So I had an epiphany this morning as I was reading the news and drinking a cup of coffee. All of the agonizing that I have been doing over various lifts and how they will work on my Jeep is pretty pointless. Getting hung up on the exact amount of lift that any one of the various combinations will give me is counter productive. I have read hundreds of threads on many different lift kits and the question always remains "Yes, fine, but what will this do on MY Jeep?". I send off questions to the folks that have installed the lifts asking how they like it, how much lift they actually achieved & etc. Most everyone has dutifully answered with their observations and opinions. All of that time and effort still leaves me with the question "Yes, fine, but what will this do on MY Jeep?". I realized that no one can actually answer that question except for me and my Jeep. It just ain't going to happen any other way.
"Go to the real place. Look at the real thing. Consider the real circumstances." This sign hangs in the prototyping area of the company where I work. I've read it a million times. Hmmm. It finally clicked.
So, I stared at my Jeep, stared at a tape measure, thought about a bunch of stuff that I had researched and read, and hit the reset button. Agonizing over a 1/2 inch of lift plus or minus is pointless. Endless debates about spring types isn't going to give me the results that I am looking for. The goal is to clear the typical obstacle that currently drags on the underside...the amount that I clear by is pretty immaterial, whether it's by an inch or by three inches. As long as I clear.
So, with some basic dimensions taken off of MY Jeep, an understanding of what I am trying to accomplish in my circumstances and a clean sheet of paper, here we go!
"Go to the real place. Look at the real thing. Consider the real circumstances." This sign hangs in the prototyping area of the company where I work. I've read it a million times. Hmmm. It finally clicked.
So, I stared at my Jeep, stared at a tape measure, thought about a bunch of stuff that I had researched and read, and hit the reset button. Agonizing over a 1/2 inch of lift plus or minus is pointless. Endless debates about spring types isn't going to give me the results that I am looking for. The goal is to clear the typical obstacle that currently drags on the underside...the amount that I clear by is pretty immaterial, whether it's by an inch or by three inches. As long as I clear.
So, with some basic dimensions taken off of MY Jeep, an understanding of what I am trying to accomplish in my circumstances and a clean sheet of paper, here we go!