Marcelo73
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Montevideo
I've an 1998 XJ Sport 4.0 manual. Just have a 2" spacer and 29" MT tires. I use it in the city and trails with mud or sand. I'd like to lift it to put 32x11 or 33x10.5 tires and gain a couple of inches and keep hung less often in the paths. After reading several forums I decided to do the following upgrades:
- Safari Snorkel (most of trails include water-crossing).
- Swap the D35c for an OEM Chrysler 8.25 29 splines (4.10 and trac loc)
- Upgrade drum brakes to Teraflex disk brakes.
- Crown and pinion 4.10 for the D30
- Powertraxx for D30
- HD tie rod system (Currie, RE, IRO, etc).
Lift kit: doesn't seem easy to choose.
My first option was RE Extreme Duty 5.5" but read that is actually a lot taller. I don't need to be the taller in the block, so the other option is RE 4.5" superflex. The only 'problem' it does not include shocks and prefer a complete kit. Also read that the company was out of business and had several problems with bushings. I don't know if actually it does.
The other option (in the budget) is Iron Rock 5.5". The kit includes shocks that can be upgraded to Bilstein 5125 or 5150, and many other things (SYE, Custom Length Tom Wood's CV Driveshaft, JKS quick disconnect, etc). My only concern is that read some parts are from Rough Country and the quality are not good.
The final option is buy all the parts by separate but I think I will face lot of problems to join them.
Any idea, sugestions (as keep the money :laugh3: ) ?
- Safari Snorkel (most of trails include water-crossing).
- Swap the D35c for an OEM Chrysler 8.25 29 splines (4.10 and trac loc)
- Upgrade drum brakes to Teraflex disk brakes.
- Crown and pinion 4.10 for the D30
- Powertraxx for D30
- HD tie rod system (Currie, RE, IRO, etc).
Lift kit: doesn't seem easy to choose.
My first option was RE Extreme Duty 5.5" but read that is actually a lot taller. I don't need to be the taller in the block, so the other option is RE 4.5" superflex. The only 'problem' it does not include shocks and prefer a complete kit. Also read that the company was out of business and had several problems with bushings. I don't know if actually it does.
The other option (in the budget) is Iron Rock 5.5". The kit includes shocks that can be upgraded to Bilstein 5125 or 5150, and many other things (SYE, Custom Length Tom Wood's CV Driveshaft, JKS quick disconnect, etc). My only concern is that read some parts are from Rough Country and the quality are not good.
The final option is buy all the parts by separate but I think I will face lot of problems to join them.
Any idea, sugestions (as keep the money :laugh3: ) ?