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[Suze162]

Right then guys.....
I want to give my Jeep a bit of a lift.....couple of inches......so....
I have some 15x8 wheels coming soon which I will be putting new tyres on.  At the minute I have 30 x 9.5 x 15
Firstly what 'must' I do/have ?
Secondly what could I do/have ?
A list of things to get would be super.....

[bigjeepzj]

it would go for a 3" to 3.5" lift any more then you need to spend a lot more as you will need to look at slip yoke eliminators  and other drive line mods.
Sway bar disconnects are good too

http://www.llama4x4.com/page4.htm

[Suze162]

Cheers matey 

When it says 'kit' is everything I need actually there?

[bigjeepzj]

best give dave at llama a call hes a good bloke

[Bubba]

a lot of 4 inch kits will fit without drive line probs

[Suze162]

 Really? Thought I'd have to go for less than that to avoid more mods 

[willo]

a lot of 4 inch kits will fit without drive line probs

That depends on the weight of the driver :-)

[Suze162]

a lot of 4 inch kits will fit without drive line probs

That depends on the weight of the driver :-)

What are you trying to say 

[j33pky]

He ain't insinuating anything tubby

[Suze162]

 

Shoulda given the BBQ a miss the other weekend...... and the SC 

[wildwood]

Blame me for taking you round Ribbo in the 1Tonne

And the SC

[Bubba]

cheapest easiest is a budget boost .....rubber spring spacers and will get you on to 31 tyres

[Suze162]

Yes .....that's right......it was all your fault 

I need a lift kit now.....more power etc etc and it's all your fault!! 

[Suze162]

cheapest easiest is a budget boost .....rubber spring spacers and will get you on to 31 tyres

Best way though? And if I get on to 31's do I need to change anything else? Gearing etc?

[Bubba]

you would be ok at 31s and no other changes needed

[Suze162]

you would be ok at 31s and no other changes needed

Great 
So.....just spacers? Surely I need something else?

[Bubba]

no not on a tj  dont think you will need to mess with anything else certainly no extra parts

[wildwood]

You'll be OK with 31s.....

Just realised you have a 2.5 litre engine??


So will be Ok but you could use deeper gears to get back some sparkle!
Yours are 4.10 and going to the deepest possible 4.88 will make life on the road much more liveable with.......and might even allow a 33 x 10.50 to grace your arches.......



Tis a jeep and guaranteed to give you a nice slim wallet with no unsightly bulge in yer strides

[Bubba]

4.88 is the ticket for 33s

[Suze162]

Cheers guys 

With that information I'll make a few calls tomoz....when I get a minute at work 

[Bubba]

beauty of a budget lift is you can sell it when you go bigger

[robsrotti]

You really need to think about what you want, otherwise the money you spend now will soon be getting replaced with something bigger and better.
A 3.5in short arm kit from Rubicon Express will give you what you are looking for and is hard to beat for quality
It all depends on how deep your pockets are

[Bubba]

agreed  but a 4inch from lama will leave change to buy most of the tyres but it does all depend what you want

as rob says think carefully and spend once

[Suze162]

Right then Kev, I'll get a cost on this and then make sure I'm wearing the jeans with the right size pockets 
I know it's never gonna be the best off roader....just want to have a bit of fun with him and still get to work the next day 

[Bubba]

just take ya time maybe price a couple of scenarios but it sounds a lot like a budget lift to me