Quick question on lift kits

First of all, what do you want to do with your lifted Jeep that you can't do with it unlifted? Is it primarily stance, or are you going to start offroading it? If I was going to do a 2" lift, I'd use the coil spacers. Otherwise I'd go up to the 3.5" or 4.5" spring lift...JMHO. You risk driveline vibes with any lift, but 2" generally do not have any problems.

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Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 > I am slightly interested in a small lift (2 inches) for my 2004

True - I should have said that I am mostly interested in the lift mostly for appearance - I do very little offroading, My only concern with the coil spacers is the possibility of driveline noise... I have seen reports of driveline rumbling even on a 2 inch lift, if no transfer case shims were used...

good mornin'. i just put the 2" spacers on my 02 TJ a few weeks back & haven't had any problems or noises. if you just want the lift for appearance, the spacers are the least expensive way to go.

I have helped folks put the spacer lifts in and they had no issues. If you do have an issue, it only takes a couple washers to make a spacer for lowering the t-case slightly.

Mike

Just to clarify, the spacers have nothing to do with creating driveline anymore than putting in 2" lift springs. The vibes come from changing the driveline geometry. Again, it is very unlikely that 2" will cause vibes. If you are in the rare 5% that do, a simple transfercase lowering kit will bring you back to normal.

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Patrick O'Neill wrote:

Patrick,

I have an 02, i put in the Skyjacker 2 inch spacer kit and i ran into the vibe problem around 35 -40 MPH.

I then put in the spacer kit and the vibe went away.

I have talked to people on both sides. For some reason some people have a problem and some don't.

The nice thing about the 2 inch kit was I was able to do it myself in my driveway with basic tools and a jack.

Thanks for the replies. I think I will go ahead and do the coil spacers, and just install the t-case spacers as well. They are cheap and easy.