90 XJ springs
 

Called the stealership for springs front and back: front coils are $81 a
piece and rear leafs are $210 a piece. If I did my math right that's
$622.74 including tax... before shocks that probably need replacing also at
$24 each for factory ones.

Now about a suspension lift... Does anyone know of a lift kit that would
replace the springs and shocks and not much else? I'm not looking for
extreme heights here, and I dont wanna have to do all the things I did to my
TJ to lift it. I'm keeping the 235/75r15's on it, so I'm guessing I could
go for about 2 inches of lift? Unless they only sell 3 inch lifts...

I have no idea about what goes on into lifting an XJ. If I get a 3 inch
lift will I have to shorten the transfer case output shaft like in the TJ?
I'm open to suggestions.

Troy

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

I don't know of any company that sells 2" full springs. What is wrong
with your stock suspension? Are the springs sagging? You could get a
budget boost which would be a 2" poly spacer up front and a 1" block
with 1" shackle for the rear. If the rear is sagging lower, you could
get a 1.5" block with a 1" shackle. You could also do an add-a-leaf but
it is not reccomended as it rides stiff.

Check out www.rocky-road.com for more info on thier budget boosts.

I put a 2" Skyjacker budget boost on my XJ and I like it. It is spacers
for the front, and a full legnth add-a-leaf for the rear. The ride is
stiff in the rear.

For about $600 you can get a Rubicon Express 3.5" lift kit for your XJ,
including full rear springs and shocks. It rides very well, the only
problem would be that your 235's might look a little silly. With a 3 to
3.5" lift you will not need any t-case mods. You MAY need to drop the
T-case 1" to help put the angles back in order, but you will not need a
SYE (short shaft kit).

Check out www.offroadtoystore.com for more information on the RE kits.

You can also buy good used stock springs around from people who have
upgraded.

HTH

Carl


Troy wrote:
> Called the stealership for springs front and back: front coils are $81 a
> piece and rear leafs are $210 a piece. If I did my math right that's
> $622.74 including tax... before shocks that probably need replacing also at
> $24 each for factory ones.
>
> Now about a suspension lift... Does anyone know of a lift kit that would
> replace the springs and shocks and not much else? I'm not looking for
> extreme heights here, and I dont wanna have to do all the things I did to my
> TJ to lift it. I'm keeping the 235/75r15's on it, so I'm guessing I could
> go for about 2 inches of lift? Unless they only sell 3 inch lifts...
>
> I have no idea about what goes on into lifting an XJ. If I get a 3 inch
> lift will I have to shorten the transfer case output shaft like in the TJ?
> I'm open to suggestions.
>
> Troy

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

I don't know of any company that sells 2" full springs. What is wrong
with your stock suspension? Are the springs sagging? You could get a
budget boost which would be a 2" poly spacer up front and a 1" block
with 1" shackle for the rear. If the rear is sagging lower, you could
get a 1.5" block with a 1" shackle. You could also do an add-a-leaf but
it is not reccomended as it rides stiff.

Check out www.rocky-road.com for more info on thier budget boosts.

I put a 2" Skyjacker budget boost on my XJ and I like it. It is spacers
for the front, and a full legnth add-a-leaf for the rear. The ride is
stiff in the rear.

For about $600 you can get a Rubicon Express 3.5" lift kit for your XJ,
including full rear springs and shocks. It rides very well, the only
problem would be that your 235's might look a little silly. With a 3 to
3.5" lift you will not need any t-case mods. You MAY need to drop the
T-case 1" to help put the angles back in order, but you will not need a
SYE (short shaft kit).

Check out www.offroadtoystore.com for more information on the RE kits.

You can also buy good used stock springs around from people who have
upgraded.

HTH

Carl


Troy wrote:
> Called the stealership for springs front and back: front coils are $81 a
> piece and rear leafs are $210 a piece. If I did my math right that's
> $622.74 including tax... before shocks that probably need replacing also at
> $24 each for factory ones.
>
> Now about a suspension lift... Does anyone know of a lift kit that would
> replace the springs and shocks and not much else? I'm not looking for
> extreme heights here, and I dont wanna have to do all the things I did to my
> TJ to lift it. I'm keeping the 235/75r15's on it, so I'm guessing I could
> go for about 2 inches of lift? Unless they only sell 3 inch lifts...
>
> I have no idea about what goes on into lifting an XJ. If I get a 3 inch
> lift will I have to shorten the transfer case output shaft like in the TJ?
> I'm open to suggestions.
>
> Troy

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

I don't know of any company that sells 2" full springs. What is wrong
with your stock suspension? Are the springs sagging? You could get a
budget boost which would be a 2" poly spacer up front and a 1" block
with 1" shackle for the rear. If the rear is sagging lower, you could
get a 1.5" block with a 1" shackle. You could also do an add-a-leaf but
it is not reccomended as it rides stiff.

Check out www.rocky-road.com for more info on thier budget boosts.

I put a 2" Skyjacker budget boost on my XJ and I like it. It is spacers
for the front, and a full legnth add-a-leaf for the rear. The ride is
stiff in the rear.

