
Originally Posted by
Jeffb_79
When are you coming to northern virginia?
What lift are you thinking about getting?
Can you do without your jeep for a few days?
We've done quite a few lifts at the Ft Belvoir hobby shop. It would be a whole lot cheaper than paying someone to do it for you, plus you'll get a much better understanding of what's going on with your suspension. That way when/if something breaks, you've got an idea how to fix it. With enough notice, I usually have no problems coming in and helping someone do this. Might even be able to scrounge up a few other people.
As for the lift, if you're doing a short arm lift, I would keep it under 4". You'll be able to run 33-35" tires with no problems on a 4" lift. You'll also want to make sure the lift comes with at least 1 set of adjustable control arms for the front and rear, a front adjustable track bar, an angled track bar relocation bracket for the rear (one designed for cv drive shafts), sway bar disco's and extended rear sway bar links.
You should be able to find a good short arm lift with everything you need for under $1500, plus the cost of your sye and cv drive shaft.
A long arm set up will cost you a bit more.... a little over $2k maybe. And I don't think you'd end up paying more than $50 a day for use of a lift/tools at the hobby shop.
If you are set on having a shop take care of it, I usually push Hi Tech in Chantilly, VA. Great group of guys in there that know what they're doing. That or you can talk with Rob (crazy4ink) at mountain valley customs to see what he can work out for you.
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