What consists of a lift kit and what are the roles each part in the lift kit...

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...plays in lifting a Jeep? Have an '01 Cherokee XJ Sport. When I bought it pre-owned, it already had aftermarket shocks on the wheels that the seller said were good for a 1" to 2" inch lift. What more would I need to successfully get a 2" inch lift using the shocks already on my Jeep?

Also, I am looking into getting 3.5" to 4" lift on my Jeep but have absolutely no idea how to go about picking the right lift kit and where to go to get it installed. Every kit seems to be different (different parts like some have leaf springs and some don't) and I just basically have no idea what I'm doing.
 
an 01 cherokee cannod do a body lift because its has a subframe, which means the frame in connected to and reliant on the body for structure. An inexpensive 1-2 inch lift for the would be a shackle lift plus a 1 or 2 inch rubber spacer under the front shocks. This will not change suspension angles much because at 01, the Cherokee suspension has alredy settled at least an inch. To go to a 3-4in lift would require a lot more.

To do it right, a slip yolk eliminator for the transfer case, new front and rear springs and new shocks all around along with replacing all bump stops.
 
basically there are 2 different lifts for trucks and jeeps a Body lift and suspension lift

a body lift lifts the body of the jeep and don't touch the suspension at all which is nice if you want to not mess with the factory suspension

a suspension lift replaces the leaf springs shocks and requires a lot more part than a body lift cost more but looks better

it really up to the amount of money you want to spend really

body lift i would say about 600 with labor and part

suspension lift 1500 with parts and labor
 
If ur going for 1 to 2 in lift, i think a kit basically consists of spacers and may new coils.. cause I have a jeep liberty and all i can do is a 2 and a half in. lift. but anything bigger like the lift on my truck(8in) consists of A bars and various shocks and some other things to balcance the lift... i would suggest that you go to your local truck lifting shop they will tell everything you need to know
.. Btw. cool name!!
 
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