Atrus
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I don’t think I’ve seen a thread asking for this, just pieces throughout various threads. I figure someone else may be thinking this too, so I’d ask them all in one place.
I am thinking for the time being, I’d like to level the KJ out and perhaps lift it slightly. My questions are:
1) What is typically needed to level it front to rear? Lift the front by about .75”? This could be completed with a clevis lift…will I notice any difference in handling (meaning, will it ride rougher?). I figure I shouldn’t see anything, and if there is, it’d be minimal. Right now, I am just asking about the effect on handling of making it level to the stock rear height.
2) You’ll see why I am asking this later, but how high can you reliably go with a clevis lift? 1”? 1.25”? 1.5”? When does the ride suffer?
3) How much will an extra isolator lift the rear? Is it .50” or .75”? I am thinking perhaps to throw another isolator in the rear and then leveling out the front from that point.
4) Add the amount of leveling to the stock rear height (#1) with the height of the additional isolator back there (#3). Would this total clevis lift make a noticeable difference in handling? I realize this is dependant on question #2’s answer – might not even be doable.
5) Approximately how much do the stock isolators cost? Just trying to work out an estimate for this little project (I know I’ll need an alignment).
6) Anything I am missing or anything I should be aware of? Not to be a jerk, but I don't want to hear "Just get XYZ lift, you'll like it!" The money is not in the budget and won't be for a LOOOOONG time. Too many other items higher up on the priority list. I also have a whopping 3800 miles on it, I am not interested in doing anything huge for a while. If I have issues I can easily remove this and put it back before I take it in for work (yes, I know I'll need another alignment then too).
I haven’t taken my KJ off-road yet, and I honestly don’t know how much I’ll really need a lift when I do. I honestly can’t see myself going very often or doing anything very crazy. Instead of really planning on doing the lift or dropping the cash on it now, I thought I might do this in the meantime as I’d assume costs would really be minimal. I mostly want to level it out, but figure I might as well lift it a little….just because I can. What can I say, I can never leave a vehicle stock, I always have to play a little. My assumption is that I shouldn’t have too many issues, and I’d still be right around a pre-lowered Liberty, probably a little under that height.
I am thinking for the time being, I’d like to level the KJ out and perhaps lift it slightly. My questions are:
1) What is typically needed to level it front to rear? Lift the front by about .75”? This could be completed with a clevis lift…will I notice any difference in handling (meaning, will it ride rougher?). I figure I shouldn’t see anything, and if there is, it’d be minimal. Right now, I am just asking about the effect on handling of making it level to the stock rear height.
2) You’ll see why I am asking this later, but how high can you reliably go with a clevis lift? 1”? 1.25”? 1.5”? When does the ride suffer?
3) How much will an extra isolator lift the rear? Is it .50” or .75”? I am thinking perhaps to throw another isolator in the rear and then leveling out the front from that point.
4) Add the amount of leveling to the stock rear height (#1) with the height of the additional isolator back there (#3). Would this total clevis lift make a noticeable difference in handling? I realize this is dependant on question #2’s answer – might not even be doable.
5) Approximately how much do the stock isolators cost? Just trying to work out an estimate for this little project (I know I’ll need an alignment).
6) Anything I am missing or anything I should be aware of? Not to be a jerk, but I don't want to hear "Just get XYZ lift, you'll like it!" The money is not in the budget and won't be for a LOOOOONG time. Too many other items higher up on the priority list. I also have a whopping 3800 miles on it, I am not interested in doing anything huge for a while. If I have issues I can easily remove this and put it back before I take it in for work (yes, I know I'll need another alignment then too).
I haven’t taken my KJ off-road yet, and I honestly don’t know how much I’ll really need a lift when I do. I honestly can’t see myself going very often or doing anything very crazy. Instead of really planning on doing the lift or dropping the cash on it now, I thought I might do this in the meantime as I’d assume costs would really be minimal. I mostly want to level it out, but figure I might as well lift it a little….just because I can. What can I say, I can never leave a vehicle stock, I always have to play a little. My assumption is that I shouldn’t have too many issues, and I’d still be right around a pre-lowered Liberty, probably a little under that height.
