finkous

hey everyone, new to the site and i have a 2002 tj...
what i would like to know is what everyones choice of lift kit is.
im not big on spending alot of money on a kit but also believe in ya get what ya pay for... so, whats my biggest bang for my buck? im not into extreme off roading, yet i would like to put 33" tires on. it is a daily driver but would like to be able to get off the beaten path from time to time, so what are the pros n cons with the kits available?
rough country? pro comp? zone? rubicon express? what others are out there?
all your inputs are greatly appreciated

Joe Dirt

i put in the zone 4" suspension lift. Cost 690 with shipping and tax. It took about 1.5 days to put in for me and a buddy who have never done one before and would have been quicker if we had all the necessary tools. So far im happy with it. For tires i went with bfg KM2's size 33x10.5x15

finkous

awesome,thanks joe, i've been leanin towards the zone kit, and the price is reasonable. haven't really check out the warranty they provide, hopefully its good. did you order it from north shore out of vancouver? your jeep looks good too!!

Joe Dirt

Yes i ordered it through north shore and it only took about 4 days to get right to my door. I live on the Alberta Sask border. The only problem i had is that it was missing 2 bolts for the bump stop extensions and i just picked 2 up at the local john deer dealership.

StevenLangenhuizen

Hey my 1997 Jeep TJ I bought already with a 3inch lift in it... Bad mistake. What ended up happening was the previous owner put a rubicon express liftkit in my jeep TJ so itd fit its 33/12.50/R15 tires. So because they did this; it made the angle of the rear driveshaft too extreme and it cause major vibrations throughout the jeep. So make sure you be careful when lifting that high. What I did to fix my problem was I dropped my Transfer case 2inches which made the angle decrease enough so the vibrations dropped. However, you could also do motor mout lifts which also decrease the angle, or to get it done the right way for a $price, you add a sye and cv driveshaft which is a multijointed driveshaft.
Correct me if Im wrong as to if you need these techniques with all lifts; or if it was just because mine was lifted with a rubicon kit. But. when you get up past 2inches apparently the driveline angle becomes too extreme.

Cheers.

roughskinjrz

i just bought a 4" inch Rough Country with extras but the kit is 499.99 now