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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: cherokee3381 on May 24, 2010, 07:34:39 PM
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just recently bought a 2004 grand cherokee. its all stock except its got 30 inch tires. im looking to lift it but dont have alot of money to spend, maybe like a2 or 3 inch lift. any ideas?
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http://www.boulderbars.com/frankenlift.htm (http://www.boulderbars.com/frankenlift.htm)
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can i lift it by just putting 2.5 inch spacers in?
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was going to say frankenlift myself
check out lostkj's http://www.lostkjs.com/ (http://www.lostkjs.com/)
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He's got a grand cherokee though. Forgive the confusion, cherokee3381, but this is a mainly UK website,
where the Liberty is still called Cherokee, so you were offered advice on the wrong vehicle.
You'll be wanting a spacer lift. www.kevinsoffroad.com (http://www.kevinsoffroad.com) or www.rustysoffroad.com (http://www.rustysoffroad.com) will have the kind
of thing you need. Rustys has a 2 inch poly spacer lift for $60 per end. Wherever you look, make
sure it's for a Grand Cherokee WJ - that's the code for your Jeep.
Remember though, that you need to consider the dampers too.
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I have a rough country 2" BB, works well & good for 31"s but my original springs are shot so will be swapping out for some new 3" when I have saved some pennies. Seems if you go above 3" it starts costing much more $, you need a new front prop, plus rear A arm spacer, new track bar... etc etc.
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Bugger - was given a bum steer!!!
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Iron Rock do some good bits of kit
http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=IROR&Category_Code=WLK (http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=IROR&Category_Code=WLK)
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Bugger - was given a bum steer!!!
don't bum steers, this can happen http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/7753416/Matador-in-hospital-after-horrific-goring.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/7753416/Matador-in-hospital-after-horrific-goring.html)
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A simple budget spacer lift will cost very few $
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thanks, sorry i didnt realize the names were different over there
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got 1 more question, i have 30 inch tires now, i wanna put 2.5 inch spacers on each end, would a body lift kit do me any good also? just looking for ground clearence and bigger tires
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Your Jeep don't have a separate frame so you won't be lifting the body :003:
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cherokee3381 are you dancing with us???
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cherokee3381 are you dancing with us???
what?
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Ignore him, he speaks a strange language that takes years to learn.
Anyway, as Mike alluded to, the Grand Cherokee is constructed more like a car, in that
it's chassis and body are one piece, therefore, you can't apply a body lift, as these are spacers that
go between the body and chassis.
The Wrangler is the only Jeep built like a truck with separate chassis/frame since the 1993 Grand Wagoneer.
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anything more than 31"s and you will need to start cutting the arches, just a slight trim for 32"s, but 33"s+ need bumpers hacking back
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ok thanks steve
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just recently bought a 2004 grand cherokee. its all stock except its got 30 inch tires. im looking to lift it but dont have alot of money to spend, maybe like a2 or 3 inch lift. any ideas?
If you are in the USA there are a million options to lift your WJ, I have one & here in the UK it's no so common so it costs a whole load of change to do it. Contact this guy Kolak@aol.com, he will suggest upgraded springs that give 2.75" with .75 spacers new shcoks & a track bar. Also http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/ (http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/) is an American forum there may be people on there local to you & they can give great advice there are only a few of us here in the Uk with non stock WJ's. I was suprised about the tyre or tires as I have a 2" lift with general grabber AT2's size 30.1x10 255/70/16 & even with the 2" I could not move up to 265/75.
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Look at Kevins off road