For about $600 you can get a Rubicon Express 3.5" lift kit for your XJ,
including full rear springs and shocks. It rides very well, the only
problem would be that your 235's might look a little silly. With a 3 to
3.5" lift you will not need any t-case mods. You MAY need to drop the
T-case 1" to help put the angles back in order, but you will not need a
SYE (short shaft kit).

Check out www.offroadtoystore.com for more information on the RE kits.

You can also buy good used stock springs around from people who have
upgraded.

HTH

Carl


Troy wrote:
> Called the stealership for springs front and back: front coils are $81 a
> piece and rear leafs are $210 a piece. If I did my math right that's
> $622.74 including tax... before shocks that probably need replacing also at
> $24 each for factory ones.
>
> Now about a suspension lift... Does anyone know of a lift kit that would
> replace the springs and shocks and not much else? I'm not looking for
> extreme heights here, and I dont wanna have to do all the things I did to my
> TJ to lift it. I'm keeping the 235/75r15's on it, so I'm guessing I could
> go for about 2 inches of lift? Unless they only sell 3 inch lifts...
>
> I have no idea about what goes on into lifting an XJ. If I get a 3 inch
> lift will I have to shorten the transfer case output shaft like in the TJ?
> I'm open to suggestions.
>
> Troy

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

I have a 2" lift kit for ours that I haven't put in yet. It is just two
front spacers and two rear blocks. Not expensive. Our shocks are
really old anyway so that is just a maintenance expense...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Troy wrote:
>
> Called the stealership for springs front and back: front coils are $81 a
> piece and rear leafs are $210 a piece. If I did my math right that's
> $622.74 including tax... before shocks that probably need replacing also at
> $24 each for factory ones.
>
> Now about a suspension lift... Does anyone know of a lift kit that would
> replace the springs and shocks and not much else? I'm not looking for
> extreme heights here, and I dont wanna have to do all the things I did to my
> TJ to lift it. I'm keeping the 235/75r15's on it, so I'm guessing I could
> go for about 2 inches of lift? Unless they only sell 3 inch lifts...
>
> I have no idea about what goes on into lifting an XJ. If I get a 3 inch
> lift will I have to shorten the transfer case output shaft like in the TJ?
> I'm open to suggestions.
>
> Troy

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

I have a 2" lift kit for ours that I haven't put in yet. It is just two
front spacers and two rear blocks. Not expensive. Our shocks are
really old anyway so that is just a maintenance expense...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Troy wrote:
>
> Called the stealership for springs front and back: front coils are $81 a
> piece and rear leafs are $210 a piece. If I did my math right that's
> $622.74 including tax... before shocks that probably need replacing also at
> $24 each for factory ones.
>
> Now about a suspension lift... Does anyone know of a lift kit that would
> replace the springs and shocks and not much else? I'm not looking for
> extreme heights here, and I dont wanna have to do all the things I did to my
> TJ to lift it. I'm keeping the 235/75r15's on it, so I'm guessing I could
> go for about 2 inches of lift? Unless they only sell 3 inch lifts...
>
> I have no idea about what goes on into lifting an XJ. If I get a 3 inch
> lift will I have to shorten the transfer case output shaft like in the TJ?
> I'm open to suggestions.
>
> Troy

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

I have a 2" lift kit for ours that I haven't put in yet. It is just two
front spacers and two rear blocks. Not expensive. Our shocks are
really old anyway so that is just a maintenance expense...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Troy wrote:
>
> Called the stealership for springs front and back: front coils are $81 a
> piece and rear leafs are $210 a piece. If I did my math right that's
> $622.74 including tax... before shocks that probably need replacing also at
> $24 each for factory ones.
>
> Now about a suspension lift... Does anyone know of a lift kit that would
> replace the springs and shocks and not much else? I'm not looking for
> extreme heights here, and I dont wanna have to do all the things I did to my
> TJ to lift it. I'm keeping the 235/75r15's on it, so I'm guessing I could
> go for about 2 inches of lift? Unless they only sell 3 inch lifts...
>
> I have no idea about what goes on into lifting an XJ. If I get a 3 inch
> lift will I have to shorten the transfer case output shaft like in the TJ?
> I'm open to suggestions.
>
> Troy

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

Mike, don't forget to re-install the front bumpstop AFTER the new
spacer and old spring are back in. I just removed the shocks and with
stands under the frame, jacked up the pass side of the jeep under the
steering knuckle as far as I could. This pretty much lets the stock
spring all but fall out. Also, make sure you get the spacer right-side
up. It should be grooved for the spring. Is it a full 2" spacer? Who
made it?

Carl

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

Mike, don't forget to re-install the front bumpstop AFTER the new
spacer and old spring are back in. I just removed the shocks and with
stands under the frame, jacked up the pass side of the jeep under the
steering knuckle as far as I could. This pretty much lets the stock
spring all but fall out. Also, make sure you get the spacer right-side
up. It should be grooved for the spring. Is it a full 2" spacer? Who
made it?

Carl

Re: 90 XJ springs
 

Mike, don't forget to re-install the front bumpstop AFTER the new
spacer and old spring are back in. I just removed the shocks and with
stands under the frame, jacked up the pass side of the jeep under the
steering knuckle as far as I could. This pretty much lets the stock
spring all but fall out. Also, make sure you get the spacer right-side
up. It should be grooved for the spring. Is it a full 2" spacer? Who
made it?

Carl