Zj lift kit

June dog · Mar 12, 2019

Anybody got a hook up on a 4" lift kit to fit a 96 grand Cherokee?

xjmarc · Mar 13, 2019

If you want cheap the rough country 3.5 actually gives you about 4" and always get the V8 kit, it comes with a spacer. I'm putting on the 3rd one I've got from them this weekend. I upgrade the front track bar though as I don't like drilling a second hole. I'm adding a 1.5" spacer up front and using the 3/4" that comes with it out back for about 5" and it actually rides decent. Or at least the last one I did was. I can post up pics after I finish this weekend if you like.

June dog · Mar 14, 2019

xjmarc said:
If you want cheap the rough country 3.5 actually gives you about 4" and always get the V8 kit, it comes with a spacer. I'm putting on the 3rd one I've got from them this weekend. I upgrade the front track bar though as I don't like drilling a second hole. I'm adding a 1.5" spacer up front and using the 3/4" that comes with it out back for about 5" and it actually rides decent. Or at least the last one I did was. I can post up pics after I finish this weekend if you like.

Post a couple pics if you don't mind. This Jeep will only be a daily mall crawler. No off-road action.

xjmarc · Mar 14, 2019

Hoping to do it this weekend and I'll take some pics. Here is the 3.5 kit, closer to 4" that I did on one a couple of years ago. Bumper fit but we took it off to build a steel one. Those are 31s. Oddly enough that one is a 96 as well.

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xjmarc · Mar 14, 2019

And one important thing, check the front drive shaft at the axle. Some came with CVs instead of a u joint and they don't like lifts over about 3" and tend to wear fast at steep angles. It can always be swapped to the u joint type if it's an issue. One that only sees pavement may be fine.

The Luke · Mar 14, 2019

Y'all making me miss my old zj.

I ran a rubicon express short arm 4" up front

Old man emu 4rumner 2.5" lift leafs out back.

Zjman · Mar 14, 2019

Iron rock Offroad makes some great stuff but isn't cheap by any means. I run their long arm kit on my zj buggy, they are kinda the zj experts,that's their bread and butter

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grcthird · Mar 14, 2019

I need to get a set of front arms and trac bars for mine. It has the 3.5 inch Rusty's basic kit on it. Then I added rear arms to move the rear axle back to the center of the wheel opening.

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June dog · Mar 15, 2019

grcthird said:
I need to get a set of front arms and trac bars for mine. It has the 3.5 inch Rusty's basic kit on it. Then I added rear arms to move the rear axle back to the center of the wheel opening.

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What arms did you add on the rear? I'd like to have mine centered up

jeeptj99 · Mar 15, 2019

My first vehicle was a 93 zj that we lifted and slammed some big ol 32" Maxxis buckshots on. Man that thing was fun. Took beating after beating. Good memories in that steaming pile o' ****.

xjmarc · Mar 17, 2019

I'll eventually get some pics up. Tapatalk won't work and neither will just using the web page.

customcj7 · Mar 18, 2019

Definitely watching this as my old 94 could use a lift just for screwing around and light fun

June dog · Mar 18, 2019

Im leanings towards the rough country. I've got that lift on my other grand Cherokee. I was hoping someone had had a hook up. :JRich:

just trying to save a dollar

xjmarc · Mar 19, 2019

Here it is with 5" and stock tires.

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grcthird · Mar 20, 2019

Re: Re: Zj lift kit

June dog said:
What arms did you add on the rear? I'd like to have mine centered up

Bought some fixed length lowers, no idea what brand, off a kid in a zj group on FB. Uppers are Rusty's adjustable.

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