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Hello Everyone!! I have been reading and searching the Jeep Garage for a few months now, and I decided to start my own build Thread.
Here it goes:
A month ago a purchased a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7L Limited HEMI Oh yea!!! In Midnight Blue. (Ol' Blue) I never took any stock photos so here is a picture of a very similar one.
 
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Mods so far:
SmittyBilt Receiver Hitch D-RingHEMI Badge
Painted Calipers Red
Modified Ipad Mount
Thule Ski Racks (Fishing Pole Racks)
Front windows Tinted
Upgraded Trunk and Courtesy lights and glove box to LEDS
Mopar Hitch and Bezel
Taillight Guards
Mopar Chrome Fuel Door Plastidipped
Upgraded to Wrangler Sahara Wheels and Plastidipped


 

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Future Suspension Upgrades: This is what I am planning to do for a lift and would love everyone's input.

I came across a Rocky Road Outfitters 2.25 lift w/ Rear Shock for $75 Couldn't pass that up. I also got a pair of Rock Rails for $80 and it was all brand NEW! I don't plan on using the shocks because of all the bad reviews I have read, but I still thing it was a great deal.
In Addition to that I want to use the following:

Bilstein
Front Struts: F4-BE5-D721-HO
Rear Shocks: F4-BE5-D722-HO

Springs
Old Man Emu Springs 2"
Front 2991
Rear 2993

Spider Trax 1.5 Wheel Spacers

Hopefully this will give me about a 4" lift, Is all this compatible and safe? Is there anything else that I should be upgrading while doing all this?
 
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LucasJ Love the Black WK and the hidden lights will definitely be doing that upgrade once I get the suspension worked out. Thanks for the heads up about the BB and the springs. Is there a lift that I can use with the OME springs and Blistein shocks or should I do just one or the other?
 
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Thanks.

In general stacking is a bad idea because it throws of the factory angles and puts added wear on things like your rack, tie rod ends etc...

IMO you should either stick with a RRO and Billstiens or dump the RRO and get the OME Springs and keep the Billsteins. If you want more then 4 inches of lift, you need to look into the SL (if you can get it), the zone lift or the JBA.
 
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Thanks Jeep Coop How do you like the Spidertrax wheels spacers? I am a little nervous about using spacers with all the bad stuff you hear.

Megatron love the all black look, I had that on my durango and decided to switch it up a little with the blue. What did of HIRs are you using?
 
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How much off roading do you do?

At the moment it usually just driving on the beach to do some fishing. However, I am looking to do some trail riding pretty soon and would love something that is 100%. I would rather do something right the first way then have it brake and do it over again. (learning this after doing it the wrong way for a while ha ha) Even when I do some off roading it would most like be trails nothing too crazy. I am planning on driving across country in a year or two and hitting some trails and doing some camping.
 
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Update: I just ordered OLD MAN EMU Shocks and Springs!!! Hopefully I will get them by friday so I can get them in this weekend. Also I got a used set of Spider Trax Wheels spacers thanks to Jeep Garage's classifieds. I hope they are good to use no one really gave me an answer on how they liked there Spidertrax. I will update with some pics as soon as I can!!! Any tips before hand would be greatly appreciated! Wish me luck
 
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Spidertrax are the best and the only wheel spacer I would ever use. Had them on for a couple of year with no problems. Make sure you use loctite when you put them on and after about 50 miles just double check that they are on tight and again every time you rotate your tires.

Great lift choice, you will be very happy.
 
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Waiting on my Superchips Programmer and new Jet Thermostat!!! Should be here today!!!

Also Have new tires that I got on Monday, haven't taken pics yet will take some this weekend. I was very undecided on which tires to get. Went to my local tire shop wanting to get the Goodyear Duratrac's but the guy sold me on the Wrangler Silent Armor's and I am loving them :)
 
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