I am eating my words...

[duneslider]

Obsessed with anything pirate. His favorite saying is "Argh, matey, Sail the seven seas". We picked up the XK since three car seats in the JK was tight! I still was intending to spend all my money working on the JK but now I have to figure out how to build both.

I might be able to make do with a heavy duty OME lift but the superlift sure seems nice. Mat, your XK looks nice. I really wanted to hold out for a white one, and QDII but in the end the wife said she liked the black one and I wasn't gonna wheel the XK.

If anyone sees a QDII front diff around let me know!

[07JeepXK]

Im the one with the front and rear lockers. Well worth the $$ if you ask me. Total cost for both was around $1500 for everything. I did they install myself

[duneslider]

I couldn't remember who it was that had done it. The wiring of the ELSD is the only thing I am unsure of, if you have any info on that portion I could handle the rest pretty easy. I would still love to go with a solid axle but I just don't think it makes sense financially, if it is even possible. It would probably need 6-8" of lift to make it happen.

I've got some feelers out for a QDII but they don't seem too common.

[07JeepXK]

Let me know if you get your hands on one and I'll help you out with the wiring. It's very easy to wire up

[Matt]

I might be able to make do with a heavy duty OME lift but the superlift sure seems nice. Mat, your XK looks nice. I really wanted to hold out for a white one, and QDII but in the end the wife said she liked the black one and I wasn't gonna wheel the XK.

Thanks man. But trust me on this one, especially with all the great wheeling where you live, go with the superlift over the OME if you can. My 2nd daughter is due in a few weeks... and im hoping to upgrade to the superlift when she's ~2yrs old (or in a forward facing car seat) to make it easier for my wife to get the kids all belted in.

[lekmedm]

Thanks man. But trust me on this one, especially with all the great wheeling where you live, go with the superlift over the OME if you can. My 2nd daughter is due in a few weeks... and im hoping to upgrade to the superlift when she's ~2yrs old (or in a forward facing car seat) to make it easier for my wife to get the kids all belted in.

I thought I'd toss in my 2 cents on the subject along with a couple of pictures.

Put simply, I went with the Superlift because it corrects for stock geometry. And if you go with some other lift, I'm not convinced that things work out all that much cheaper. I think most who don't want to spend the $$$ for the Superlift want to go with OME instead of a spacer lift. I believe that the OME lift still runs several hundred dollars. Maybe someone who knows real numbers will chime in. Regardless, OME or spacers will result in changes in geometry. This means most likely premature wear of various components. Now, you can compensate for these things, but that means buying more parts and spending nice money for the fix. Well, JBA upper control arms can correct ball joint angles, but how much have you spent now? I can't find a picture of someone's stock upper control arm after an OME or spacer lift, but here is a picture of mine after the SL:



So you can fix that one, but what are you going to do about the steering rack tie rod end?

You can see a really rough steering tie rod angle here.

Here is a picture of mine after the SL:



I wouldn't want to have to keep replacing tie rod ends, or even worse, steering racks ($$$!!!).

So, while the mod bug can keep you forever throwing cash at your Jeep, I felt that the SL gives the best platform. I can stop here, or I can more easily upgrade as the fever consumes me.

[Matt]

Exactly ^^^

Side note... Mark you gotta fix that WSS line hanging near your CV.

[07JeepXK]

You can see a really rough steering tie rod angle here.

Here is a picture of mine after the SL:



I wouldn't want to have to keep replacing tie rod ends, or even worse, steering racks ($$$!!!).

So, while the mod bug can keep you forever throwing cash at your Jeep, I felt that the SL gives the best platform. I can stop here, or I can more easily upgrade as the fever consumes me.

You can't use oleblue's tie rods as a reference. He is double lifted with both OME HD coils and RC spacer lift up front.

[lekmedm]

You can't use oleblue's tie rods as a reference. He is double lifted with both OME HD coils and RC spacer lift up front.

Got a pic of yours? Yours should be a bit better than oleblue's, but I'm guessing still angled. Curious...

[Ross]

I would say go with the OME lift just for the fact that you have a JK. The XK will still be very capable and for the same price of the superlift, you can have a 3+" OME lift with QDII swap. Even if you decide just to get the OME lift, you have saved enough to get a sizable lift on the JK, as they seem to run cheaper.