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Lift kit recomendations

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Playnsnookie

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City
Punta gorda
State
Fl
Hi Everyone,
I would like to get some advice from you guys on replacing my current lift. I have a 83 CJ8 with 36's. The tires are stuffed in and are really too large for my current set-up. Its hard to tell what size lift or brand is currently on there, but I think its close to a 4 inch . I would like to keep the tires and wheels if possible. My initial plan was to get a RE 4.5 lift with 1 inch body spacers. My mechanic has recommended a spring over with a high steer kit. I think its way more than I need for my application ( probably triple the cost too) I'm in Florida so I don't need a rock crawling beast. I just a lift that will ride as well as possible.
 
I've been running 36s for about 4 years, with a few different setups. started with 2.5 springs and 2 BL, had the stuff and no extra cost, wheels were still pretty tight and rubbed with mild flexing. Switched to SOA w/ the 2.5 springs and dropped down to a 1.25BL and had massive amounts of clearance, full flex and still had close to 2-3 inches between top of tire and fender, no rubbing at all. Ended up going back to stock height springs and kept SOA and 1.25 BL and I am very happy with it, doesn't have a huge gap and also does not rub even at full stuff.

I went with this kit from http://www.rocky-road.com/cj-spring-over-axle.html I got the OTT high steer instead of the Zlink setup. Only thing I did not like about the high steer was that it was actually bolted onto the knuckle, never had any issues with it, just didn't feel like it was the best for potential safety reasons. I pulled the knuckles off with the high steer brackets and had them professionally welded together about 3 years ago and never had any issues.
 
Im very very happy with my Alcans, they are built to spec based on your vehicle weight, tire size, use etc. I went with a reverse shackle up front and over length springs so they travel well both on and off the pavement without the harshness you sometimes get with short leaf springs. If i ever do another project it will have Alcans again
 
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