Installing extra 1.5" of lift!!!!!

M

Mrbreeze824

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Jasper,GA

• Sep 28, 2014

• #1

Hey guys got a 3.5" RE super ride lift on my 99. Found a deal last week on 1.5 coil spacers and extended shackles. My question is what else will I need to do after I install. Jeep already has a SYE and adjustable trac bar. Some one told me I may have to shim the rear end, but I thought the shackles rotated the rear end a little. ?????

 

I

IdahoEagle

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Boise Idaho

• Sep 28, 2014

• #2

Why are you looking to go taller? Are you wanting to install bigger tires or...?

 

Tim_MN

Freakish Hand Strength

NAXJA Member

Location

Minneapolis, MN

• Sep 29, 2014

• #3

What else do you have installed ? Longer and/or adjustable Control arms and control arm drop brackets would be an excellent idea if you plan on driving much. Will the shocks be long enough ? Shims will probably be needed.

 

M

md21722

NAXJA Forum User

Location

TN

• Sep 29, 2014

• #4

Longer shackles will rotate the pinion up. I believe its roughly 1 degree for every inch the shackle is longer. Shackles can screw up your leafs. I believe different springs or shackle relocation brackets are better solutions.

 

XJRN

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Indiana

• Sep 29, 2014

• #5

md21722 said:

Longer shackles will rotate the pinion up. I believe its roughly 1 degree for every inch the shackle is longer. Shackles can screw up your leafs. I believe different springs or shackle relocation brackets are better solutions.

Click to expand...

How do shackles screw up leafs? How many people do you think still have stock shackles?

 

M

Mrbreeze824

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Jasper,GA

• Sep 29, 2014

• #6

Sorry guys. Yeah wanting to go a little taller, and I forgot to mention the lift came with shocks. I have the control arms that came with the 3.5" lift installed as well.

 

I

IdahoEagle

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Boise Idaho

• Sep 29, 2014

• #7

Lift shackles change the leverage on the spring and make the weak stock leafs fail very quickly. I had a slight positive arch on my leafs, installed 2" lift shackles, just commuted for maybe 3 days before the springs went full on negative... I built an AMC/Jeep bast are pack from the pack I built for my Wagon and put the stock shackles back on, I gained an inch over where the stock springs were with 2" shackles before they killed the springs...

 

I

IdahoEagle

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Boise Idaho

• Sep 29, 2014

• #8

And why are you wanting to go taller?