PumpinIron
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Portland, OR
So, unlike some of you guys I don't do any rock crawling. I have tons of respect for it and I would love to do it, but I think I very well might have one of the cleanest XJs in existence. That being said, it's also my daily driver / family car so I want it to stay nice and clean.
I do however take it off road. We take it to the dunes, on the beach, in the snow, and on the trails. Basically what I am getting at is that it does see off-road use, it's just lighter off road use and we aren't climbing over any huge rocks so I don't need some insane amount of flex.
My goal here is to lift the Jeep somewhere between 2" to 4" (I need to be able to fit 31" mud terrain tires) while still maintaining good on road handling and ride quality. However, I also want a suspension that performs decent off-road in the types of conditions I mentioned above.
Having said all of this, I'm really confused on where to start. Everyone says long arm lifts are kind and handle the best. However, that seems like it might be a lot of overkill for what I am trying to do here, right? The problem with a non-long arm lift is that once you get too high you almost need long arms or some sort of adjustable control arms (right?) in order to keep the suspension geometry in check from what I understand.
On top of that I need to find a nice off-road / on-road shock setup. I really like the Bilstein 5160s (well I like the way they look I mean, haha) but I am not sure if those are a good dual purpose shock or not.
Basically my question to you guys (since a lot of you have been doing this for way longer than I have) is what would you do in my situation? Assuming money is not an option and you want to build a great daily driver / off-road Cherokee what parts would you buy? I'm not just talking about suspension as well, I'm talking about steering, axles, etc.
My only requirements as mentioned above are that it not be a HUGE lift (I only want to fit 31" tires and I want to keep the stock fenders / fender flares) and it handle well both on road and LIGHT off-roading.
Any input is appreciated!
I do however take it off road. We take it to the dunes, on the beach, in the snow, and on the trails. Basically what I am getting at is that it does see off-road use, it's just lighter off road use and we aren't climbing over any huge rocks so I don't need some insane amount of flex.
My goal here is to lift the Jeep somewhere between 2" to 4" (I need to be able to fit 31" mud terrain tires) while still maintaining good on road handling and ride quality. However, I also want a suspension that performs decent off-road in the types of conditions I mentioned above.
Having said all of this, I'm really confused on where to start. Everyone says long arm lifts are kind and handle the best. However, that seems like it might be a lot of overkill for what I am trying to do here, right? The problem with a non-long arm lift is that once you get too high you almost need long arms or some sort of adjustable control arms (right?) in order to keep the suspension geometry in check from what I understand.
On top of that I need to find a nice off-road / on-road shock setup. I really like the Bilstein 5160s (well I like the way they look I mean, haha) but I am not sure if those are a good dual purpose shock or not.
Basically my question to you guys (since a lot of you have been doing this for way longer than I have) is what would you do in my situation? Assuming money is not an option and you want to build a great daily driver / off-road Cherokee what parts would you buy? I'm not just talking about suspension as well, I'm talking about steering, axles, etc.
My only requirements as mentioned above are that it not be a HUGE lift (I only want to fit 31" tires and I want to keep the stock fenders / fender flares) and it handle well both on road and LIGHT off-roading.
Any input is appreciated!