Lift kit question

[dlancer]

I'm thinking of buying a 2.5in coil spring lift kit and I'm wondering if anyone has the Daystar lift. I saw it on Ebay for $159.00. Does anyone have this lift on there KJ or have any experience with this brand. It not any suggestions on which kit to buy.

 

[kylewilley]

I am currently using it. I have had no problems. Some of the other guys that have money will say it is junk, but for poor people like me, it works great haha.

 

[SDLiberty]

I am currently using it. I have had no problems. Some of the other guys that have money will say it is junk, but for poor people like me, it works great haha.

x2 I've got 8k+ on mine no complaints so far. But others will say do it right the first time. Use the search tool bar for this topic. if your gonna tear it apart. Make sure you install new shocks and struts!!!

 

[J-Thompson]

I'm thinking of buying a 2.5in coil spring lift kit and I'm wondering if anyone has the Daystar lift. I saw it on Ebay for $159.00. Does anyone have this lift on there KJ or have any experience with this brand. It not any suggestions on which kit to buy.

if you have under 10K miles then sure it is fine and will only cost you $159
(at first) any thing more and you are replacing struts any way so that cost is negated
now factor in that you can get OME coils in the $125-$150 range then for a top end of $140 more you could have a premo lift
to me it is a no brainer
now some one said "people with money"
let me fix that for you
up front it does cost less but after time it will cost more
we have 30k+ miles on our OME/rancho set up with no issues
there are guys running close to the 100K mile range with the same set up and no issues
seeing as how 1 of the problems we had at 36K was spring sag I am going to say that with OE springs at some point they will go out as well
you paid ,what, about $250 to have it installed and aligned
guess what you are paying again when the springs go out
oh and you are probably paying for another set of struts
so that $160 lift has now cost you another $250 on instal + close to $200 on
new struts when another $140 a few years back would have saved you not only money but time?
to me it is a common sense no brainer
or go cheep and spend more

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Once again!
Spend your money once and buy a complete coil spring set for the front and rear
and then pick which struts and shocks you want.
Spend 40% more once and be done with it for the next 100000 Km at least!
Don't cheat your self and buy a poser kit.
You will end up regretting it and then going for proper coil lift.
Cheap= Crap!
Short term looks and mediocre handling and performance.

 

[twack]

just use the search button this question is answered daily

 

[Ry' N Jen]

So, go for the Daystar lift and enjoy it!
But if you do encounter problems down the road and come back and ask "What do I do now?"
Don't be too offended if all us nay sayers chime in and say...

I/WE TOLD YOU SO!

Cheers
Ryan

 

[blue_kjR417]

I have posted thread like this, when I first got my KJ I was so excited because I had seen rusty's 2.5" spacer lift for like $220 somewhere, then I started asking questions much like this one, and I got the same answers. At first I was offended but then I realized hey that makes sense. So, again think about this for a while before you buy anything look into the Frankenlift and research everything thoroughly, like someone said up there. There are several posts with this question everyday, you can find endless amounts of opinions, facts, and everything you need to, want to, and even don't want to know about lifting a KJ.

 

[Ry' N Jen]

I have posted thread like this, when I first got my KJ I was so excited because I had seen rusty's 2.5" spacer lift for like $220 somewhere, then I started asking questions much like this one, and I got the same answers. At first I was offended but then I realized hey that makes sense. So, again think about this for a while before you buy anything look into the Frankenlift and research everything thoroughly, like someone said up there. There are several posts with this question everyday, you can find endless amounts of opinions, facts, and everything you need to, want to, and even don't want to know about lifting a KJ.

Good advice!

 

[blue_kjR417]

Good advice!

Why, Thank You!

 

[blue_kjR417]

Guys...there is no need to pound on every newbee....Ryan....if you keep this up I'll start calling you Ryanmud.

Haha I don't know about Ryan's intentions but I was just trying to make him aware there these guys are right. The best thing you can do on here is READ READ READ! There is so much info on lifts and everything else you can do to a KJ. But the older members get irritated with having to repeat the answers. I didn't understand why at first but now that I've been a member for 8 months I'm beginning to get it, so I was trying to help the fella out.

 

[tommudd]

Guys...there is no need to pound on every newbee....Ryan....if you keep this up I'll start calling you Ryanmud.

I never said a word this time

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Guys...there is no need to pound on every newbee....Ryan....if you keep this up I'll start calling you Ryanmud.

Thats a good one!
Ryanmud!
What an offence to tommudd!
The poor guy never said anything!

 

[kj924]

Guys...there is no need to pound on every newbee....Ryan....if you keep this up I'll start calling you Ryanmud.

Hahaha good one Tony....sorry Tom

OMG I just did my 666th post....laugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.giflaugh.gif

 

[tommudd]

Thats Ok guys, keep it up and I will just leave and go to Tanzania for a month! Then you can really bad mouth me and mix my name up with others

Tom

 

[kj924]

Hey, we would never do such a thing. :^o

 

[tan's2002kjlimited]

Thats Ok guys, keep it up and I will just leave and go to Tanzania for a month! Then you can really bad mouth me and mix my name up with others

Tom

You better hope we don't mix your name and TBJ's name together.

 

[tommudd]

You better hope we don't mix your name and TBJ's name together.

Please NO not with TBJssad2.gifsad2.gifsad2.gif

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Please NO not with TBJssad2.gifsad2.gifsad2.gif

Why does TBJ always talk in third person????

 

[tommudd]

Why does TBJ always talk in third person????

To fully understand why...you would have to meet him face to face, only then would you understand why