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Offline TrAkLsI

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jeep tj springs and spacers
« on: May 19, 2006, 11:06:13 PM »
Can you put a 2" lifted tj spring under your tracker and get 4" lift out of that.  Also Can you get a stock tj spring and put a 2" spacer on that would any of these work without any axl mods.  I have a 95 tracker 4wd  auto.  Thanks guys

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Re: jeep tj springs and spacers
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2006, 12:45:42 AM »
I'd be really careful before investing in such a thing. a friend of mine tried lifting his kicker with stock springs off either a grand or TJ.. not sure which and it lifted it 3 or 4 inches no problem.. he thought it was 6 inches but he also thought his 1-1/8 spacers gave him 2 inches so you know.. anyways he got the back lifted.. probably not enough brake line and stuff but I think he overlooked it plus the links are pretty small for all that lift. So then he tried the front. Only did one side because the coil rubbed on the CV. BIG problem. not only did it do that but I think he probably would have killed his CV's and then some really quick since he didn't drop his axle.. and again.. brake lines and stuff not to mention he didn't even flip his strut mounts so his negative travel was probably maxed sitting still

to make a long story short, it didn't work out because of the CV rubbing up front so he took the coils off and put the stock ones back on with his spacers

the back end of it looked freaking awesome for a day at least.

so anyways, I'd look at other options.. don't shut the idea out completely though because I am not sure which jeep he got the coils from so if TJ coils are smaller in diameter they may fit.. all you'd need is axle drop brackets and other things to go with
2000 Grand Vitara.. boondox coil spacer lift w/ pro comp 2 inch lift shocks and ome struts. 225/75 R16 Kumho Mt's, powdercoated wheels, rear brake line relocation and stuff to acomodate. custom exhaust and intake along with some 1 off accesories.

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Re: jeep tj springs and spacers
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2006, 12:48:25 AM »
almost forgot, if you go too high you may need a rear driveshaft spacer so your slip yoke doesn't get screwed up. also, I think others make jeep coil spacers fit track/kicks probably off TJ's..
2000 Grand Vitara.. boondox coil spacer lift w/ pro comp 2 inch lift shocks and ome struts. 225/75 R16 Kumho Mt's, powdercoated wheels, rear brake line relocation and stuff to acomodate. custom exhaust and intake along with some 1 off accesories.

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Re: jeep tj springs and spacers
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2006, 07:26:54 AM »
Traklsi,

I wouldn't bother trying to use Jeep TJ springs on your rig in an attempt to lift it...What you can use however, are the Jeep 2" polyurethane  spring spacers.   You'll need to use a holesaw and bore the centers out to 2 1/4" so they'll fit over the stock bumpstops.   

There is an excellent article on how this is done here:

http://www.zuwharrie.com/content/view/11/27/

This was the first lift I put on my kick, and it worked great!   I ran 29" TSL's for the longest time with just the 2" lift.       

Good Luck and keep us posted! 

-Zukisidekick

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Re: jeep tj springs and spacers
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2006, 07:53:38 PM »
Traklsi,

I wouldn't bother trying to use Jeep TJ springs on your rig in an attempt to lift it...What you can use however, are the Jeep 2" polyurethane  spring spacers.   You'll need to use a holesaw and bore the centers out to 2 1/4" so they'll fit over the stock bumpstops.   

There is an excellent article on how this is done here:

http://www.zuwharrie.com/content/view/11/27/

This was the first lift I put on my kick, and it worked great!   I ran 29" TSL's for the longest time with just the 2" lift.       

Good Luck and keep us posted! 

-Zukisidekick


the link didn't work for me. How are the CV angles like that? probably fine if you ran like that for a long time but still curious because you are making me want to give that a try. also, do you use the stock isolators when you do that or not? thanks.. I would have looked at the link if my computer would have let me
2000 Grand Vitara.. boondox coil spacer lift w/ pro comp 2 inch lift shocks and ome struts. 225/75 R16 Kumho Mt's, powdercoated wheels, rear brake line relocation and stuff to acomodate. custom exhaust and intake along with some 1 off accesories.