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[cherokee3381]

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?

[isle of man]

http://www.boulderbars.com/frankenlift.htm

[cherokee3381]

can i lift it by just putting 2.5 inch spacers in?

[MOCAJ]

was going to say frankenlift myself

check out lostkj's http://www.lostkjs.com/

[tim_aka_tim]

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 or 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.

[scrw]

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.

[isle of man]

Bugger - was given a bum steer!!!

[scrw]

Iron Rock do some good bits of kit

http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=IROR&Category_Code=WLK

[scrw]

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

[Mike Pavelin]

A simple budget spacer lift will cost very few $

[cherokee3381]

thanks, sorry i didnt realize the names were different over there

[cherokee3381]

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

[Mike Pavelin]

Your Jeep don't have a separate frame so you won't be lifting the body

[isle of man]

cherokee3381 are you dancing with us???

[cherokee3381]

cherokee3381 are you dancing with us???

what?

[tim_aka_tim]

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.

[scrw]

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

[cherokee3381]

ok thanks steve

[charger]

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/ 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.

[Bishops Finger]

Look at Kevins off road