lift

[LRwrnglr]

I know this may sound like a dumb question but I have researched but haven't found exactly what I'm looking for so here goes. I have an 82 Cherokee WT. I want to run 35's on it but havent found the type of lift I'm wanting. I want a SOA in the front, get rid of the blocks in the rear, and not go over 2" body lift if any body at all. I have read of guys running the Chevy springs but am not sure what size and if I can run them front and rear. This will be mainly a trail rig, with the occasional cruize around town. I have the 258 motor with 727 trani and NP208 Tcase. It does have 3:31 gears with a D44 front and AMC rear. Thanks for the input

LR

[mattmopar440]

http://www.bjsoffroad.com/CartGenie/prod-522.htm
6" lift no body lift no SOA no blocks just spring you can get 35" tires

I recommend change your gear ratio with that engine and the tire size you wont be going up to many steep hills

[LRwrnglr]

If I did decide to do the SOA in the front what size of springs would I need to get to be able to have the vehicle level? I'm not sure exactly how much lift you get in the front with an SOA.

[mattmopar440]

4" springs and an SOA are more then enough to run 35" you could almost run 38"

[LRwrnglr]

So with an SOA in the front I would need 4" springs in the front and 6" springs in the rear? just double-checking haha

[orangebike]

Do a soa and a shackle flip in back level and best ride

[midmichfsj]

SOA gives about 7" of lift. you can mix lift springs and blocks to level the back or install a shackle flip, BJ's offers a kit for this. i would recommend the shackle flip. better flex and ride. you could easily clear 35s or 36s.

[billyrb]

For a WT to clear 35's, you need 6" of lift. You can do this with a bolt-on 6" lift kit (all spring), or with an SOA & rear shackle flip kit (nets around 6-7" of lift using the stock springs). Since this is going to be mainly a trail rig, if you can fab / weld, go with the SOA kit. Note that in addition to the SOA / rear Shackle Flip kit, you'll also need to buy longer shocks, extend your dshafts, longer brakelines and you'll need to go Crossover Steering (at a bare minimum) or full High-Steer, as a drop-pitman arm is incredibly unsafe with an SOA conversion. You'll get killer flex and a great ride height.

For the springs with an SOA, just re-use your stock FSJ springs once you do the SOA.