Hello,

I have a YJ 4 cyl 5 speed with stock gearing 31" tires.

I am considering installing a sway bar disconnect. I know when I do this the
tires will make contact. One of the body spacer/bushings is rotted away.

What is the maximum lift recommended with out installing a slip yoke
eliminator?

Will a 1" body lift or 2" suspension lift be sufficient? Perhaps I need to
do both?

What is the opinion on the Rough Country add aleaf lift? I know ideal would
be to replace the whole pack but I not overly concerned with a rough ride.

Thanks for your help.

Any add-a-leaf kit is garbage. You should be OK with a Rubicon Express 2.5"
spring lift without getting a slip-yoke eliminator.

HTH,

Carl


"Marvin Oliver" <m3599137 (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote

The short YJ drive shaft is marginal and you don't know until you try it.
Carl said "should". There is no such thing as off road modfications on a
budget. Heh.

Cheers,

Earle

"Carl S" <carlsaiyed (AT) REMOVE (DOT) hotmail.com> wrote

Marvin Oliver wrote:
You really need to address the body mounts before you consider lifting.
If they are all rotted, you might want to find a different Jeep to modify.

The YJ (yuppie Jeep) has soft cushy springs to start with, so an add a
leaf isn't a bad way to go. You can go to a real truck spring shop
where they don't use gold plated tools and think they are selling
platinum springs like some 4x4 shops do and get your current pack
re-arched, then add or replace one leaf with the pre-tempered and arched
add a leaf.

I had this done on the old front springs of my CJ7 in 2000 to match the
new arched spring pack I had to put in the back due to busted leafs. In
the back they took a stock new CJ spring pack, arched them for 2 1/2" of
lift and replaced the first spring down with a generic 'keeper spring'
or 'add a leaf' already the correct size and arch.

I have done some serious off roading with a warn HS9000i up front and my
spring have held perfectly even for these last 7 years. I also run
fully loaded off road to get 'way' back into the bush for a base camp.

Including parts, the new back pack and the keepers, I believe it all
cost less than $500.00. That did not include shocks.

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)

A lot of people, including myself, run standard 4" lift with a 1" drop for
the transfer case. No vibration at all. Never broke a u-joint in 50K
miles.



"Marvin Oliver" <m3599137 (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote