Newbie lift ?

[vr666dub]

Hey guys. sorry if this is a question thats been asked alot. I searched and couldnt find anything on it. I wanna lift my MJ 3" the cheap way (coil spacers and add a leafs). I'm trying to go as cheap as possible but was wondering if thats all i would have to do or if the lift change things enough that i would need to do other things to it. I want to lift it because i wanna do wheel'n on the weekends and DD it. Its a 1986 MJ 4cyl 5spd. I cut the fenders and put 31's on it. ill have pics of it tommorow. Thanks in advance.

[mnkyboy]

31s should have fit without trimming,i ran 31s on mine for a while with it stock.

 

at 3" you will also want shocks, there is alot of other things you will eventually want to do but spacers,add a leafs, and shocks will get you started

[vr666dub]

yeah i saw that i could of fit 31's without trimming but i wanted bigger arches and clearance. Thanks for the advice. You got any suggestions on where to p/u the cheapest parts from?

[mvusse]

Who makes 3" spacers? 1.75" spacers are everywhere, though.

[Pete M]

If costs are a concern, go with 2". 2 is the limit before you need to start replacing parts (shocks, brake lines, etc).

 

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[Eagle]

2" is all you need. I really REALLY wish you had asked before you started trimming, because in terms of running 31" tires you haven't gained anything at all, but you've ruined another Comanche.

 

Just get a pair of 2" front coil spacers and a 2" (or 1-1/2") full-length AAL for the rear and you're done. Be sure to have the front end aligned after the lift has been installed.

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[vr666dub]

i love how it looks with cut fenders.

 

 

Thanks to all for the help. :bowdown:

[Eagle]

i love how it looks with cut fenders.

Dunno where you live but around here that would get you a ticket for tires extending beyond body. That's what my '88 looked like when I bought it, and I got ticketed within a couple of weeks after I registered it and put it on the road.