Jeep Cherokee XJ gets a 4.5 inch Rough Country lift
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- 2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ gets the full treatment. 33” MTZ on 15x8 pro comp street lock wheel. 4” Rough Country lift with quick disconnects. Ride is amazing and after a little trimming, no rub at all.
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sweet content, putting on my first xj kit now, very helpful
Thank you!! That was our goal!!
Answer for DJ's comment: How is the lift holding up? He's heard mixed reviews on RC quality.
RCG response: "We sold the Jeep pretty quickly but we have run this lift on 4 of our XJ's and they hold up great. The mixed reviews on quality are from the guys who buy this lift and take it hard core rock crawling. That is not what this lift is meant to do, this lift is geared more toward light to moderate offroading...although we have put it through the paces on some pretty decent obstacles. The ride is great, even with the base shocks but is much improved with the newer V2 option they have now. Thank you for your comment and your subscription."
Finally a finished Cherokee with the lift and a pix from away from the vehicle! Looks great!
Thank you for your comments...we try to put it all out there.
I can't help but smile seeing the Cherokee XJ effortlessly navigate through the toughest terrains. Absolute awesomeness!
I completely agree!! We love our XJ’s!
@@roughcountrygarage7943 Yeah, we have one and we already have it in some videos (beginner level!) on our channel.
Your sons camera work made me dizzy but good tip on dropping the lower control arms. Woulda been good to see him wrestle them back in place and explain how he installed the bump stocks. Also no mention of the rear axle. I have an 87 MJ metric tonne with dana 44. No mention of track bar placing. Need complete info . Dandahermit
To reinstall them…at that point there is no real tension in them so they sit in the seat with no fuss. We did not do bump stops on this Jeep but if we were we would replace them while we have the spring off. Can be done with the spring on too but much easier when removed. Then, we use the jacks to raise the axle back in place. One side at a time or together makes no difference. Once in place we install the bolts…seriously all in all no wrestling with it this way. On the rears…it’s truly simple…especially if you’re upgrading your whole spring pack. If you’re adding a leaf it’s a bit more involved but not too bad still. As long as the bolts don’t break! The rear springs are unbolt the old, drop the springs put the new springs in one side at a time and reinstall bolts. Then lift the axle back in place and install the ubolts. I agree we should have videoed it but honestly we did it so fast we simply forgot. Thank you for your comments and hopeful for your success on your lift. Shout if you have more questions.
Hi, did you end up using the new rough country leaf springs for the back? If you did - did you use shackle relocates?
Yessir, we did use the new spring packs. I would recommend them highly. We did not use relocation shackles but new shackles are available from RC. We used the stock shackles for this installation. The new leafs offer perfect lift and since it wasn’t really built for rock crawling the factory shackles offer enough articulation for this installation. Thank you for your feedback, this is exactly what I’m hoping for with the channel.
Looks great!
I have 31s and I'm thinking about 33s too.
You should! I think it makes all the difference as far as performance goes. Looks great and gives added ground clearance.
They aren’t to heavy?
@@roughcountrygarage7943did you have to cut to fit or do you rub?
@@felixls6191 I don't think so...we did not re gear and it cruised just fine at highway speed.
@@kyler1i293 it will rub on the fender flare but other than that we did not have any rub. In order to keep the flare on, you will have to trim it. If you don't it will pull it off.
How did you get the lower control arms in?? I’m strugglin 😂
Sorry, just got saw this. For some reason I’m not getting email alerts for comments. Hopefully you’ve gotten them in by now but we usually use the floor Jack to manipulate the axles. In some cases we’ve had to use ratchet straps to help hold them in place to set the control arms. Update me on what you did. Thank you and sorry again for the delayed response.
How long did the kit take to arrive, and was your kit the 580$ one? Did y’all need a adjustable trac bar.
They ship most everything overnight with FedEx. Yes we used the budget kit but we did use new springs for the rear. We did not use the adjustable track bar.
Ours was $749. It came overnight, they ship most everything overnight FedEx.
Also, we did not use the adjustable track bar but I highly recommend it. I run it on my Wrangler.
What's the best way to buy parts from Rough Country to completely rebuild the on my XJ part by part I want to do a three and a half inch lift I'm on by the parts as I go and have everything everything I need and then start rebuilding I heard some companies do this but it's mostly for muscle cars you list out everything you want and once a month they send out the parts and a stage bushings Springs shocks linkage and it takes about a year but eventually have everything you want does Rough Country offer something like that
Not that I’m aware of. The kits come complete with everything you’d need to do the lift. The kit only includes the parts necessary to acquire the lift…they don’t provide suspension parts necessarily that “wear out”. Those would be purchased at your local parts store. Rough Country does offer upgraded wear parts for certain pieces.
Would you mind doing me a favor and measure it how high your Jeep sits up from their rockers down? Bought my Jeep with a lift already on it not entirely sure what size lift is
I wish I would’ve done that but we’ve sold this Jeep and just bought a 6” XJ. I can measure our current XJ and compare.
With the 33’s what size bump stops did you install?
The bump stop extension 1093 with the factory bump stop.
Did you install new brake lines from and rear?
Yes we did extend the brake lines. Really should just to be safe.
What are the measurements of the rear lift blocks?
We didn’t actually use blocks on this build…we used RC’s 4.5” spring packs. They don’t offer blocks on lifts taller than 3”. They use add a leaf’s and drop shackles.
What size tires did you put on it?
33x12.50x15
I have the same lift kit and it seems like the rear is higher than the front. What’s up with that?
It will be, the rear springs are a little stiff, they will settle in some over time but if you really want to level it, use some pucks on the front springs..,that’s what we do.
Mines just the opposite. My front sits higher maybe I just think it is since the front fenders are cut.
What size are the tires?
33x12.50-15
did it come with both leaf springs?
Yes the kit comes complete with both spring packs.
Is this a 4 inch lift or 4 1/2 rough country ?
It is the 4.5". SKU#633N2
Where did you get those wheels?
These are ProComp wheels. 15x8 street locks.
How big are the tires
We went with 33’s on this build.
That’s what mine is going to be 4.5 in with 33s
I wouldn't put a RC lift on my Jeep even if they gave it to me.😂😂😂
Customers get what they pay for. Less for less. 😅
Not sure why…lifetime warranty, great ride and looks. I’ve run their products for years and have never…never had a failure. To each their own…thank you for sharing.
Not true in my experience but I thank you for your comments.
Did you have to cut your fenders to get the tires on?
@@roughcountrygarage7943same I love it