lift questions

[MudSlinger]

alright, i just got my 87' XE-V6 5 speed. she is completely stock. i have a couple questions about lifting her. do the Jeep Grand Cherokee springs work on both the front and the back? if so, how much lift will i get? can i use the JGC springs with a 3" body lift? if i do both, do i need new, longer shocks? if i do both, what size tires would fit well? what width tires should i get? i plan on buying new rims too. should i stick with 15" rims, or go to 16 or 17" rims? does anyone know where i can get a cheap roof rack? any comments on mounting the spare on the roofrack, such as pros and cons, would be appreciated. i know theres more questions i would like to ask, but i can't think of them at the moment.

 

thanks a lot guys, for all your help, anything you could give me would be great!

 

also, anyone got any suggestions for some minor performance upgrades?

[Mr. Pickles]

Here's a quick hint before you get flamed by people. Here's a quick hint before you get flamed by people. First off, only post once. It gets to be a mess, especially for others trying to follow the thread or search later on about the same topics covered. Use "Search" and try sticking to questions on 1 topic at a time. Its gonna be a mess if you have 25 different people jumping in with answers to specific questions withing your post. I'll start at the beginning:

 

Jeep GC coils are for the back only. Your front suspension has torsion bars instead of coil or leaf springs, and they can be adjusted to provide a small amount of lift before additional parts are required (ball joint spacers or new upper control arms, etc) to correct the excessive suspension angles caused by heavy cranking of the Tbars. I believe there are stickies on these in the garage and/or 90-95 areas of the forum. Also go to the Damagedreality forums (you can find a link in the signature of 88pathoffroad, he runs it and has posts all over the place). Here you will find in-depth info. on the Jeep coil install, what coils work, how to do it, etc. etc. And yes, these can be used along with body lifts. For body lift install, look for the how-to post by Statikuz and others (again, using Search).

 

Bigger rim sizes generally equal much more money for the same overall diameter tire, and most people stick to 15" rims instead and increase the tire size. Say you have the same overall diameter at the tread, a 15" rim will use a taller but cheaper tire, while a 16" rim will need a shorter profile yet more expensive tire. With both lifts installed you can roll 32" on 15" rims no problem, 33"s may require some minor triming around the bottom of the fenders. No biggy though.

 

So.... separate out the rest of your questions, and you'll probably get a better response. And be sure to use the search feature on the upper right of the forum board.