Hey all, I’ve been a fan of the forum for a long time now this is my first post. I want to lift my 03 4EAT XS... but I’m torn between investing in springs or a kit.
I work in New Mexico traveling to ranchers wells to monitor their groundwater, which often involved carrying a bunch of heavy gear on ‘roads’ which are usually a complete mess. Even with skid plates and and an extra tire size up, the risk of high centering or tearing off my exhaust is pretty high, especially because my foz likes to ride low if I have a full set of passengers or gear.
I’m just graduating college and definitely don’t have much cash to throw at modifications, but I can definitely justify the investiment in the hopes of saving on inevitable repairs. Still, I want to keep it cheap if I can.
Basically, I’m hoping you kind folk can tell me wether to go with a 2inch kit (probably from ADF), or raising springs (from iron man or king).
I don’t have a garage to do the work myself, so unfortunately I have to think about install costs too. Whatever I wind up doing will definitely end up here.
The prices seem comparable, but would raising springs require trailing arm spacers or any other hardware?
Are there other options I should consider? 1in lift and 215/16 70 tires perhaps?
Which option would have less stress on CV joints and the like? She miraculously has under 70k miles on her, and I want to keep her on the road for many more to come... with the least headache possible. Not to mention the risk of getting stranded.
I truly appreciate any advice y’all can give, I’m sure what obvious to some of you aren’t even on my radar
Oh... and ranchers think a subie in Jeep country is a laugh or a liability. Give me a hand so I can change their minds
I work in New Mexico traveling to ranchers wells to monitor their groundwater, which often involved carrying a bunch of heavy gear on ‘roads’ which are usually a complete mess. Even with skid plates and and an extra tire size up, the risk of high centering or tearing off my exhaust is pretty high, especially because my foz likes to ride low if I have a full set of passengers or gear.
I’m just graduating college and definitely don’t have much cash to throw at modifications, but I can definitely justify the investiment in the hopes of saving on inevitable repairs. Still, I want to keep it cheap if I can.
Basically, I’m hoping you kind folk can tell me wether to go with a 2inch kit (probably from ADF), or raising springs (from iron man or king).
I don’t have a garage to do the work myself, so unfortunately I have to think about install costs too. Whatever I wind up doing will definitely end up here.
The prices seem comparable, but would raising springs require trailing arm spacers or any other hardware?
Are there other options I should consider? 1in lift and 215/16 70 tires perhaps?
Which option would have less stress on CV joints and the like? She miraculously has under 70k miles on her, and I want to keep her on the road for many more to come... with the least headache possible. Not to mention the risk of getting stranded.
I truly appreciate any advice y’all can give, I’m sure what obvious to some of you aren’t even on my radar
Oh... and ranchers think a subie in Jeep country is a laugh or a liability. Give me a hand so I can change their minds