What did you do to your TJ today?

Thanks for posting that picture, it helps a lot. I actually received the Quadratec catalog today and was just looking at lifts. What's better to do to get clearance for a 31 inch tire, a suspension lift or a body lift?

Sorry if I have really rookie questions, this is all completely new to me.

Great looking Jeep by the way!
As a rule 31's will fit with a stock height ..(which is what I run at the moment) if you want to go off road then a mild 1-2 inch should be enough. Depends on where you want to take your TJ.
 
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Thanks for posting that picture, it helps a lot. I actually received the Quadratec catalog today and was just looking at lifts. What's better to do to get clearance for a 31 inch tire, a suspension lift or a body lift?

Sorry if I have really rookie questions, this is all completely new to me.

Great looking Jeep by the way!
If you want a suspension lift the 2" OME is what is recommended although I would use Rancho5000X shocks. A simple puck lift or a body lift will give more clearance. I am not a fan of a body lift but that is just me. It comes down to what you are going to be doing with it offroading wise.
 
If you want a suspension lift the 2" OME is what is recommended although I would use Rancho5000X shocks. A simple puck lift or a body lift will give more clearance. I am not a fan of a body lift but that is just me. It comes down to what you are going to be doing with it offroading wise.

Really I don't think I'll do hardly any off roading, it's going to mostly be a fun vehicle to cruise around town with. Heck even if I wanted to off road we don't really have much for options on this side of the state.

So basically it will be a City Jeep that I want to have a somewhat badass look to but not break the bank [emoji16].

Sorry to sidetrack the thread, I can certainly start another one specific for this.
 
then you probably do not need to add any lift to it...maybe a set of spring pucks...mine came from previous owner with a set of 31 mud terrains and it was unmodified, I drove it home 2 states away and for next several months without issue. Yeah I think we @Squatched this thread
 
I’m sitting on 32” stock. No rubbing on road or mild off road. 2” B.B. is in the garage just waiting on newer springs (mine has 250k on them)


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2010 BMW 528xi
 
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And because I went topless today. The rain gods went ape shit

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This is interesting, thanks for the idea. I have factory Rubicon front/rear lockers (no pumps) and based on my research and experience with the bike pump, they only require ~5 psi. I'm not sure what psi the small CO2 pump systems put out, but my concerns are blowing out the air bladders in the Rubicon lockers using something like a standard air compressor, or anything that isn't reliably and consistently regulating the psi down to what the Rubicon lockers require. I suppose one solution is purchasing the factory pumps and doing the wiring/switches, but they seem to be scarce. I've been researching options, and trying to educate myself. I do know that I don't want to spend the cash for ARB lockers that operate on more psi.
Just a thought...I picked up a pair of factory Rubicon pumps for 150 bucks from Daveys Jeep. Its a salvage yard in north east Ohio. As far as switches, the factory ones might be tough to find, but you can definitely just use any single pole, single throw switch to power them. They (the pumps) are very simple and self contained. The factory made the wiring excessively complex to make sure people would not activate the lockers when they "shouldn't" according to the lawyers.
 
Installed the novak transe-case shift linkage on my 2006 tj. Being a hard headed old man,i did it without removing skid plate or any other interfering stuff.to do this way you must use patience and all one hand work.WOW, glad it is complete and works like it should.At 78 years young I have started slowing down.It took me about 5hrs as i don't move as fast as i once did.
 
Thanks for posting that picture, it helps a lot. I actually received the Quadratec catalog today and was just looking at lifts. What's better to do to get clearance for a 31 inch tire, a suspension lift or a body lift?

Sorry if I have really rookie questions, this is all completely new to me.

Great looking Jeep by the way!
You could buy this Budget Boost in the Parts for Sale thread. For your purposes it would be perfect. Better than a body lift for sure.

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/2”-rubicon-express-budget-boost.11289/
 
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Yea I have inlaws there. Very familiar with the weather patterns there [emoji849]


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2010 BMW 528xi

Forecast here hasn’t shown a full sunny day in like a million years, gonna go doorless tomorrow and if it gets wet it gets wet !


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