MJZJ Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I have been looking for a good lift kit for a good price. I will either have to- buy an add-a-leaf(i do not want this type),buy a used kit somewhere, get a chepo set, or do a SOA. How ard are these to do and where is a good place to get the perches welded on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd44889 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 soa is pritty easy did mine in the drivway in about 3 hours idid't buy i kit i went to 4x4 shop and got spring perches u bolts centering bolts and shock mountd any body that knows how to weld can weld it or u can get ones that don't need welded check motion offroad i think thay have them he is a member here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJZJ Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 thanks bud. :waving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 As I recall from the other thread, you were looking at doing only about a 4" kit. If you go SOA you are going to get 5"-6" lift in the rear so you will need a 6"-6.5" lift in the front to keep it level and that is going to require A LOT more money in a complex kit unless you want your front end to be 3" lower than the rear... :ack: ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJZJ Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 well actually I figured I would put a 3-4 inch lift and then would decide i want hire and then deal with swapping the lift and paying more then just putting a 6 inch lift from the get go. I am thinking about the motion offroad or rocky road. anyone have either of these on their MJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I know that Motion stuff is good from feedback on here, but the Rocky Road stuff should be avoided. Their (RR) kits are no where near complete and they are "cheap". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPB Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 If you want to save money, you can take a leaf out of the spring packs, or build a bastard pack to lower it. That way you can keep it simple up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJZJ Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 I sure am glad I joined this site! Who knows what crap I would get for my MJ if I didnt have the info you all provide here. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 6.5 front, around 6 rear and the rear sits about 1in higher than front. thats with 150,000 mile 2wd leafs and RC lift shackles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Don't pull a leaf. It'll induce a lot of spring-wrap. If you want a 4" of lift out of SOA, the closet you can get is to buy yourself leaf packs from an Explorer, cut the eyes off the main leaf, and install the whole new pack under your current main leaf (discarding the rest of yours). The MJ main leaf must be retained because the Explorer main doesn't center the axle properly (close but not quite). If it's still too high, pull out the Explorers main leaf. Â Â 4wd MJ on the left, 2wd in the middle, Explorer on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
702_MJ Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 don't mean to hijack but i got a question. So you get 5-6" of lift with an SOA lift? Ive heard about 4.5. And knowing that, thats how ive been planning my lift. But if its 5-6" then i gotta re think it. I want 7.5 front and back. Since your saying 5-6", if i got 7.5" springs up front and just use the original springs out back and throw like a 1.5" shackle on it would that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Most people supposedly get 6-6.5". Some as much as 8. With sagging springs you might get 4.5" over stock height, but that would still be 6-6.5" over what you had before the lift. If you will be using the same springs you have now, place one of the perches you will be using on top of the axle, beside the U bolts, then measure from the top of that perch to the bottom of the spring pack (bottom side of overload spring). The actual amount of lift above where the truck is sitting now is affected by the thickness of your spring pack, the diameter of the axle tubes and the spring perches you will be using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd44889 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 :agree: i got 5 to 5.5 depending on how much gas is in the fuel cell lol i have 3 in front and soa just come look at mine lol :cheers: u can come help do axle swap to lol :idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPB Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 goblazers has 7.5 inches. he did soa plus a 1.5" tnt Ubolt eliminator. He is running 7.5 inch springs up front, he has great stance. Look up his build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
702_MJ Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 yep goblazers has an awesome stance! Well ill just throw the 7.5's and do an soa with either a shackle or the ubolt eliminator and see where i stand when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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