Road driving characteristics of TJ with a 4 lift?
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It’s not much of a step as it’s tall and setup as rocker protection. But my kids use it as a step getting in. I just leg in. If your Off-roading the Jeep, you wont want anything sitting below the body. If your all street, the nerf type steps will be a better step.
My Jeep had a 4" Skyjacker lift. I still use the springs. I changed the rest to to Bilstein shocks, JKS rear track bar, Currie front trackbar, Currie CorrectLync steering, Currie control arms. I have 33x12.5/r15 BFG AT KO2 tires. Oh yeah, red is the fastest color.
Very Nice. Thanks for the info. My experience is that Cops think Red is the fastest color too! .... Never again! I went from 0 t0 3 tickets in 6 months!
TJ_Dante711
New Member
I run Fox shocks with a 4" Lift and 33x10.5 Toyo M/T's and I love the setup
Adam Johnson
Member
I have a 4" suspension lift and run BF G. All-Terrain TA 33s. She has great road manners but you definitely know when you hit a bigger bump. But I'm fairly sure that I need to replace the shocks.
*adds replacing shocks to an already long list.
*adds replacing shocks to an already long list.
I've not had much trouble with my Jeep and speeding. Heck, I can barely pass a gas station.
This is a cool rig man ...the hood stickers , color and raised white letter tires give it a distinctive look...I bet it turns heads
Thumper4fun
TJ Enthusiast
Here's another example, mine with 4" lift on 33s. I bought it with a 4" Rough Country suspension lift and 285/70/17 E rated tires and it rode and drove like a steel wheeled log wagon. Swapped out the RC shocks for some Rancho RS5000x shocks, replaced the 17s with factory Grizzly wheels and mounted 33/10.50/15 c rated tires and a JKS adjustable front track bar and now it rides and drives so much better. Next on my list is a SYA kit and double adjustable rear uppers so I can get rid of the transfer case drop.
Someone above suggested selling the Skyjacker lift and starting over, probably not what you wanted to hear but that is good advice. Installing a bottom shelf lift kit and then having to turn around and start replacing parts to make the handling and driving characteristics tolerable is just a waste of time, effort and more importantly money. Also you will need to factor in a re-gear based on the tire size you go with. IMHO this is an absolute must for both on-road & off-road performance.
Someone above suggested selling the Skyjacker lift and starting over, probably not what you wanted to hear but that is good advice. Installing a bottom shelf lift kit and then having to turn around and start replacing parts to make the handling and driving characteristics tolerable is just a waste of time, effort and more importantly money. Also you will need to factor in a re-gear based on the tire size you go with. IMHO this is an absolute must for both on-road & off-road performance.
If you want you can run your cable for your cubes through your drain cowl. You can see where mine goes into the cowl, I didn't need to drill any holes.
35s on the street are only for show.
First decide how you will use your Jeep, then buy "upgrades" to enhance that use.
35s and a 4" lift will do nothing positive on the street.
If you bought a cheap lift, expect even worse.
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