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Determining Existing Lift Size

Old 04-24-2017, 06:47 AM
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Default Determining Existing Lift Size

This might be tough....

I bought my jeep (2007 JK) with an existing lift. First jeep for me so I learned the hard way. It was sold to me by a dealer who claimed it had a 3.5" lift. Over time, examining all of the parts and such, I found out it is a Skyjacker brand (yeh, I know). Anyway, I'm seriously due new shocks and need to match them to the lift height. I've tried to verify the lift height for a while and have found conflicting signs. For instance, the bump stops have a label showing 2". The springs have markings that say 2.5". I've asked a few jeep guys I'm friends with and they tell me "You've got at least a 3" lift".

Is there a almost fool proof method to determine how much lift I currently have?

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I've seen better diagrams of this but this should help
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Old 04-24-2017, 07:27 AM
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Thanks, MarkV.

I'll check that out this afternoon.
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Go to this thread to see stock curb heights: https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/stoc...ements-297499/


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