you are running are wider than stock as well, and without different wheels or spacers, you will have to sacrifice some turning radius (not much, you probably won't even notice).
As far as a lift, the XJ and MJ are unlike other Jeeps in that they use leaf springs in back, with a linked front. In other words, you could swap SOME parts to a different kind of Jeep in the future, but not the full kit.
Search around on this site for some great budget lift options. The search function is your best friend!
Just some things to search for:
-Bastard Pack
-Budget Boost
-T-bird coils (yes, car springs can lift an XJ!)
Also keep in mind there are other parts, besides springs, that go along with a lift. A good idea is to look at a good, high dollar lift, and see what parts it includes/needs. Then find the "budget" alternative for each part. RE (Rubicon Express) is great for this because they list each part individually, and sell a complete kit.
Good luck, and welcome to
:cheers:88XjLaredo
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- Chattanooga, Tn
Yes, hockey pucks were only designed to be used as bump stops, it's the hockey players who got it wrong a long time ago. They should be playing with IED's to finally make it an interesting sport.
DanMan2k06
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- Damascus, MD
Well I don't see how 235's could be rubbing at all??? I've had 2 different sets of them on my jeep, with zero rubbing whatsoever. Not full lock, not half lock, not going straight. Nothing. Now I run 30x9.50's, and yes they WOULD rub a tiny bit, but I got some soft 8's at the same time. And yes with 4 people in the car they do rub the flares over bumps. Badly.
Mc2KXJ
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- Union of NAXJA Socialist Republics
Yes, they would rub with as much sag as he has. But when I had mine on stock suspension at Moab, they DIDN"T rub.
91jeepster
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- Minnesota
they only rub when i turn, but if i go wheelin' and flex the suspension as well as turning it would be a mess. So far I'm thinking of a 3" lift from a local place and doing it myself. My buddy put a 3.5 " on his WJ, he did it pretty easily. Is it the same difficulty with an XJ, by the way, will the 16 years of rust underneath it make the lift any harder? If so where? Thanks again.
DanMan2k06
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- Damascus, MD
Yes it will make it harder. On all the bolts that have to be removed. Start PBblasting everything you're gonna need to take off now. And do so everyday until you put the lift on.
