I have an 04 TJ that is 100% stock. I am looking for a lift kit preferably under $500. I dive it mostly in the city, but I do occasionally take it off road on forest trails. The most I deal with is small downed trees and mud. I do not plan on doing many mods to it. Just a small lift, winch, slightly bigger tires, and Line-x. I welcome the input from more experienced jeepers.
x2. RC 2.5" lift is perfect for 31's. If you're looking to run 33's I'd suggest RC 3.25" lift of 3.75" combo kit (2.5" lift + 1.25" BL). Both are under 400 bucks.
My TJ with RC's 3.25" lift w/ 33's
BTW Boogie, how many Jeep's do you freakin' have??? If you own all the different one's I've seen you post in threads I'm really jealous!
I loved my 3" teraflex springs. Not sure if they still sell a kit, but the springs were the best part of the kit. Most people will bag on Teraflex, but I liked the springs.
I am not sure I can go to 33 as I have the stock dana 30 and dana 35 axles. I have read the torque from 33s would be to much for my stock axles and I have no plans on replacing those. Would a 3"-3.5" lift with 31s look bad?
I ran 35's with that combo for years.With 33's and not a ton of bashing the rear,it should be fine.3.5" is a bit much for 31's (IMO).It's up to you.Here's my old Jeep with 3.5" of lift and 31's.
Thank you guys for your help I have it narrowed down to these two. I will post pix when I get it lifted. My jeep is gonna look really funny for about a month with a 3" lift and stock tires. LOL. I wont be able to get those until next month. :laugh:
It won't affect what you can get, but will affect what you can tolerate from an acceleration/driveability perspective. Do some searches on here and read up. Plenty of threads on gearing and tire size. Oh, and you'll have 3.07 in both axles.
3.07 gears are too high for even 28" tires. Learn what the gear ratio actually is and you'll understand why tire size influences the final drive ratio. Go find some axles from a 4 banger TJ. That's a cheap way to get 4.10's.
You'll be very lucky to find TJ axles in a junkyard, especially if they're geared to anything lower than 3.07. I'd just go pull a 91-99 HP Dana 30 from an XJ and search for a used 44/Rubi 44. Gear them the same and you'll be good to go. Ditching 3.07's will be similar to seeing your first set of tits.
I installed the 3.25 rc kit on friday. I am surprised how well the ride is. I was expecting a dump truck but she drives like stock. I am running 32 inch mtrs and think its perfect. lots of room to flex.
Another vote for zone 3 inch here, just did mine two weeks ago and very pleased.
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