3" Body lift for 98 TJ Questions?
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3" Body lift for 98 TJ Questions?
Here from Nova Scotia, Canada...
I have just purchased a 1998 TJ 4cly std and plan to do a 3" body lift and put 33 MSR Safari tires under her...
Already made a plate for the back to give the back mounts a little more support...My girlfriends father has the 3" body lift but is missing all the hardware... My questions are what size are the bolts I need and what length....Filler extention size? Blocks for the grill? and I presume I have to take off the stearing shaft and get it extended... Obviously this is a budget build... any info would be very helpfull.. just wondering what I need without taking it all apart...
Also what can I do to bring the bumpers up to the right height again...
also, If there is a 3" body lift kit that includes everything I need how much is it and where can I buy it... Just incase it takes too much work to deal with what little I have to work with?
Thanks in advance...
Colin
I have just purchased a 1998 TJ 4cly std and plan to do a 3" body lift and put 33 MSR Safari tires under her...
Already made a plate for the back to give the back mounts a little more support...My girlfriends father has the 3" body lift but is missing all the hardware... My questions are what size are the bolts I need and what length....Filler extention size? Blocks for the grill? and I presume I have to take off the stearing shaft and get it extended... Obviously this is a budget build... any info would be very helpfull.. just wondering what I need without taking it all apart...
Also what can I do to bring the bumpers up to the right height again...
also, If there is a 3" body lift kit that includes everything I need how much is it and where can I buy it... Just incase it takes too much work to deal with what little I have to work with?
Thanks in advance...
Colin
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Re: 3" Body lift for 98 TJ Questions?
3 inch body lift is a lot for a TJ , you are better off geting a 2.5 spring spacer kit and a 1 inch body lift. You can get used spacer kits for cheep and cut your 3 inch body lift down to 1 or 1.5 inch. any more than that you will have shifter and steering and even some brake line problems. The 4x4 shift lever is mounted to the floor , so you will be fabing a new mount of some kind even with a 1 inch body lift. The trans shifter might hit the floor in revers after the body lift. Hope this helps, good luck.
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Re: 3" Body lift for 98 TJ Questions?
I might also have a set of heavy duty springs comming my way for free...lol suppose to lift it a inch or two can't remember .... So if I get the heavy duty springs, cut the lift to a 1 inch 2 inch body lift...how are you suppose to fab the 4-wheel drive shifter anyone know and have any pics?? Just want to be able to put 33's forsure on her...Would really like 35's but I like the Kelly MSR tires and the largest they make are 33's the price canadian installed for these tires are $ 1000.00 which seems reasonable..
So this is my sunday driver, my 1998 TJ, but I bought it to go off roading hitting the trails and mudding, I want 33's under it forsure...I don't do any rock crawling ect... Just don't want to break the bank... I really want to go with a large lift and be done with it....Let's say I do go with the 3" lift despite what everyone is telling me....How do I modify the 4-wheel drive shifter ect...??
So this is my sunday driver, my 1998 TJ, but I bought it to go off roading hitting the trails and mudding, I want 33's under it forsure...I don't do any rock crawling ect... Just don't want to break the bank... I really want to go with a large lift and be done with it....Let's say I do go with the 3" lift despite what everyone is telling me....How do I modify the 4-wheel drive shifter ect...??
Last edited by redline; 06-24-2009 at 10:01 AM.
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Re: 3" Body lift for 98 TJ Questions?
I might also have a set of heavy duty springs comming my way for free...lol suppose to lift it a inch or two can't remember .... So if I get the heavy duty springs, cut the lift to a 1 inch 2 inch body lift...how are you suppose to fab the 4-wheel drive shifter anyone know and have any pics?? Just want to be able to put 33's forsure on her...Would really like 35's but I like the Kelly MSR tires and the largest they make are 33's the price canadian installed for these tires are $ 1000.00 which seems reasonable..
So this is my sunday driver, my 1998 TJ, but I bought it to go off roading hitting the trails and mudding, I want 33's under it forsure...I don't do any rock crawling ect... Just don't want to break the bank... I really want to go with a large lift and be done with it....Let's say I do go with the 3" lift despite what everyone is telling me....How do I modify the 4-wheel drive shifter ect...??
So this is my sunday driver, my 1998 TJ, but I bought it to go off roading hitting the trails and mudding, I want 33's under it forsure...I don't do any rock crawling ect... Just don't want to break the bank... I really want to go with a large lift and be done with it....Let's say I do go with the 3" lift despite what everyone is telling me....How do I modify the 4-wheel drive shifter ect...??
Good Luck with that. Best advise, pull one bolt out, take it to a store ask for the same thing, only 3 inches longer. Multiply by the amount of body pucks!