If you intend to wheel your XJ, and rock crawling in particular, I would not recommend drop brackets for lower control arms. They just beg to get caught on rocks and get you hung up. I get mad flex with my flex-end adjustable short arm LCAs (This is not my current XJ; these are some pics that I had readily available to post. But the XJ I wheel now has at least this much articulation or more):
If you intend to wheel your XJ, and rock crawling in particular, I would not recommend drop brackets for lower control arms. They just beg to get caught on rocks and get you hung up.
However, if you are considering LCA drop brackets for road manners, then that is a different story, and I can't offer any advice there.
How much lift?
Have control arm drop brackets on my 95 xj and love them .. Bought the rubicon express ones which ran about 190$ ride great on the road and have Been happy with their performance off-road
Yes, drop brackets will be perfect for maintaining on-road drive-ability, and also help with flex off road too. As was mentioned before, any drop brackets you get, you will eventually land on when offroading. The nice part is the drop brackets are typically very hefty, and mount to one of the stronger and more re-in-forced sections of the XJ unibody. If you do land on them and have to use them as a skid, they will take plenty of abuse. I ran them for a long time on my first Jeep, and besides loosening up occasionally from taking multiple hits, they held up just fine.
In all matters XJ or MJ: When Andy responds, you have your answer.
In all matters XJ or MJ: When Andy responds, you have your answer.
Lol, what can I say... The very first XJ I had (88 XJ. Bought it off a dealer lot in 97), I bought it with a 4" Trailmaster lift. Drop brackets were the shiznit back then, and this Jeep had them already!
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