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I agree that it does depend on your priorities, and your resources are factors. The Aluminum parts, for example, are not so easily repairable at home, as stock or steel-based-alloy parts are, (for me). I was changing a bad slave cylinder for the clutch when I bent the stock tie rod by lifting or lowering the truck non-optimally; then I didn't pay the hundred+$ for a new one after I straightened the stock part with a Little bit of time and some basic tools, with the Oxy-Acetylene torch. Welding could be a factor or not... I'd say that If you're on the road or off regularly and have the $ for the parts then you could try them out and then please share your findings. I'd still then think more so as to clear rocks and try and have a decent skid plate than if I had parts installed that I could repair myself, (if the parts were on my Comanche). I reallty am curious as to what the parts can do. Personally, I Iike to upgrade and save weight when I may with parts, and too I wonder if these Aluminum parts would Work better or just look better and save a few lbs.?. For now they are not within my budget. Cheers!

('87 2.5L MJ) I didn't see a post about this so far, so I thought to mention: PB Blaster Penetrating Oil is NOT like electrically protective dielectric grease in that the conductivity level of components to which the Blaster is applied seems to drop greatly. For instance, the distributor cap terminals and those matching plug wire/coil wire terminals. I made that mistake earlier this evening; it wasn't so bad as I was by the ocean and had a friend bring the XJ (with tow strap) by in convienient time. I wiped off the excess residue from the terminals before I made that call for the XJ. I cranked to no-Starts then scraped off extra build-up on the terminals; I even did so in the distributor cap (that I had Not sprayed into). The MJ ran fine before I pulled the wires and sprayed on the PB B... 'thinking' to clean up some slight corrosion. And each time I re-cleaned the terminals I checked for their being in the proper order for firing. That included the time after the XJ got there and I got the Carburetor Cleaner can from the Cargo bin and thoroughly sprayed the MJ terminals with that...after a drying time and no starting, the MJ was pushed into the driveway. I plan to get the Dremel out tomorrow and really clean the terminals; I'll find the Acetone too. I'll post any relevant updates. ...one set of those parts on an MJ that doesn't like PB Blaster... :) .

Greetings, Thanks all. I'll look into Bilsteins more. Too, I'll factor in a calculated and measured Ride Height. And, I measure Actual Distance (diameter included) with a tape or other measure sometimes. Thanks again.

Greetings, I've got an '87 MJ that has some sort of a lift and larger than stock tires; it was like that when I got it, so I'm not sure exactly how much it was lifted. The tires measure about 30" diameter, as it sits. It is about 18" from the bottom of a frame rail to the ground, measured from a location inline with the center of a door. The shocks in place now measure about 14.25" Rear, and 21" Front, as it sits. I didn't feel like pulling them off at this point to manually extend or compress them for length (I can); plus I'm not sure that the shocks installed are the optimal length for the setup. I haven't had any problems with the shocks (besides that they don't absorb as much as I'd like), but I'm thinking that even though they work they might not be the best fit. I installed a set of Edelbrock Performer IAS shocks on a stock height '89 XJ; I liked the improved handling very much and would be looking for a similar quality upgrade. The MJ goes off road often enough, yet on road handling is more of my priority. I'd appreciate some advise to get the right parts ordered. Thanks very much. Cheers. Image Not Found