Cherokee lift height history
My Cherokee height history.
| Lift height assuming 31" stock height |
Ground to Flare* (delta) |
Hub to Flare** (delta) |
Lift | Lift incl. Tires | Comments | |
| As bought | Front | 31" (0) left 30 5/8" (-3/8) right |
0" | It's leaning back a bit and a little to the right. I'm assuming a "negative lift" as bought. Are the springs shot? |
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| Rear | 29 3/4" (-1 1/4) left 29 3/8" (-1 5/8) right |
-1 1/4" | ||||
| After lift | Front | 34" (0) | 3" | Sitting level: front up 3" and rear up 4" | ||
| Rear | 33 3/4" (-1/4) | 2 3/4" | ||||
| After 31" tires | Front | 35" (0) | 3" | 4" | I gained an inch with the new MT/Rs. | |
| Rear | 34 1/4" (-3/4) | 2 1/4" | 3 1/4" | |||
| 15Apr01 After Moab |
Front | 34 5/8" (0) | 2 5/8" | 3 5/8" | One year later, down: 3/8" in front, 5/8" in rear. Measured empty. Are the rear leafs shot already? |
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| Rear | 33 5/8" (-1) | 1 5/8" | 2 5/8" | |||
| 20Apr01 Full Load |
Front | 33 5/8" (0) | 1 5/8" | 2 5/8" | Kids, Newf, cooler, & both car-top carriers full. Negative lift... this is not good. |
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| Rear | 31 5/8" (-2) | -3/8" | 5/8" | |||
| Here's where I switch to measuring from the hub center, which nullifies tire variations. | ||||||
| 01May01 | Front | 34 1/2" | 20 1/8" | 2 1/2" | Mostly empty, but a full tank of gas. | |
| Rear | 33 3/8" | 19" | 1 3/8" | |||
| Adding the OME JCXL add-a-leafs. Before and After, with and without weight. | ||||||
| Before AAL 15May01 |
Front | 34 3/4" | 20 3/8" | 2 3/4" | Mostly empty, 3/8 tank of gas. It's sagging in the rear by one inch. |
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| Rear | 33 3/4" | 19 3/8" | 1 3/4" | |||
| Front | 34 7/8" | 20 1/2" | 2 7/8" | Water filled trash can, concrete blocks. The weight dropped the rear by 1 3/8 inches. |
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| Rear | 32 3/8" | 18" | 3/8" | |||
| After AAL 16May01 |
Front | 34 3/4" | 20 3/8" | 2 3/4" | Mostly empty, 3/8 tank of gas. The JCXL leafs added 1 3/8" lift. |
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| Rear | 35 1/8" | 20 3/4" | 3" | |||
| Front | 34 7/8" | 20 1/2" | 2 7/8" | Water filled trash can, concrete blocks. Sag reduced 20% to 1 1/8" inches. |
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| Rear | 34" | 19 5/8" | 2" | |||
| Later... | ||||||
| 30Sep01 4 months |
Front | 35" | 20 5/8" | 3" | Full of spare parts and all kinds of crap. About the same. |
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| Rear | 34 1/2" | 20 1/8" | 2 3/8" | |||
| 16Oct01 5 months |
Front | 34 3/4" | 20 3/8" | 2 3/4" | Some weight (tools, gear), full tank of gas. The new Dana 44 axle lifted it a bit. |
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| Rear | 35 1/8" | 20 3/4" | 3" | |||
| 12Aug02 15 months |
Front | 20 1/8" | 2 1/2" | Moderate weight. After Sierra Trek. An inch lower in the rear, and the leafs are badly bent and listing to the right. |
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| Rear | 19 7/8"† | 2 1/8" | ||||
| New OME-JC2A spring packs | ||||||
| 12May03 | Front | 20 3/8" | 2 3/4" | Some weight (tools, gear), full tank of gas. Sitting level. |
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| Rear | 19 3/4" | 2 1/8" | ||||
* Ground to Flare: height in inches from the ground to the bottom of the gray plastic
wheel flares.
** Hub to Flare: height in inches from the center of the wheel to the bottom of the gray
plastic wheel flares.
† The 19 7/8" figure is an average (20 1/2" vs. 19 1/4"). The XJ is listing
heavily to the right. Right side images one,
two and
three.
