Confused about your front end lift measurements - you guys

[Moab]

After tooling around working on my 05 Liberty's front end I am amazed that some of you are at 22" + with stock UCA's and are still able to use none modified stock CV's at those angles.
I've got JBA UCA's and I'm at 21" up front and from the looks of it I couldn't go to 22" if I wanted to actually drive it offroad without doing some CV related work.
I'm from a long run of Wranglers so this front end is a bit of a new thing for
me.
If stock is around 18" then at 21" I'm already 3" up right?
If I want to go to 22" (which is where I want to be) that's 4" over stock - isn't that the CV related mod area?
So I'd be into a set of adjust-a-strut's $1500 + CV related work - but am I going to get that extra 1" or just distroy the LIB?
Thanks for any related experience and helpful answers.

This is where I'm am with truck on the ground and new JBA's sitting at 21" (alignment is right on spec):

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[HoosierJeeper]

Stock is 19 or 19.5. 23 is borderline CV issues, 24 is issues.

 

[SurfGuitar141]

I'm at 21 1/4" on stock UCA's with no problems so far......

 

[tommudd]

I have been running in the 22.50 / 23 inch range for over 110,000 miles, over 70,000 with stock UCA's until I went to the JBA 4.5's when they very first came out. My alignment is perfect as well.
I have replaced one CV on the right side but it was the normal wear issue from the Intermediate shaft, so don't even consider that a problem.
I have had mine 23.75-24 inches and the CVs made some noise, so dropped it back down.
This by the way has been on two different lifts, first one about 100,000 miles second one about 10,000 now. Its been running at 23.25 the whole time since the new lift, no problems at all and yes its been off road a time or two
Not the best picture, took it for another reason but shows the angle of the CV on the right side

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[rockymountain]

are you sure you're measuring right? We measure from the very center of the hub to the very outer edge (point) of the fender flare.

 

[JeepINgeek]

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wow! do you ever drive that?!

my underbody is coated in dirt residue!! i cant imagine it being that clean. and
thats after power washing it a few times..

the mud from Bundy Hill is nasty..

 

[HoosierJeeper]

He painted it.

 

[JeepINgeek]

ahh! i knew that!! * looks around and whistles* lol

but anyway! looks nice!

 

[tommudd]

It gets wheeled a lot but also power washed right after every trip.
Every other weekend it gets driven on muddy back roads getting to my parents, its washed before I get ten miles down the road!
I hate to drive around with mud every where. Much easier to see any problems when its clean and painted, rear is the same way

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[richar43]

I own a 07 liberty and here are the following heights stock w/ 24,600 miles on it

Front 18.50
Rear 19.00


I will be doing the wesway lift this sat. so I will have new measurements then. I hope this helps you

 

[jeeper4life]

Nothing wrong with taking care of your junk...I should do the same with the YJ...but I don't heh.

 

[ptsb5a]

I have been running in the 22.50 / 23 inch range for over 110,000 miles, over 70,000 with stock UCA's until I went to the JBA 4.5's when they very first came out. My alignment is perfect as well.
I have replaced one CV on the right side but it was the normal wear issue from the Intermediate shaft, so don't even consider that a problem.
I have had mine 23.75-24 inches and the CVs made some noise, so dropped it back down.
This by the way has been on two different lifts, first one about 100,000 miles second one about 10,000 now. Its been running at 23.25 the whole time since the new lift, no problems at all and yes its been off road a time or two
Not the best picture, took it for another reason but shows the angle of the CV on the right side

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Tomm, looks like your clevis to LCA bushings have had enough. You might gain another bit of lift by replacing them and "moving" the clevis up in relation to the LCA. I did mine a few weeks ago. Lots of fun without a press. I torched 'em!!

 

[Midgear]

Tomm, looks like your clevis to LCA bushings have had enough. You might gain another bit of lift by replacing them and "moving" the clevis up in relation to the LCA. I did mine a few weeks ago. Lots of fun without a press. I torched 'em!!

oh god.. I had a shop replace mine and it took him about an hour for each side and he was using an impact hammer with a chisle tip on the end of it.. he tried the regular blunt hammer fitting but all it did was flatten the bushings out, so he cut the bastars out lol..

 

[tommudd]

Have a new set laying in the garage
will happen when I install the spare front diff with 4.10s in it
But thats after a trip to East Africa
but yes it will put me at 23.50 at least

 

[Ry' N Jen]

I was up at 23.5 inches at both front wheels and at 22.5 inches at both rear wheels!
But now that the OME springs have settled/sagged or bagged, or whatever you would like to call it, out Jeep is at 22.5 front and 21.25 rear!
I didn't think the Old Man Emu coil springs would settle that much for me in just ten months.
I'll run these OME HD coils until they are shot, then order a set of CRD units!
Either way I'll have to add an additional rear spacer to level the KJ out because installing new rear HD OME coils will also bag in ten months!

 

[Moab]

Thanks for the reply's. I guess I have to get use to those angles up front.
Since many of you are at over 22" I should be fine at 22" with the JBA UCA's and the Adjust-a-Struts.