Well I wentr through the same ??? when I first bought my 96XJ. Here is what I came up with,
Rough Country- STAY AWAY!! It may be cheap but itll sag ALOt! Waste of your money of you want a good lift, ask Imfamousbutcher.

Pro Comp- They are ok, if you have a good dental plan at work, Most of the people I have talked to say the ride is so rough "it'll shake the fillings right out of your teeth!"

I would suggest the same that was suggested to me by just about everyone, save up your money and get the Rubicon express 3.5" lift. I have the super flex which is around 700 bucks with everything i wanted, there is a cheaper super ride...I think its like $499. It has everything you need for your lift and actually gives you 4.5" instead of 3.5. I haev the 3.5 plus a 2" BB, no vibes. I have 5degree shims in the back and a transfer case drop which helped my driveline angles pretty straight. Let me know if you need any other info!

Josh

 

I agree save your money and go with RE. I jumped the gun when I got my lift, I listened to everyone but still went cheap, I went with Rusty's 3" w/AAL and .75" shackels. I netted around 4" in back after a year of having it one and ONLY 1.5" of lift up front with Rusty's 3"coils, It was cheap at $200 and I didnt have any problems with shipping or servise but a lot, and I mean a lot of people do. BUT as I said it was cheap with only coils, AALs and the shacles. I wish I would have waited a few more months and went with REs 3.5"...andy

 

Take it from me. I have the Rough Country crap. Its been in my XJ for 3 months now and its almost back to the stock heigh. It sags really bad. Thats why its sooooo cheap. Save your money on that junk. If i was going to do it all over id get the RE 3.5 with Adjustable LCAs and a full leaf pack. I know quit a few guy running this without any driveline mods.

Then you have the really cheap but good lift. TJ stock springs & Dodge Dakota leaf packs. Im sure AJ or someone can enlighten you on this better then i can. Good Luck

KINGSIZE

 

oh yea...I did get the full leafs, and johnny joint Lower control arms...and an adj trackbar is also a good idea..there are always a few for sale on JU...i bought mine there for 80 bucks shipped and it had the frame mount so it was a sinch to install.

 

hey whats this iMfamousbutcher crap huh huh?

yes stay far far away from the rough country aka crap country

my rear is probably back to stock if not less and my right front is saggin about an inch and a half, that probably wont happen to you unless you wheel hard but id still stay away from it. i only got it to satisfy me while preparing to go to about 10 inches of lift. so if you plan to stay at that hieght for ever or for a long time go with the rubicon express 3.5 inch lift, preferable with the new spring pack

 

hehehe.....I just figured he could hear it from someone who has it...and you are ALWAYS takin about how shytty they are thats why i sent him your way...hell i almost bought one till i heard how bad they were..you guys saved my xjs life...

 

Well, thanks everyone for your imput. It sounds like everyone thinks the Rough Country kit is total junk, I guess you get what you pay for. I'll probably go with the Rubicon Express. Are their any other brands that make a good kit for XJ's (Skyjacker or Rancho perhaps?)

 

im not sure about rancho but pricejacker id stay away from unless you have a FAT wad o' money

 

if youre lookin for a mild lift arouind 400$ id go with the RE but if you got a bunch of money and wanna buy an awesome kit buy the skyjacker 8 inch rock ready kit hehehe

 

yea skyjacked will run you a few grand....but it is bad@ss

 

The R.E. 3.5 super ride kit runs $400 and comes with skocks and an extended rear brake line AAL front coils and lower control arms and front puck style bumpstop and sway bar disconnects

The RE 3.5 superflex runs $500 and comes with the same only it has super flex lower control arms

I would upgrade the lower control arms to adjustable
and upgrade the disconnects to JKS And if you really want to do it right I would upgrade to full leaf packs also

I can help you out on all of this
as I am authorized to sell them and can get you a better price on any combo you want
Richard Burrow
fullsizexjgear@earthlink.net
http://www.fullsizexjgear.com

 

RR kit is the best on the market imo, the sub frame is what makes it imo better than the rest. thats what i want and was gonna get but its just too much money so ill be building my own kit

 

At 3.5-4" adjustable arms are not really required, in fact they aren't needed. Just my opinion. Since everyone is pretty much recommending RE I'll throw another option out there, just for the heck of it. Piece together your own lift. Goto the salvage yard and get a set of Dodge Dakota leaf packs in good shape and a set of coil springs from the front of a ZJ with a V8, around here would run about $100-125 for both of those. Then you'd need a 1.5" spacer for up front, $25 and that would net you around 3"-3.5" of lift height. Then you could add the RE Superride lower arms for about $140 or the Superflex arms for $175. Figure in shocks for around $125 and depending on your choice of lower arms you got a lift with full spring packs for a reasonable price. Just a thought.