Lift on my '95 YJ

[bigTlilODD]

Ok, I'm looking at getting a 3.5" lift for my 1995 yj. And I have just a couple questions, that I'd like all of your opinions on...

drop pitman arm? yes or no?
I have 28" tires (ya, they're small) on there right now. will that look REALLY bad?
How badly will my steering control change?

Thanks in advance!!!!!

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

I put Rusty's 3.5" kit on my '95 with no negative effect on the steering, other than the steering wheel off-center, and that's easily fixed in the garage by lengthening the draglink. I had a drop pitman arm, but didn't need it.

The 28" tires won't look too bad, until you can afford larger.

Do you have the 2.5L or 4.0L engine? What axle gearing?

 

[LVRockCrawler]

had a 4" lift w/32's on my old 91 sahara - went w/the pitman arm drop - dont know if i needed it - they say it helps w/avoiding bump-steer but only really needed w/power steering... fun to change but if you got it - might as well use it - helps w/the extreme angles too...

 

[Junkpile]

I would run the dropped pitman arm.

 

[TwistedCU]

I ran my 3.5" BDS lift without a pitman arm for almost a month. It was ok, but I did notice a slight bump-steer (Jeep wanted to jerk to the side when hitting a big bump) that was corrected after putting it on.

 

[bigTlilODD]

cool.

Bounty.... 2.5L and I forgot what the gearing is. I need to figure it out again

 

[TwistedCU]

2.5L with a 5 speed should have 4.11 gears. Not sure if an Auto had the same or not, but 4 cyl autos were rare so I'm assuming you have a 5 speed. 4.11's

 

[88Wrangles]

I would also use the drop pitman arm. As far as how it would look, right now I have about 8 inches of lift with 31/10.50's, and it doesn't look TOO bad.

As far as gearing, do all 2.5L's with a 5 speed have 4.11 gears?

 

[hi_c]

Most, but not all. If it's not 4.11, then it's 3.73.

C

 

[beachjeep]

8 WRANGLE AC

Regarding the tires - I have 3" suspension and 2" Body Lift with 31's. Doesnt look too bad but will be upgrading to 33's this summer. There is a lot of space in there.

You may want to think about getting some larger tires for it. Its just one thing after another

Here is a picture.

 

[bigTlilODD]

Ya, I'll definatley get bigger tires, but most likely not until these wear out.