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3"-4" lift or parts list to achieve this.

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lee.geoff2015
Has anyone been able to find a 3-4" lift since the last posting? I really want to run 33s when I buy mine and cant find kits anywhere. if there are not kits can some one give me a parts list of what worked for them so achieve that lift? I want it to still ride well so I'm willing to spend the money and do it right.

Also, when a commander is lifted to that height what are some issues that arise?
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lee.geoff2015
Ok so I see every commander lift also says it fits the GC. Does that mean all GC lifts of the same year fit XKs?
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BradOcean
Ok man here goes, I put together this lift myself and it’s been working for me for over two years. I overland/off-road frequently in the Arkansas Ozarks and Colorado mountains so it’s a proven set up. I’m not gentle on my Commander, it’s our extra vehicle specifically for overlanding, so again, this set up works off-road. 25k miles on this set up so far.

Front:
Old Man Emu 2” heavy duty springs
Old Man Emu struts
Rocky Road 9/16” strut spacer
JBA Upper control arms
I removed my front sway bar for more flex, not recommending that if you do a lot of highway driving.

Rear:
Old Man Emu 2” Heavy Duty springs
Old Man Emu Shocks
2” rear spring spacers (I made mine custom, but they are available on eBay, get steel ones).
I also removed my rear sway bar; again, not recommending that for daily driver.

You will have to do a lot of trimming in the front wheel well, pinch weld completely removed, wheel well liner trimmed shorter than a marines haircut, and if you have rear A/C you will have to either move the lines or delete them. I moved mine closer to the transmission to get them out of the way.....and then presto I run 33” tires. 285/70/17 to be exact. I do not have a wheel spacer installed anywhere.

Edit: I forgot to add I have after market wheels that have enough offset for the tires. My Jeep came to me with these aftermarket wheels.
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Arapahoe
Big Blue said:
Good deal, we're probably at about the same ride-height now.
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Perhaps closer in height, but I think your XK is still a bit higher.
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BradOcean
Here is what mine looks like with the set up I laid out above.
Wheel Tire Vehicle Mountain Car
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Big Blue
Arapahoe said:
Perhaps closer in height, but I think your XK is still a bit higher.
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What size tires did you wind up going with?
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Arapahoe
Big Blue said:
What size tires did you wind up going with?
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Just a hair over 32" (255 75 17). I still daily it, so while the width of the new tires is 10mm narrower than my prior set of tires, they're taller and so so so much quieter.
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Garcia8051
I feel like every commander is slight differnt. I installed the ebay 2” block kit with new struts and gained 4” lift up front. Rear blocks gained 2” lift. Im running 245/17 ATS and it rode rough in the beginning. Struts were smacking the backside of Knuckles but aftr while noise went away. Now it runs smooth. I say all are different cause iv seen others run same kit with different results.
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lee.geoff2015 said:
Has anyone been able to find a 3-4" lift since the last posting? I really want to run 33s when I buy mine and cant find kits anywhere. if there are not kits can some one give me a parts list of what worked for them so achieve that lift? I want it to still ride well so I'm willing to spend the money and do it right.

Also, when a commander is lifted to that height what are some issues that arise?
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Depending how much coin you are willing to drop on the lift there is JeePerf Performance Suspension Engineeing .They seem to have quite a selection of components for the XK/WK. They even have front differential drop kits. But it is À La carte so lots of homework to pick complementary components, and lots of money. I've been eyeing their poly bushing sets for awhile but other projects keep coming up.
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mcguidr
lee.geoff2015 said:
Yes I currently do not own one but I am actively looking and have been for some time. When I do find the one I am after I plan on lifting it to fit 33" tires and turning it into my wheeling rig. I am new to the commander model (Had an XJ prior) and just wanted to reach out to folks here to get my game plan set so I can begin to make moves as soon as I get it.
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@mcguidr ;

First off, welcome to the forum;

That looks like another spacer lift kit.

Once you go beyond 2 inches of lift with just a spacer lift, you really start testing the limits of your stock suspension components - which is not a good thing.

I wouldn't recommend it.

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Durk
lee.geoff2015 said:
Has anyone been able to find a 3-4" lift since the last posting? I really want to run 33s when I buy mine and cant find kits anywhere. if there are not kits can some one give me a parts list of what worked for them so achieve that lift? I want it to still ride well so I'm willing to spend the money and do it right.

Also, when a commander is lifted to that height what are some issues that arise?
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Quadratec.com has a sale going on right now on complete lift kits. Call them they will lead you in right direction
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