SJ,
It's a custom lift or sorts. It started out as a Teraflex 4" lift. The Teraflx control arm bushings wear out rather quickly though if your off-road it much. I finally got tired of replacing the bushings every couple of months. Now I'm still running the Teraflex springs at 4" but I've got to a longarm setup from Clayton Off-road. It rides and handles better than stock because of the improved geometry over the original design. The downside is that it's permanent. It requires cutting the factory framemounts for the control arms off and welding in a new crossmember. It's also a nearly indestructable setup. Those control arms are heavy beyond belief. I've got a set of 7" lift springs that are going in soon along with a set of Bilstien long travel shocks. I just seem to not have enough time to finish it though...
Here is the rear...
front with crossmember
another front shot...notice the area inside the control arm. That is where the factory control arm mount was. With the new mounts much further back, the tire moves nearly straight up and down rather than in an arc the way most other axles do..
Here the Jeep is as it sits today. I've got enough into it that I could have bought an H2, but an H2 wouldn't take me the places that the Jeep has. I'll probably eventually buy a tow vehicle and trailer the Jeep when I go across country to hit the trails. I'm thinking about an H2 for the tow truck.
[This message was edited by Offcamber on January 02, 2003 at 11:36 AM.]