Rough Country 1.5" Lift Kit for 1993-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ 4WD - 68530

Update, it's been a year and a half. No problems and still does its job.Good small lift for the price. I have used this kit before. It doesn't lift it much, but it still looks good. I was able to fit 31's under my ZJ with factory Up Country coils, these blocks and some 1.5 in. spacers.

I put this kit on a 93 jeep grand cherokee. The instructions could be better. This is definitely an entry level kit, not well designed. The front bump stops are really long and you will not gain any suspension travel from the stock ride height. I only have 1 1/16 travel before the bump stops botton out. Shortening the bump stops will not leave much room before the shocks bottom out. I think the bump stops and shocks need to be a little shorter. The ID hole on the rear spring spacers are too large. The spacers fit very slopy on the post. The hole is about a 1/2" too large. I cut a piece of 1/4" rubber sheet to make a spacer to make the spring spacer fit the post so it stays centered. I also removed the factory rubber spring bushing off of the rear to level the jeep. Doing this made the ride height within 5/16 from front to back, the back being higher. Overall do not expect this to be a quality fit.- No increase in suspension travel on the front.- Sping spacers fit poorly on the rear.- Does increase ride height to fit bigger tires.- Makes the jeep look better.

Easy install.. looks and rides greatThanks

With lift installed you are able to run pull off wheels form a newer Jeep after you add wheel spacers.Install: Installation was straight forward and included instructions while very basic were sufficient for someone who's familiar with wrenching on cars. You will need to get the frame up high enough to let the suspension drop down and decompress the springs. I also found it useful to have someone push down on the rear diff to make more room to put spring back in. On the front it took slightly more manipulation unless you unbolt the control arms and shocks to drop the differential. Remember to put in bump stops before buttoning it up.Value: I needed shocks, and tires. I was able to spend about 400$ for lift, spacers and pull of wheels and tires from FB. This gave my junker new life. The price of shocks, not the cheap ones, covers a good portion of the price of this lift. Also my bump stops were either gone, or nearly gone.Ride: Its hard to judge based off of the fact that my blown shocks caused such a harsh ride. Doing this install I was able to notice a few other things my Jeep needed, like sway bar link and bushings and while I had it tore down I went ahead and addressed a few of these issue. Suspension travel isn't increase much at all, however my rides across county roads is much more enjoyable as it rattles less because of the new parts.Things I wish I knew: Pushing the front end further from the frame creates a different pinion angle and this can cause death wobble or poor performance. I was excited to have all my parts installed and during my first few test drives no issues were noticed. However the next day when driving on the highway I got to experience steering wheel shake. I don't blame the lift, but my install, failure to get a full alignment and other worn parts needing replaced. Adjusting my pinion angle seems to have fixed this issue.Final thoughts: If I had it to do over would I do it again? Yes and no. Yes because of value and the new life it gave to my ZJ. No because now I want to go higher, repair more stuff and pour more money into this raggedy old clunker

The kit arrived and was missing the hardware

I like the material used for the spacers. My rear axle shifted to the passenger side about an inch. I had to buy adjustable track bars front and rear. That was an unexpected expense. You might not have an issue with a ZJ using base model springs. I recommend their steering stabilizer as well.