I guess this is not exactly TJ specific, but I do have a TJ so......
The last time I was lifting anything was years ago. 70s and 80s Chevy trucks. I was young and didn't have a lot of money, so an ugly 3" body lift and whatever spring setups I could scrounge up or cobble together. Performance was not a concern, ride quality surely didn't matter, height was all that mattered....lol I don't intend to use that same philosophy anymore.
Fast forward to now, I've been driving the same 99 TJ for years with stock suspension, but I changed jobs and have a company vehicle so I no longer have to finish a project on it in only a weekend and have it back on the road for Monday, so I'm finally going to lift it and re-gear it. I plan on 4" lift and 33" tires.
Most lift discussions here seem to revolve around rock crawling and flex, but I don't have any rocks, and it's just flat here!
I'm usually in mud, or deep snow, (snow measured in feet not inches)
I'm surely not a hardcore mudder, so it may not even be that much of an issue for me, but I'm still curious if suspension setup recommendations change for mud/snow?
I started looking at OME, but I'm not really a body lift fan, but Currie seems overkill. I'm not made of money but I'll spend what I need to do it right. But it seems to me by the time I did an OME right I'm not that far off of a Currie setup. A body lift would let me tuck the fuel tank and tranny, but..... is it worth it..... I dunno...
I'm not looking so much for a "you need X lift" type answer. I was really wanting to hear what features you think are import for mud and snow vs rock crawling, if there is any difference?
I mean the one thing I've thought of was I would probably never disconnect, but other than that I couldn't come up with anything that really set the two application apart that much. Got any thoughts or opinions I would like to hear 'em. Thanks!
The last time I was lifting anything was years ago. 70s and 80s Chevy trucks. I was young and didn't have a lot of money, so an ugly 3" body lift and whatever spring setups I could scrounge up or cobble together. Performance was not a concern, ride quality surely didn't matter, height was all that mattered....lol I don't intend to use that same philosophy anymore.
Fast forward to now, I've been driving the same 99 TJ for years with stock suspension, but I changed jobs and have a company vehicle so I no longer have to finish a project on it in only a weekend and have it back on the road for Monday, so I'm finally going to lift it and re-gear it. I plan on 4" lift and 33" tires.
Most lift discussions here seem to revolve around rock crawling and flex, but I don't have any rocks, and it's just flat here!
I'm usually in mud, or deep snow, (snow measured in feet not inches)
I'm surely not a hardcore mudder, so it may not even be that much of an issue for me, but I'm still curious if suspension setup recommendations change for mud/snow?
I started looking at OME, but I'm not really a body lift fan, but Currie seems overkill. I'm not made of money but I'll spend what I need to do it right. But it seems to me by the time I did an OME right I'm not that far off of a Currie setup. A body lift would let me tuck the fuel tank and tranny, but..... is it worth it..... I dunno...
I'm not looking so much for a "you need X lift" type answer. I was really wanting to hear what features you think are import for mud and snow vs rock crawling, if there is any difference?
I mean the one thing I've thought of was I would probably never disconnect, but other than that I couldn't come up with anything that really set the two application apart that much. Got any thoughts or opinions I would like to hear 'em. Thanks!