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2" Body Lift
Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ.....
Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked great! I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... and I'm hoping to get on 33's let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need 32-33's Thanks, Jeff '03 TJ |
Re: 2" Body Lift
Body lifts cause a few other problems that you need to be aware of. Your
transmission/transfer case shifters will sink into the console for one. It can create undo stress on the body that might cause warping and cracks for another. There may be other issues (as on CJ's) that I am not aware of, having not done a TJ. Good points are inexpensive and relatively easy to install. If you do it, be sure to anti-seize the bolts so you can get them back out (when you finally remove the lift, save your original spacers and bolts too). I removed the 2" body lift from my CJ that the previous owner installed. -- JimG 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:GmJ8d.76894$vO1.425515@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ > > |
Re: 2" Body Lift
Body lifts cause a few other problems that you need to be aware of. Your
transmission/transfer case shifters will sink into the console for one. It can create undo stress on the body that might cause warping and cracks for another. There may be other issues (as on CJ's) that I am not aware of, having not done a TJ. Good points are inexpensive and relatively easy to install. If you do it, be sure to anti-seize the bolts so you can get them back out (when you finally remove the lift, save your original spacers and bolts too). I removed the 2" body lift from my CJ that the previous owner installed. -- JimG 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:GmJ8d.76894$vO1.425515@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ > > |
Re: 2" Body Lift
Body lifts cause a few other problems that you need to be aware of. Your
transmission/transfer case shifters will sink into the console for one. It can create undo stress on the body that might cause warping and cracks for another. There may be other issues (as on CJ's) that I am not aware of, having not done a TJ. Good points are inexpensive and relatively easy to install. If you do it, be sure to anti-seize the bolts so you can get them back out (when you finally remove the lift, save your original spacers and bolts too). I removed the 2" body lift from my CJ that the previous owner installed. -- JimG 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:GmJ8d.76894$vO1.425515@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ > > |
Re: 2" Body Lift
I would consider a 1" body lift to be the maximum. 2" and 3" start putting
too much stress on the tub. If you look at any of the larger body lifts after a couple of years you will notice they all lean forward. This is because the tub shifts forward due to the stresses placed on the mounts during braking. A 1" body lift is not too bad, and allows you to hose the mud out a little better than stock. Also, if combined with a 1" taller motor mount you will not have to relocate the radiator and you will get a little better driveline angle. -- jeff (the other one) "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:GmJ8d.76894$vO1.425515@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ > > |
Re: 2" Body Lift
I would consider a 1" body lift to be the maximum. 2" and 3" start putting
too much stress on the tub. If you look at any of the larger body lifts after a couple of years you will notice they all lean forward. This is because the tub shifts forward due to the stresses placed on the mounts during braking. A 1" body lift is not too bad, and allows you to hose the mud out a little better than stock. Also, if combined with a 1" taller motor mount you will not have to relocate the radiator and you will get a little better driveline angle. -- jeff (the other one) "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:GmJ8d.76894$vO1.425515@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ > > |
Re: 2" Body Lift
I would consider a 1" body lift to be the maximum. 2" and 3" start putting
too much stress on the tub. If you look at any of the larger body lifts after a couple of years you will notice they all lean forward. This is because the tub shifts forward due to the stresses placed on the mounts during braking. A 1" body lift is not too bad, and allows you to hose the mud out a little better than stock. Also, if combined with a 1" taller motor mount you will not have to relocate the radiator and you will get a little better driveline angle. -- jeff (the other one) "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:GmJ8d.76894$vO1.425515@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ > > |
Re: 2" Body Lift
I think it makes you look like a rail road locomotive complete with
cow catcher. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jeff wrote: > > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ |
Re: 2" Body Lift
I think it makes you look like a rail road locomotive complete with
cow catcher. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jeff wrote: > > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ |
Re: 2" Body Lift
I think it makes you look like a rail road locomotive complete with
cow catcher. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jeff wrote: > > Looking for peoples thoughts on a 2" body lift for an '03 TJ..... > Was recently on a trail behind an '02 Sahara and he was sporting 2" spacer > lift and 2" body lift and 33's with nice flex and no rubbing.... looked > great! > I need tires soon and just can't afford much for lift at the moment ..... > and I'm hoping to get on 33's > > let's hear some good and bad.... they say the trails I ride that I need > 32-33's > > Thanks, Jeff > '03 TJ |
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