Jeep Cherokee Lift

[anomaly]

I have a 1999 Cherokee with the 4.0 engine. I want to lift it by 3" with the intention of putting on 31" tyres. After much searching I am bewildered by the choices. It seems that in the US there's a huge amount of choice but very little here, and what there is is very expensive. I will need to replace my rear leaf springs completely as they're sagging, so add-a-leaf kits are out. I would buy from the US but shipping charges are really high because of the weight.

Does anyone have any experience of lifting a Cherokee here in the UK and have advice?

Thanks.

[normalbloke]

Google j33p.org and Birtydastards.

[SystemParanoia]

I'm in a similar position. I'm probbably going to make a bd pack up from pickup leafsprings and just get appropriate front spacers on mailorder.

Oh yeah. I already have 31" with no lift

[anomaly]

Thanks.

Got loads of info from Birtydastards. Think I might go with a bit of a bd pack too. Will post what happens...

[offroading.net]

try this chap, http://www.llama4x4.com/index.htm just a satisfied customer etc.
Had 6 XJs now with various lifts, one thing i would say is don't bother with gas shocks unless you get OME ones, stick with oil shocks, gas ones are too stiff for an XJ, especially in the back

[Lefty Two Drams]

I had a procomp lift on mine and it was balls. Far too hard and the bottom leafs used to swivel around the centre point, rubbing on the tyres.

OME is top quality kit but dear.

Google "Rustys offroad" and have a look at quotes for shipping to the UK, the import duty and the exchange rate. It's very good quality kit. A fella on Birtydastards (Mik I think his name was) had a 6.5" lift, long arm conversion on his XJ with 37" tyres and it looked great. Very capable machine offroad.

[anomaly]

Finally got the lift and had it fitted. I went with a Rough Country kit from the US via Llama 4x4 but with 5 leaf rear springs from Mansfield 4x4. Also 31" BFG ATs. Very happy with it overall and would recommend it to others.

[Andy888]

That looks great! Spot on.

[normalbloke]

Err,it's clean,I don't get it...

[anomaly]

I found some mud

[GKP]

Yes, I can see why you went to all the effort and expense now. What with the extreme off road action you're putting it through.