4.5" lift with 2" BB Control arm Lengths?

tbick · 08-28-2008, 07:51 AM

I have put a rough country 4.5" lift on my ZJ and also put on a 2" BB and am having trouble getting the control arms the right length. The lift came with lowers front and rear and uppers rear. I added uppers front and an adjustable track bar to compensate for the extra height. But I cannot get the short adjustable arms the right length. Any help would be great!! I also did brake line extensions and a 3-6" drop pitman arm. The back came together well, but the front has not.

BigDaveZJ · 08-28-2008, 08:33 AM

Why can't you get the uppers the right length? And what do you need the 6.5" of lift for???

tbick · 08-28-2008, 09:24 AM

The 6.5 is just for fun. I would like to increase tire size and off road playtime could be increased with all of this. The catch is I want to keep trimming to a minimum so that I can keep the body lines.
When the uppers and lowers are extended the upper bumpstop and mount are not in line with the coil spring

BigDaveZJ · 08-28-2008, 02:05 PM

Just for fun is a pretty lame reason to lift a ZJ that high IMO. There's no need for that much lift unless you're running 35's or bigger, which your stock drivetrain can't hold up to. 33's are the max you should put on those axles, and you can do that at 4.5".

Greengc4x4 · 08-28-2008, 02:57 PM

its his rig, any reason he has is good enough. also, your RC lift is 4" not 4.5" fyi

BigDaveZJ · 08-28-2008, 03:07 PM

I agree that it's his rig, but the lift height is causing him issues, and if a lower lift will solve those problems and still maintain the capability, why would you keep it at 6.5"? He already lists having a DPA and t-case drop in his mods list, two things which are very rarely actually needed on a ZJ.

xjfever · 08-28-2008, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDaveZJ

Why can't you get the uppers the right length? And what do you need the 6.5" of lift for???

So he can say (mine's bigger than yours).

tbick · 08-28-2008, 04:48 PM

I actually am planning on putting 35s. They are an extra set a friend has for his YJ. I also plan on upgrading the rear axle (D35c) and regearing to 4:10 or 4:56 (the great debate) And I do like the Ha-Ha mine is bigger. Lastly, the neighbors dodge with 37's was dwarfing my 3" with the 31's. I know it is not a contest, but.

BigDaveZJ · 08-28-2008, 05:03 PM

If you want to play the game of throwing money at a rig to make it as big as possible, goferit.

As for your original issue, you can always cut and rotate your inner C's. Get long arms which allow you to move the axle around on better angles, or just deal with it.