Need Help For Truck and tires to make offroad suv

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the title pretty much says what i need. Its actually for my brother but pretty much he is looking to buy a SUV mainllyyy gas efficent and easy to find parts. Also he wanted to know how much it wouod cost to raise the suspension and fit 31" tires on it... if anyone has done it or knows wheere they do it or how much they cost, let me knwo
 
i have a Jeep Cherokee with the 4L inline 6.

It has a 3.5" lift in the rear and 3" in front. it clears the 31" inch tires with no trimming at all in full flex. it's awesome in the trails for a truck with almost no mods, you'll have alot of fun with it.

Mine doesnt drink that much fuel, i can do 400 km (almost all city) with 60$ of fuel. My jeep has 320 000 km and everything is original... everything runs perfectly! it's built really tuff. Check out the pics in my profile.

Parts are dirt cheap, a rebuilt Raybestos caliper is like 30$, rotors are 20$, pads 20$, the huge offroad shocks i got are 45$ each, etc..
 
X2 for Kranked....

I have a 94 Cherokee Country.

My 3 inch Rough COuntry is about 300$ and you can fit 31 tires without problem.

You can upgrade with Canadian Tire coil spacer in front and custom shackle at the rear. It's about 50$.....

SO for 350-400$ you have a 4-4.5 inch suspension and you can fit 33 inch agressiv tire with little trim.

Picture: My truck with 3 inch suspension and 31 mud tire..... (tire is for sale, check in 'SUV for sale'' section....

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not that bad... but you need an impact wrench and other shop tools. If you're the kind of guy that's not scared of changing your transmission/engine it wont be too hard... if you barely do your oil changes yourself have PJF install it for you :p

The problem with changing the suspension is usually seized/rusted bolts....
 
kRANkED said:
not that bad... but you need an impact wrench and other shop tools. If you're the kind of guy that's not scared of changing your transmission/engine it wont be too hard... if you barely do your oil changes yourself have PJF install it for you :p

The problem with changing the suspension is usually seized/rusted bolts....
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It's not very hard to do, maybe 2-3 hour of job if everything is ok.

Rough country kit come with U-bolt so you can cut your....

www.sdlsuspension.com
 
kRANkED said:
si tu change les lames pour des neuves... bonne chan' :p

les grosses bolts a chaque bout sont souvent jammés :(
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Ouias les tabarnacks pis en plus l'impact passe pas....

Mais en passant, le kit add-a-leaf Rough country tu as meme pas besoin de déconnecter la main leaf fac pas besoin de te battre avec les bolts jammé....
 
Wilder said:
Ouias les tabarnacks pis en plus l'impact passe pas....

Mais en passant, le kit add-a-leaf Rough country tu as meme pas besoin de déconnecter la main leaf fac pas besoin de te battre avec les bolts jammé....
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ouais je sais, cé pour ca que j'ai précisé les bolts des lames :p

moi j'ai des lames completes neuves... mon impact 3/4 @ 125 psi a pas été capable de défaire la bolt en avant.... t'aurais du voir la barre de force qu'on a fait :D
 
To do suspension work, you definitely will need big tools, torches, water, etc. Unless you've got the shop, farm it out. If you change leafs, check for proper rear pinion angle - most kits include a wedge that sits between the spring and the axle, to keep the nose of the diff pointed at the right angle. This is critical to keep your u-joints alive. More than 3'', you start having driveline problems with the stock rear shaft. 4.0 HO is an awesome motor - the lifters get noisy sometimes but they'll live forever...
 
kRANkED said:
ouais je sais, cé pour ca que j'ai précisé les bolts des lames :p

moi j'ai des lames completes neuves... mon impact 3/4 @ 125 psi a pas été capable de défaire la bolt en avant.... t'aurais du voir la barre de force qu'on a fait :D
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J'ai prit une barre de 3 pieds.....

Pogne le ratchet 1/2.... M'assis a terre, m'accote les pieds sur l'essieu.....



ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG patow le ratchet strip.... j'revole sul cul le ratchet dans face....... :run:
 
Shop around for a good place to do the work - sometimes, a spring shop or really old-school garage is the best place to go - the labor charges will really depend on how much they have to sweat during the job - you could be facing anywhere from 4 - 8 hours to do the job right, in my experience. My truck is from B.C., never saw salt, and it took me a day in a well-equipped shop to change the spring eye bushings, and about 4 hours to replace the entire rear axle... with lots of torch and impact work, too.
 
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