oasisorbital

I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks

Earle Horton

Don't get a lift if you want to avoid problems. If you seriously need it
for your application, mudding, rock crawling, extreme posing, whatever, then
be prepared to deal with them. What size tires do you plan to get, and what
is wrong with, for example, a two inch lift?

Earle

"oasisorbital" <jgcotner@samford.edu> wrote in message
news:1155711621.033560.105780@m79g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
> I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
> about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
> and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks
>

Earle Horton

Don't get a lift if you want to avoid problems. If you seriously need it
for your application, mudding, rock crawling, extreme posing, whatever, then
be prepared to deal with them. What size tires do you plan to get, and what
is wrong with, for example, a two inch lift?

Earle

"oasisorbital" <jgcotner@samford.edu> wrote in message
news:1155711621.033560.105780@m79g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
> I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
> about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
> and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks
>

Earle Horton

Don't get a lift if you want to avoid problems. If you seriously need it
for your application, mudding, rock crawling, extreme posing, whatever, then
be prepared to deal with them. What size tires do you plan to get, and what
is wrong with, for example, a two inch lift?

Earle

"oasisorbital" <jgcotner@samford.edu> wrote in message
news:1155711621.033560.105780@m79g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
> I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
> about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
> and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks
>

Earle Horton

Don't get a lift if you want to avoid problems. If you seriously need it
for your application, mudding, rock crawling, extreme posing, whatever, then
be prepared to deal with them. What size tires do you plan to get, and what
is wrong with, for example, a two inch lift?

Earle

"oasisorbital" <jgcotner@samford.edu> wrote in message
news:1155711621.033560.105780@m79g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
> I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
> about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
> and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks
>

bschwarz6

i have to agree with Earle on this one. No lift is completely without
problems ... it's important, however, to know what purpose the lift
will serve.

If you are just going for looks, then a 2 inch suspension lift and 1
inch body lift will probably serve you fine and will look great with
33" tires. You wont get great articulation, however.

If you are going for extreme performance (rocks, deep mud, etc) then
you should be looking into a long-arm style lift that replaces a lot of
the stock suspension components with longer, beefier ones. These lifts,
however, can require welding and the removal of stock mounting points
(control arm mounts, etc)

The other thing you may want to think about if you are getting larger
tires to fit this lift is re-gearing your axles (especially if you do a
lot of highway driving)

it's never as easy as it seems ... and it's best to know what you are
getting into before you are 10K in debt ...

brad
http://www.bradschwarz.com

Earle Horton wrote:
> Don't get a lift if you want to avoid problems. If you seriously need it
> for your application, mudding, rock crawling, extreme posing, whatever, then
> be prepared to deal with them. What size tires do you plan to get, and what
> is wrong with, for example, a two inch lift?
>
> Earle
>
> "oasisorbital" <jgcotner@samford.edu> wrote in message
> news:1155711621.033560.105780@m79g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> > I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
> > I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
> > about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
> > and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks
> >

bschwarz6

i have to agree with Earle on this one. No lift is completely without
problems ... it's important, however, to know what purpose the lift
will serve.

If you are just going for looks, then a 2 inch suspension lift and 1
inch body lift will probably serve you fine and will look great with
33" tires. You wont get great articulation, however.

If you are going for extreme performance (rocks, deep mud, etc) then
you should be looking into a long-arm style lift that replaces a lot of
the stock suspension components with longer, beefier ones. These lifts,
however, can require welding and the removal of stock mounting points
(control arm mounts, etc)

The other thing you may want to think about if you are getting larger
tires to fit this lift is re-gearing your axles (especially if you do a
lot of highway driving)

it's never as easy as it seems ... and it's best to know what you are
getting into before you are 10K in debt ...

brad
http://www.bradschwarz.com

Earle Horton wrote:
> Don't get a lift if you want to avoid problems. If you seriously need it
> for your application, mudding, rock crawling, extreme posing, whatever, then
> be prepared to deal with them. What size tires do you plan to get, and what
> is wrong with, for example, a two inch lift?
>
> Earle
>
> "oasisorbital" <jgcotner@samford.edu> wrote in message
> news:1155711621.033560.105780@m79g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> > I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
> > I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
> > about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
> > and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks
> >

bschwarz6

i have to agree with Earle on this one. No lift is completely without
problems ... it's important, however, to know what purpose the lift
will serve.

If you are just going for looks, then a 2 inch suspension lift and 1
inch body lift will probably serve you fine and will look great with
33" tires. You wont get great articulation, however.

If you are going for extreme performance (rocks, deep mud, etc) then
you should be looking into a long-arm style lift that replaces a lot of
the stock suspension components with longer, beefier ones. These lifts,
however, can require welding and the removal of stock mounting points
(control arm mounts, etc)

The other thing you may want to think about if you are getting larger
tires to fit this lift is re-gearing your axles (especially if you do a
lot of highway driving)

it's never as easy as it seems ... and it's best to know what you are
getting into before you are 10K in debt ...

brad
http://www.bradschwarz.com

Earle Horton wrote:
> Don't get a lift if you want to avoid problems. If you seriously need it
> for your application, mudding, rock crawling, extreme posing, whatever, then
> be prepared to deal with them. What size tires do you plan to get, and what
> is wrong with, for example, a two inch lift?
>
> Earle
>
> "oasisorbital" <jgcotner@samford.edu> wrote in message
> news:1155711621.033560.105780@m79g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> > I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
> > I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
> > about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
> > and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks
> >

bschwarz6

i have to agree with Earle on this one. No lift is completely without
problems ... it's important, however, to know what purpose the lift
will serve.

If you are just going for looks, then a 2 inch suspension lift and 1
inch body lift will probably serve you fine and will look great with
33" tires. You wont get great articulation, however.

If you are going for extreme performance (rocks, deep mud, etc) then
you should be looking into a long-arm style lift that replaces a lot of
the stock suspension components with longer, beefier ones. These lifts,
however, can require welding and the removal of stock mounting points
(control arm mounts, etc)

The other thing you may want to think about if you are getting larger
tires to fit this lift is re-gearing your axles (especially if you do a
lot of highway driving)

it's never as easy as it seems ... and it's best to know what you are
getting into before you are 10K in debt ...

brad
http://www.bradschwarz.com

Earle Horton wrote:
> Don't get a lift if you want to avoid problems. If you seriously need it
> for your application, mudding, rock crawling, extreme posing, whatever, then
> be prepared to deal with them. What size tires do you plan to get, and what
> is wrong with, for example, a two inch lift?
>
> Earle
>
> "oasisorbital" <jgcotner@samford.edu> wrote in message
> news:1155711621.033560.105780@m79g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> > I am looking at getting the Rubicon Express 3.5" or the Skyjacker 4".
> > I want to do this right and avoid most of the horror stories Ive heard
> > about lifting a TJ. Anyone out there running either one of these lifts
> > and got any opinions from anyone else? Thanks
> >