Lift update

For those of you who have not got the joke yet, that previous post is not our jeep. I'm a member of a Jeep Fourm and they had a thread about the worst jeep stuck pics, so I copied it and posted it on the blog. Ha ha funny funny. However I did do the final touch on the lift by buying new tires and rims. I had been watching ksl for a set that was afforadable as we didn't have money for brand new, however my dad needed new tires for his new truck and they were the same size of tire that was on the jeep so, i sold him my tires that I bought in October to put on his truck. I ended up then finding a great deal on rims and tires on ksl and the tires only had 3k miles on them. I also was able to get 5, so now I have a full size spare as well.

1st use of lifted Jeep

So, I put on the lift and look what happened to me.

Lifting the Jeep

So Shannon finally gave in and allowed me to lift my jeep. I've always wanted to do this ever since I bought the jeep almost 2 years ago. So when I graduated from USU this past December Shannon gave me a card that said she would allow me to lift my jeep. I know I probably could have done it before, but knowing that I have to live with her, I really didn't want to live with the consequences of having a mad wife. I think most men would agree with me on that point. I put a 2inch spacer lift, which increases my suspension. I also installed new shocks as the shocks that were on the jeep were the original shocks. It's a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and when I purchased ths jeep it only had 42k miles on it. It now has 77k. Not bad for a 10 year old jeep. The original shocks were rusted out and made for a very stiff ride. Now after driving the jeep for the past 4 days with the new shocks, it rides so much smoother. It runs great and we love it. Were glad that there is plenty of room for a carseat and all of shannon and the baby's stuff. I've done my fair share of offroading and now with my 2 extra inches I will be able to do more. I've only ever been stuck twice but now I'm looking forward to trying those two spots again.

I have a few pics of the process. When I finished it was dark and I didn't have a good pic. So when I take a pic with good light we will update the pictures.