5.5'' lift

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mavrick

NAXJA Forum User

Location

socal

• Jun 3, 2005

• #1

Ive done tons of research on the RE 5.5'' lift and really like it but after placing the order im worried about my ride hieght. I have no real basis for the Phobia but i just want to get the lift on and go my own way.

 

Purple

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Jun 3, 2005

• #2

i hope you have an sye kit, and shims ready... and a drive shaft of course...

 

M

mavrick

NAXJA Forum User

Location

socal

• Jun 3, 2005

• #3

yea, im all prepared for that. Im not going to start the process until i have all the parts. But from what i understand the driveshaft will have to what until i measure?

 

Purple

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Jun 3, 2005

• #4

need to measure the angles and stuff, check out Tom Wood's site for angles and stuff. Every rig is different for some reason. With that much lift you will have to get UCAs, and get these adjusted to fix the angle on the front shaft as well. What year is your Jeep? Mine is 98 and im paranoid about vibes, and shit like that, i owned a YJ before, and had no probs with 4+ " of lift. I got an XJ a year ago and im still in the process of screwing around with my drivetrain to make sure everything is fine.

 

M

mavrick

NAXJA Forum User

Location

socal

• Jun 3, 2005

• #5

its a 2000. UCA (upper control arm?) i ordered the lower and upper control arms adjustable

 

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PETEY

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Snyder. Tx

• Jun 3, 2005

• #6

what about your ride hight are you worried about ?

 

M

mavrick

NAXJA Forum User

Location

socal

• Jun 3, 2005

• #7

just being to high

 

Kejtar

PostMaster General

NAXJA Member

Location

Westminster, SoCal

• Jun 3, 2005

• #8

mavrick said:

just being to high

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How high is too high? What are you afraid of in it being too high?
Btw, the RE kit will sit higher then 5.5" when you install it. It will take it a while to settle in (you can accellerate the process by flexing it up on couple trail runs pretty good or by hauling bags of cement or something heavy )

 

XJ_ranger

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Port Orchard, WA

• Jun 3, 2005

• #9

Kejtar said:

How high is too high? What are you afraid of in it being too high?
Btw, the RE kit will sit higher then 5.5" when you install it. It will take it a while to settle in (you can accellerate the process by flexing it up on couple trail runs pretty good or by hauling bags of cement or something heavy )

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yup yup yup


give the guys at TW a call once you get the lift installed and find that your u-joints on the rear end are at terrible bind angles... they will tell you how to measure and get you all set up...

on a 2000, you *could* pull the rear shaft and drive on the front for a bit...