My Jeep is a 2004 TJ Unlimited (LJ) used almost exclusively as a trail/rock crawling rig - NO daily driving. It has all of the following done by previous owner - 4” short arm suspension lift, No Body Lift, No Motor Mount Lift, no SYE/driveshaft replacement, a 1 1/2" TC Drop, running on 33" tires. I assume the TC Drop was to avoid the cost of a SYE and Drive Shafts. It is my understanding that the longer wheelbase of the LJ's allows for more lift without the SYE/drive shafts - is this correct and if so how much more?
Can I ditch (or at least reduce) the existing 1 1/2" TC Drop by installing a 1" BL and 1" MML?
I know the right answer is to do the SYE/Drive Shaft, but I dont have unlimited $$ and plan to stage additional mods over the next couple years. I am just trying to get a little additional ground clearance in the short term and the BL/MML is fairly inexpensive, the existing motor mounts could use replacing, and I can do this work myself.
I am sure this has been covered and I have searched & read a ton, but still not sure I have my head around it. Thanks for any help/advice!
Can I ditch (or at least reduce) the existing 1 1/2" TC Drop by installing a 1" BL and 1" MML?
I know the right answer is to do the SYE/Drive Shaft, but I dont have unlimited $$ and plan to stage additional mods over the next couple years. I am just trying to get a little additional ground clearance in the short term and the BL/MML is fairly inexpensive, the existing motor mounts could use replacing, and I can do this work myself.
I am sure this has been covered and I have searched & read a ton, but still not sure I have my head around it. Thanks for any help/advice!