97 TJ
all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they worth
it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
enough lift for the 33's?

Thanks,
Dennis

 

Def. worth it. Dangerous to mess with springs like that. however expect to
have to change some additonal things depending on the lift height. Things
like the pitman arm, lowering transfer case, steering damper, reinforcing
the rear axle to prevent movement/binding. Skyjacker kits are nice and would
have most of what you need in the kit 2.5 to 4in lift should be fine i would
think. Skyjacker kit you can get higher later if you want. Handle fine on
the road. Not easy to install. Just like anything pay if you want to play.

www.acmejeepparts.com
www.4wd.com
www.4xshaft.com/
www.skyjacker.com
http://quadratec.com/


"Dennis ***" <dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote in message
news:GtSLc.161839$Oq2.57289@attbi_s52...
> 97 TJ
> all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
> step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
> it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
> off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they
worth
> it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
> enough lift for the 33's?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
>

 

Def. worth it. Dangerous to mess with springs like that. however expect to
have to change some additonal things depending on the lift height. Things
like the pitman arm, lowering transfer case, steering damper, reinforcing
the rear axle to prevent movement/binding. Skyjacker kits are nice and would
have most of what you need in the kit 2.5 to 4in lift should be fine i would
think. Skyjacker kit you can get higher later if you want. Handle fine on
the road. Not easy to install. Just like anything pay if you want to play.

www.acmejeepparts.com
www.4wd.com
www.4xshaft.com/
www.skyjacker.com
http://quadratec.com/


"Dennis ***" <dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote in message
news:GtSLc.161839$Oq2.57289@attbi_s52...
> 97 TJ
> all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
> step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
> it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
> off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they
worth
> it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
> enough lift for the 33's?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
>

 

Def. worth it. Dangerous to mess with springs like that. however expect to
have to change some additonal things depending on the lift height. Things
like the pitman arm, lowering transfer case, steering damper, reinforcing
the rear axle to prevent movement/binding. Skyjacker kits are nice and would
have most of what you need in the kit 2.5 to 4in lift should be fine i would
think. Skyjacker kit you can get higher later if you want. Handle fine on
the road. Not easy to install. Just like anything pay if you want to play.

www.acmejeepparts.com
www.4wd.com
www.4xshaft.com/
www.skyjacker.com
http://quadratec.com/


"Dennis ***" <dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote in message
news:GtSLc.161839$Oq2.57289@attbi_s52...
> 97 TJ
> all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
> step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
> it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
> off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they
worth
> it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
> enough lift for the 33's?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
>

 

Def. worth it. Dangerous to mess with springs like that. however expect to
have to change some additonal things depending on the lift height. Things
like the pitman arm, lowering transfer case, steering damper, reinforcing
the rear axle to prevent movement/binding. Skyjacker kits are nice and would
have most of what you need in the kit 2.5 to 4in lift should be fine i would
think. Skyjacker kit you can get higher later if you want. Handle fine on
the road. Not easy to install. Just like anything pay if you want to play.

www.acmejeepparts.com
www.4wd.com
www.4xshaft.com/
www.skyjacker.com
http://quadratec.com/


"Dennis ***" <dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote in message
news:GtSLc.161839$Oq2.57289@attbi_s52...
> 97 TJ
> all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
> step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
> it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
> off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they
worth
> it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
> enough lift for the 33's?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
>

 

You typically get what you pay for, that's for sure. Even the most
basic 3" kits typically include things like bump stops, track bar
brackets, transfer case lowering kit, etc. I don't think you'd want to
just slap some springs/spacers on.

Another thing you might want to consider is your gearing (since
on-road performance is important to you). You're going to notice quite
a hit moving to 33's.

Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:05:42 GMT, "Dennis ***"
<dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote:

>97 TJ
>all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
>step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
>it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
>off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they worth
>it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
>enough lift for the 33's?
>
>Thanks,
>Dennis
>

 

You typically get what you pay for, that's for sure. Even the most
basic 3" kits typically include things like bump stops, track bar
brackets, transfer case lowering kit, etc. I don't think you'd want to
just slap some springs/spacers on.

Another thing you might want to consider is your gearing (since
on-road performance is important to you). You're going to notice quite
a hit moving to 33's.

Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:05:42 GMT, "Dennis ***"
<dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote:

>97 TJ
>all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
>step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
>it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
>off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they worth
>it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
>enough lift for the 33's?
>
>Thanks,
>Dennis
>

 

You typically get what you pay for, that's for sure. Even the most
basic 3" kits typically include things like bump stops, track bar
brackets, transfer case lowering kit, etc. I don't think you'd want to
just slap some springs/spacers on.

Another thing you might want to consider is your gearing (since
on-road performance is important to you). You're going to notice quite
a hit moving to 33's.

Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:05:42 GMT, "Dennis ***"
<dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote:

>97 TJ
>all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
>step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
>it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
>off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they worth
>it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
>enough lift for the 33's?
>
>Thanks,
>Dennis
>

 

You typically get what you pay for, that's for sure. Even the most
basic 3" kits typically include things like bump stops, track bar
brackets, transfer case lowering kit, etc. I don't think you'd want to
just slap some springs/spacers on.

Another thing you might want to consider is your gearing (since
on-road performance is important to you). You're going to notice quite
a hit moving to 33's.

Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:05:42 GMT, "Dennis ***"
<dennisthis@ebdthistoocorp.com> wrote:

>97 TJ
>all stock cept 4 the tires and wheels. I have 31x10.5 now. I'd like to
>step up to 33" tires with a some lift. This is a daily driver, but I take
>it off-road a few times a year, so on-road performance is as important as
>off-road. The pre-packaged lift kits seem really expensive. Are they worth
>it? Or could I just get some longer springs and some spacers and achieve
>enough lift for the 33's?
>
>Thanks,
>Dennis
>