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WJ 2 inch Lift Advice/Opinions [budget boost vs. 2 inch suspension boost]

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85K views 35 replies 20 participants last post by  maxfederle89  
Don't forget to talk to me about your lift etc. I have lots of things on special for the summer and have good advice for everything on your list. It will be a new Jeep once you replace everything :)

Just a quick thought and to tag onto Grenade262 above- I have 162K on my GC. I am doing a 3 inch lift because of many factors including it will be a DD with light offroad. Also this will be my wifes DD so IT NEEDS TO BE PERFECT! The biggest factor is while I was inspecting my GC I noticed my budget getting blown because:

1. 3 of 4 tie rods ends SHOT SO may as well do them all
2. The Tie Rod is pretty weak from old age and was not adjustable due to rust, Also did the drag link because well it was a good package deal - NEW Tie Rod NEW Drag Link (Rustys)
3. Ball Joints SHOT - Replaced with Synergy
4. Why is my tire moving and clicking - New Timkin Bearings
5. Crap the brakes are shot - COOL SALE on Power Stop Rotors and Truck pads with E-brake ( ALL SHOT )
6. Now I am ready to do the lift - WELL NOT SO FAST - Bushings in 2 control arms shot
7. Rear A arm bushings and Ball Joint shot and replaced
8 May as well replace the front axle bushings since one is shot

Now I am finally ready to do suspension:
1. Track bar
2. 3 inch coils
3. New coil isolators all the way around
4. Front lower control adjustable arms to correct caster a bit and because my front lower arms are TOAST (Front non replaceable bushing)
5. Rear lower control arms SHOT and replace - adjustable arms - Maybe to help with pinion angle but probably overkill and because I want too
6. Front disconnects to be cool
7. Rear track bar links
8. New shocks because mine are shot and to get the benefits of the flex of the IRO springs and better ride

This GC is a pretty finicky vehicle compared to some of the other vehicles I have worked on. But at least prices are not bad to do all this stuff. However make sure you do all this stuff before you put on a new shiny lift and you get death wobble, loose steering, steering seems darty, a clunking noise. By the way these are all posts from the WJ forum

Enjoy
 
Iron Rock Offroad has really nice 2" lift springs. They ride and handle great, especially when paired with the Bilstein 5100 series shocks.

PM me or email me at kolak@aol.com for pricing. I will have some Columbus Day weekend specials going on too :)
 
I recommend the IRO springs I was talking about above for excellent ride and handling.

Are you overseas? Happy to ship internationally.

Many thaks for the wise advice i would take that way, final question any recomendation about a specific brand of springs i really love the soft ride of my jeep.
 
The IRO 2" springs ride and handle great and have a lifetime warranty. You can PM me here on the forum or email me at kolak@aol.com for pricing.

Ah ha, well that makes sense. So what 2in springs would you recommend?