John's 1" Lift

[paroxysym]

nice pics dude, thanks for some comparison shots. any luck finding XK hemi coils?

looks good man, dig the stance. you running wheel spacers yet?

[jjt250]

Thanks man. Little bit too much rake but that's what the new coils will be for. I'm working on the coils though, may have found a used pair. I've just been dragging my feet with it lately and been too busy to look around haha. Not running spacers yet, still waiting for a good deal on craigslist for some Moabs first. I can get 4 Moabs for $250 with free shipping on ebay but I feel like I can get a better deal if I just wait it out. Maybe I'll just suck it up haha.

[paroxysym]

if you lived closer i saw a chick unloading 4 moabs for $100 from her 2012 JK. id check out jk-forum, someone is always unloading a set of moabs with spacers for a reasonable price. if they come with tires, just a way to make your money back.

so looing forward to dropping the BB, removed my rear MLLs this weekend and threw some stock shocks in the rear- amazed i lost 2" in the rear and im just an inch higher than your measurements with a BB and OEM XK shocks in the rear. crazy.

[jjt250]

Man that's a deal...wish more people off roaded where I am. I'll keep an eye on jkforum but I'm sure shipping would be killer unless I found someone close.

I've always heard that the Daystar runs on the smaller end...guess you would even notice that big of a difference with XK coils and some 1/2in spacers haha. You must've had some serious rake with those MLLs then.

[jjt250]

Finally got some Hemi XK coils from Trialbyfire yesterday morning! Now just need to find some time to throw them on...

[Ross]

Is there any difference between the 3.7L/5.7L XK coils? If not I have an extra set someone could have, if they are looking to run a similar set up to this.

[Matt]

Yeah theres about 4 different spring pairs available depending on engine/options.

[jjt250]

Yep, like Matt said, there are different spring rates. The Hemi XK ones are quite a bit higher than my current ones so that's why I went with them.

[paroxysym]

awesome! looking forward to the results. everytime i think of revamping my BB and throwing a new one in there like a RRO i look at this thread LOL.

[jjt250]

Haha well I'm going to plan on throwing them on next weekend hopefully. I'm getting tired of the raked look! I may even add another 1/4" spacer while I have it apart. I'll make sure to get some good before and after pictures!