2007 lift recommendation help

[Will_K]

It became apparent to me that I need to do something about my sagging suspension. I bought my 2007 3+ years ago as a first car for my son, and since then he's proceeded to not yet get his license. In the meantime I've been using it as a backup vehicle while I've had other daily drivers out of service. I didn't really pay much attention, but I've apparently put a few miles on the vehicle.

I bought new tires, and now the inside edge of the front tires have noticeably worn down the tread. Ya see... I put on a set o skid plates, a harbor freight winch and mounting plate plus a brush guard I picked up from a late 90's Cherokee. Apparently, between the springs sagging and the extra weight, I've been driving with my front coils nearly at a state where the coils bind. I noticed this recently when I started thinking to myself "ya know... I don't know how many miles exactly I've put on this thing, but it's been a while - I oughta change the oil. Where's that drain plug at"

So I'd like to be set up with a little bit of lift so it can be used for some off-road stuff. Nothing that drives me into changing more parts, and I'd rather keep it inexpensive... I have a slightly used set of original struts, so if I gotta get out the spring compressor I can handle that just fine. Can I reasonably find something under or around $200? As I mentioned, I've got a lot of other daily driver projects so I don't want this to turn into a $500 or $1000 project, but at this point it's become apparent it's not really something I can put off...

 

[KJowner]

H&R springs are reasonably priced and good quality, check all the ball joints and bushes while it's in bits and it will need an alignment once you've finished.