Lift on the cheap

[B52BUFF]

I have available to me a little money for tires for my 06' TJ and may be able to con-vince my wife for a little extra cash.  As I have stated before, I am looking for a small lift to add a slightly larger tire.  I realize that the advise is to go for it early but funds are limited and I have to do this in steps.  That being said I am interested in going to a larger tire and therefore a lift kit.  That being said, any recommendations?  I was thinking a 2.5" and 33's

[gearhead1985B]

2.5" is not enough to clear 33's without causing body damage at full flex with out  massive bump stops

what kits are you looking at?

[calvynandhobbs]

With only 2.5" of lift you would be limited in your uptravel with 33s, but if you went with 2.5" suspension and a 1" body lift you'd be in pretty decent shape for 33s. I have 3.5" suspension with 1.25" body lift and have room for 35s as long as I extend my bumpstops.

[Flex]

if funds are tight try to find a used lift in the grand scheme of things theres not that many parts in a lift. I plan on doing a lift on my friends jeep completely out of used lift parts, if u look hard enough u should be able to find everything need on different forums.

[gearhead1985B]

or junk yard your lift here is 3" with a few zj parts a few ford parts and run it

http://www.tjhardcore.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=603

[footman]

Ill be selling my 33s if you can wait a couple months

[B52BUFF]

Can you give me an idea of what type of lifts support what tire sizes?

I found this this morning but I'm not sure I want to go to a 4" lift. 

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?jeep-sid=357&plID=67&partID=13814

[B52BUFF]

And this

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?jeep-sid=357&plID=60&partID=6990

I am thinking I need to sit down and talk to someone about what I can do and how to go about doing it.  Originally  I was just going to buy new tires and was going to see what the largest tire I could get on my stock TJ.  Then I remembered the whole ordeal with trying to disconnect the bar in front at MaBell and thought that maybe I should go ahead and take care of that.  Then my mind was all a flutter and I began having delusions of grandure.  I want to come back to earth now and figure out what I could do on a budget that might get a bigger boost than I thought.  So here I am wondering what to do next.  I will have a better idea about my budget in the next few days. 

[One-Eye]

Can you give me an idea of what type of lifts support what tire sizes?

I found this this morning but I'm not sure I want to go to a 4" lift.  

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?jeep-sid=357&plID=67&partID=13814

This is the lift that I put on my Jeep but I added a couple of things.  Adjustable track bar, T-case drop, etc....  I love my lift and have had no problems. Really good lift.

<---- See picture to the left.

[Flex]

Can you give me an idea of what type of lifts support what tire sizes?

I found this this morning but I'm not sure I want to go to a 4" lift. 

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?jeep-sid=357&plID=67&partID=13814

well the plus is if u go to 4inchs then u dont have to regret not doing it later

[One-Eye]

Yeah, don't just jump into this to get it lifted quick.  Think about what you "may" want to do to it in the future.  If I would have taken my own advice I would have gone with a 6" Long Arm kit.  Don't get me wrong the 4" is perfect now.  I have learned and actually enjoy having to be more technical than just driving over the rocks.  You just want to think about the whole picture before jumping in.  Like B52BUFF said, you don't want to regret going small down the road.

One-Eye