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vitman

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xj lift kit height issues.
« on: November 27, 2012, 07:42:03 PM »
i have just fitted a rough country lift kit to me 1999 xj 4.0 its rear shocks and springs and front shocks and springs and spacers.it gives it bout 3.5 inch lift.it all came of a n reg xj but the issue is that on my 1999 xj the front is dripping and not level with rear have check fitment and all located ok im after some ideals or is this normal??????
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ukturbo2000

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Re: Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 07:55:09 PM »
The rear leafs do take a while to settle. Mine is sitting at around 4" of lift on the rear end

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Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2012, 08:27:50 PM »
is it this bad??

if not don't worry. the rear will drop soon enough


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vitman

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Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2012, 08:56:12 PM »
Christ isn't that bad lol did that ever settle ????
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Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2012, 09:20:15 PM »
took a leaf out of the custom spring pack at the back, down to 8" (from around 12/14") and put 2" more in the front - up to 6.5"
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Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2012, 08:03:11 AM »
A couple of bags of cement in the back for a few hundred miles does wonders. If no good you can stack spacers or spring isolators at the front. I prefer higher at the back - always gives loading room for French booze runs and family camping trips
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Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2012, 03:44:34 PM »
second hand lift kits are always an unknown when fitting to another vehicle. be wary of differences in the front as this will affect the way the car tracks when under heavy braking
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vitman

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Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2012, 05:33:24 PM »
right i have ran this round now and not settling i wil get picture up on here  morrow and was wandering cause i got 3.5 lift im running standard anti roll bar links would that make any height issues i think it wont i need to sort cause dont like it dipping at the front.cheerrs for replies so far
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Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2012, 06:42:24 PM »
Can you disconnect front links and try that? Give the Jeep a run around the block and see how it settles? Do you do many road miles? I've run lifted cherokee's with no anti roll bar links, no probs or get extended links, llama 4x4 has them...
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Re: xj lift kit height issues.
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2012, 10:06:37 PM »
You did leave all the leaf bolts loose until the Jeep was resting on its wheels again didn't you ?
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