96 xj

[xjmudman96]

Well, I went and tested out my rocker protection and it seems to be doing it's job. I did weld a piece from the seem under the rockers and to the pipe brackets. seems to be pretty stiff now. Thanks for all the help guys. Hope to see a bunch of you'all on the 27th ...

[xjmudman96]

I got some spacers for the front and some blocks for the rear. New to me longer shocks too. I anticipate an overall 2'' of added lift with all this. the back springs sag. from stock height I should have about 5'' . But the control arms I planned on using aren't going to work, so this may take more time than I planned.

I was trying to straighten out my brake lines, as someone suggested to me, and broke one of them so now I have to fix that too.

[xjmudman96]

I got the new brake line in and finished the lift. I used stock arms for a dodge ram to push my front axle forward about an inch and a half. I had to do some serious re-decorating to make it work. I'll have some pics up soon.

[hadfield4wd]

Sweet. Be careful with that block in the rear. Mine was nothing but trouble. XJ springs are fairly soft and the extra leverage will cause wrap. I busted ujoints/driveshafts because of the wrap. A cheap lift caused about $700 in repairs. Not including building the traction bar.

[xjmudman96]

yeah I put some shims under the blocks yesterday. It set my angle almost perfect, I don't really feel a whole lot of vibe. I wheeled it today (lightly) and seen that my flex line feeding the rear brakes is a little too tight than I like, so I got one off a ram I'm going to swap in. All said I'm pleased with the flex I have now with no rubbing! just on the lower arm when I turn.

Here you can see where I had to use a comealong to get the last bolt in my upper arm.

[xjmudman96]

I did some more fender trimming and i'm thinking of getting some fender flares. pacer makes those "flexy flares" that you just screw or bolt on.for a fraction of the price for bushwackers. I think the surface mount would look good and enable me to keep them high off the wheel...http://www.jcwhitney.com/Rubber_Fend...;0;2008750;0;0

[rubican!]

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...gory_Code=BODY

I think these are sweet for the price.

[hadfield4wd]

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...gory_Code=BODY

I think these are sweet for the price.

I like those as well. He may have cut too much for them though if you compare the fenders. Oh and you don't need flares. They just get in the way.