watson
NAXJA Forum User
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- Cincy, Ohio
I realize that post was a little contradictory but here is my reasoning...
I believe you'd be a much better driver if you started with a stock rig or a minor lift and some 31s or so and wheel that for a year but I also understand that it is a lot of money to continuously ugrade every few months as your driving skill improves. Personally I think an XJ on 33s and a rear locker is a great all-round vehicle. You can still have fun with the smaller stuff, still get challenged by many obstacles, keep breakage to a minimum, have something you can drive everyday, something that looks cool, and have a great platform to build on later.
But with a 4.5" lift you will encounter steering issues, possibly death wobble (long-arms or control arm drop brackets possible needed) and of course an SYE with a CV d-shaft.
This isn't too much rig for a novice to drive yet will still give plenty of wheeling trips of fun before the bug REALLY bites.
Edit - Looks like xjrugger made a few of my points in the time it took me to write my last post.
I believe you'd be a much better driver if you started with a stock rig or a minor lift and some 31s or so and wheel that for a year but I also understand that it is a lot of money to continuously ugrade every few months as your driving skill improves. Personally I think an XJ on 33s and a rear locker is a great all-round vehicle. You can still have fun with the smaller stuff, still get challenged by many obstacles, keep breakage to a minimum, have something you can drive everyday, something that looks cool, and have a great platform to build on later.
But with a 4.5" lift you will encounter steering issues, possibly death wobble (long-arms or control arm drop brackets possible needed) and of course an SYE with a CV d-shaft.
This isn't too much rig for a novice to drive yet will still give plenty of wheeling trips of fun before the bug REALLY bites.
Edit - Looks like xjrugger made a few of my points in the time it took me to write my last post.