XJ long AAL

[Incommando]

Although the length would be different, would a long AAL for an XJ give the same lift to an MJ despite the SUA/SOA difference? Just curious....

[JeepcoMJ]

no, on top of SUA/SOA differences, the springs are also different length.

[Incommando]

I realize that the springs are a different length, but I was thinking that a l o n g XJ AAL would fall somehwere between an MJ short & long AAL...?

[Geonovast]

MJ springs also have a lot more arch to them, so an XJ AAL wouldn't really lift it that much either.

[camjeep3]

look in my build thread. i ran ran an xj aal for a while with a 4.5 kit. it sould show you what i ran and has pics to reference height

[Incommando]

Thanks folks! :cheers:

[Automan2164]

As a rule, an xj aal will net about half the advertised xj lift when installed on an mj.

 

Rob L.

[Incommando]

^^^ Good info

[86FUBAR]

Well for what its worth the XJ 4" lift kit i got years ago for the manch from Trail Master was a XJ specific kit and i used the real AAL that came in the kit and it gave me 4" of lift out back and it just so happens to still be on the truck in a soa configuration though I'm trying to get rid of them at the moment for obvious reasions.

[Eagle]

Although the length would be different, would a long AAL for an XJ give the same lift to an MJ despite the SUA/SOA difference? Just curious....

For reference, the Rancho catalog shows the SAME long AAL for the XJ and the MJ, and they claim 2-1/2" for both. That didn't make sense, so I called Rancho and spoke with a product engineer. She didn't have an answer so she put me on hold and went off to talk to a real engineer. When she came back she said the catalog listing is a misprint. It gives 2-1/2" in an XJ and 1" to 1-1/2" in an MJ.