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    Only lifting 3 inches. I talked to a guy who does lifts for a living and says 3inches will not affect how unstable it is.

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    Even 3" changes the center of gravity, but unless you're going to fly around a curve at 90mph you'll be fine. Many, many, many Jeep Wranglers and Cherokees out there with lifts on them, different springs, bigger wheels and tires.

    Jeeps are pretty easy to lift.

    Go see the boys at Moab Off-road on Poplar Level.

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    I almost forgot, K&G Tire Pros in LaGrange is great with Jeeps. Tell them that Brian from S&S Tire sent you, if you end up there.

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    Alright I'll check those out!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrSplitshot View Post
    I almost forgot, K&G Tire Pros in LaGrange is great with Jeeps. Tell them that Brian from S&S Tire sent you, if you end up there.
    Hey man whatchu doing in my hood, lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by mhall View Post
    Hey man whatchu doing in my hood, lol
    K&G is a good customer of ours...supply them quite a few tires!
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    You want more ground clearance?

    Quote Originally Posted by Drew1233 View Post
    Only lifting 3 inches. I talked to a guy who does lifts for a living and says 3inches will not affect how unstable it is.
    Get bigger sized tired and make sure they will fit inside the wheel wells. You want to get the axle up off the ground not just the car. Lifting the top of the car won't help with ground clearance will it? The axle will still bottom out unless you get it higher off the ground. And remember that Jeeps are already top heavy and unstable so if you do get it higher up it will be even more unstable and will tip over or roll over even faster.

    What you really want is a Range Rover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moveon View Post
    Get bigger sized tired and make sure they will fit inside the wheel wells. You want to get the axle up off the ground not just the car. Lifting the top of the car won't help with ground clearance will it? The axle will still bottom out unless you get it higher off the ground. And remember that Jeeps are already top heavy and unstable so if you do get it higher up it will be even more unstable and will tip over or roll over even faster.

    What you really want is a Range Rover.
    A Range Rover?

    Lifting a Jeep is about as a American as baseball and apple pie. Nobody lifts a Jeep without putting bigger wheels and tires on it. Putting a 3" (small) lift on a Jeep and throwing some new rubber on it aint no thing to fret over.

    I had countless friends with rigs like that when I was in high school and college. None of them died.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrSplitshot View Post
    A Range Rover?

    Lifting a Jeep is about as a American as baseball and apple pie. Nobody lifts a Jeep without putting bigger wheels and tires on it. Putting a 3" (small) lift on a Jeep and throwing some new rubber on it aint no thing to fret over.

    I had countless friends with rigs like that when I was in high school and college. None of them died.
    If it were my decision I'd do around 5inches. And I think that it really wouldn't be that hard. I've watched about a million videos on YouTube of guys doing them.

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