Havent found a thread with this information. Did anyone measure the pinch seam height before their lift? I have 17-1/8" up front and 17-7/8" in the back - stock JK X 2DR for reference.

If you did, what lift did you install and how much difference in measurements?

 

Evo did my pinch seam cut and if I remember correctly on the front of the rear pinch seam probably about 1 1/2"-2" was removed.

 

I would suggest bending the pinch seam over with a big hammer over cutting it!

 

He is not cutting his pinch seam, he is using it as a referance point to measure the real lift you get from a lift kit.

 

^ What he said.

I'm trying to get some reference points. At the end of the day, this will dictate if i go with the RC3.5" Series 2 w/N2.0 shocks and front LCA or the RC4.0 w/2.2 shocks and w/out CAs (both lifts are $499), but will order the CA drop bracket until i can save up some money for the entire CA package (~$1K).