Jacking up XJ to envision future lift height?

[Alpine Jim]

So is jacking my XJ up in the garage, a good away to envision how it will look once I add a lift?

For instance, stock height is 17 rear/17.5 front from center of wheel to bottom of flare so if I want to add a 2 inch lift I could just jack the Jeep up until I am at 19/19.5, right?

Anything I am not thinking of here? I am thinking that since I already have the tires and wheels I should be able to see pretty close to what it will look like....

 

[VAhasnoWAVES]

most lift manufacturers advertise lift over the vehicles factory ride height. after 15+ years... you jeep probably doesnt stand quite as tall as it did when new. so just take that into account.

other than that... knock yourself out.

 

[techno1154]

Do not jack the axle. Jack the body to the height you are looking to get leaving the wheels on the ground. That will give you a good idea where the body will be when you add the lift (minus taller tires).