I've just purchased a 2004 RME TJ with Dana 44 NV3550 geared at 3.73 with manual transmission.
End goal is to lift it somwhere between 2.5-3.5" (with a 1-1.25" BL) to accomodate 33's and regear to 4.56. But that sounds like a very expensive drop of coin after the purchase of the jeep. Wondering if anyone has advice on if that can be broken down in stages or do you simply need to do it all at once?
The car needs new rubber this winter (live in Calgary, Alberta and our winters can suck)...so i'm stuck buying new rubber this year which might mean i need to stick to stock tires for awhile?
Thoughts about...
Running 31' now (and not regearing to their ideal 4.1)
Adding a 1.25" Body Lift
Doing budget 2" budget lift and getting new shocks that will work for (Rancho 5000x for 2.5 lift)
Then next year or year after
Putting in 2.5 lift
Regearing to 4.56
Changing to 33s?
Is that advisable? or anything like it? Or should I just sway out the tires for stock and save up a couple years and play with all the other things on the jeep until then?
End goal is to lift it somwhere between 2.5-3.5" (with a 1-1.25" BL) to accomodate 33's and regear to 4.56. But that sounds like a very expensive drop of coin after the purchase of the jeep. Wondering if anyone has advice on if that can be broken down in stages or do you simply need to do it all at once?
The car needs new rubber this winter (live in Calgary, Alberta and our winters can suck)...so i'm stuck buying new rubber this year which might mean i need to stick to stock tires for awhile?
Thoughts about...
Running 31' now (and not regearing to their ideal 4.1)
Adding a 1.25" Body Lift
Doing budget 2" budget lift and getting new shocks that will work for (Rancho 5000x for 2.5 lift)
Then next year or year after
Putting in 2.5 lift
Regearing to 4.56
Changing to 33s?
Is that advisable? or anything like it? Or should I just sway out the tires for stock and save up a couple years and play with all the other things on the jeep until then?