HOW MUCH LIFT FOR ME?

You don't need a lift to fit 31x10.5 tires.

You can go with a simple and cheap coil spacer lift to get another 1.5" or so easily which makes the stance look a little nicer. You would need longer shocks for this or any lift.

Steering has a simple adjustment to prevent the tires from rubbing on full turn.

Mike

You can get coil spring spacers, you'll spend about $100. You will not need new shocks for less than 2" of lift.

Carl

Thanks for the advice, but can you give any suggestions on how wide of a tire I can get without worrying about tire issues? My rims are 15 inch rims. Also, the coil spacers are those spacers (usually 1 inch) that fit underneath the coil springs correct?

Oh, I forgot to ask....would I want to go with a body lift or a suspension lift?

Suspension.

IMO you should not put in more than a 1" body lift. And if you do that, you should do the 1" motor mounts also.

-jenn

If money isn't an issue go buy the Old man emu 2.5" lift. You can run

And those hard core Jeepers go with leaf springs:

Anytime Jeff, just trying to enlighten you about the correct type of lifts out there. God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

"Those?" Bill, I think you meen "Two hard core jeepers go with leaf springs...."

Imagine how much more flex he would've had if he had went with coils. ;)

Screw flex, I want lift!

Ever notice how CJ's don't need that heavy rocker protection and extra under carriage protection the new Jeep need?

There is a reason for this....

When a CJ lifts it wheel to go over a rock or series of them, it lifts the whole side of the body and the undercarriage up out of the way.

When a TJ does this, it just lifts the wheel out of the way because it has great 'flex' allowing the rockers and undercarriage to scrape along the rocks... Hence the need for 'rock rails', etc...

Mike

My no-longer-in-the-stable F250 articulated like a Bobcat. Same with the Excursion.

While I'm at it I may as well install Rockwell axles and 47" Swampers for a daily driver.

Get longer shocks and remove the stabilizer bar, like this leaf spring:

Bingo! And we use our leaf springs to slide over rocks, where that wheel can't reach the ground. God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

Maybe, but tires and axle have nothing to do with the leaf spring's articulation:

articulation:

I think I am going to go with a 4" Trailblazer series lift from Old Man Emu. Anyone have any opinions about the quality of this lift? Also, with a 4" lift, do I need a slip yoke eliminator or a new driveshaft? THANKS AGAIN.

I agree that flex is over-rated. How much traction can a a tire have hanging way down with little weight on it?