XJ front lift on a MJ?

[Clueless]

Hello, 

 

 Now that my MJ is in good running order I am looking to lift it as my winter project. My goal is to have 35-37 inch tires and ample flex for off-roading. I have a Dana 44 out of another MJ, currently looking for a front 44. I will be building both front and rear axles. I’m going to do a SOA, which from my understanding gives me 5.5-6 inches of lift. My question is, can I say buy the front part only of a RE long arm lift kit for an XJ and would that work for my MJ? Or is it more worth to piece together my own lift “kit”? I understand that it will be more to buy from RE or other well known companies but the convince of it appeals to me. But will the front half of a XJ lift kit work? Thank you for all the help 

[rylee144]

Front will work

[jeeptec1]

Most of the XJ stuff will bolt on if not all. The stock lower control arm brackets have an extra reinforcement which is a little harder to cut off than an XJ. The trans crossmember has extra inner bolts on the inside of the frame rails. I don’t think that will be a problem. The MJ is a spring under. The XJ is spring over. I believe the MJ springs are longer.


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[Dzimm]

All the front end XJ kits should bolt up, there may be an outlier or two but overall they are pretty much identical in the front.

[89eliminator]

any XJ front lift will work.  some crossmembers will need to be modified if they wrap the unibody rails at all.