Lifting a Jeep Grand Cherokee WK
Plan your build & work your plan.
Please take your time to read and understand what you can and cannot do with the Jeep Grand Cherokee WK (2005-2010) in our ultimate WK/XK lift kit resource.
Start with your budget and then look at what you can do with that size budget.
To many people start with the wheels and tires and end up with an expensive cluster that does not work the way they would like.
Save yourself a lot of time and money by starting with a plan.
Installing a OME lift kit on a Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) with JBA upper control arms.
Springs give ride height and shocks and struts give ride quality and control. I sounds to me that you may need to look at a higher quality shocks or struts. (Fox or King) Or you may have a cylinder not doing its job of controlling the spring. Do you have your sway bar links hooked up? the sway bars also help with vehicle control around corners with body roll.
I am new in the field of lifted jeep. I already ordered a 2'' rc lift from amazon with 1.5 wheel spacers and bilstein 5100 front and rear. I have them but still not installed. I am not planning to have more then 2 to 2.25 inches lift. will these bilstein cause any problems across the level between front and rear? thank u
I am new in the field of lifted jeep. I already ordered a 2'' rc lift from amazon with 1.5 wheel spacers and bilstein 5100 front and rear. I have them but still not installed. I am not planning to have more then 2 to 2.25 inches lift. will these bilstein cause any problems across the level between front and rear? thank u
https://jeepinbyal.infusionsoft.com/app/form/wkorxk_a-arm_info
You will also get all the detailed info about the JBA UCAs for the WK/XK.
If there is a significant difference comparing the left to right then you need to look closer for other bad parts, lower A-arm bushings, Lower ball joints, bent K-frame, lose K-frame bolts or bent uni-body frame.
Sometimes you get a lazy mechanic who does not want to do his job, He will say it can not be aligned because of the lift. Do not take that for a good answer. Tell him not to be concerned with the Caster but you want the Camber and toe to be within range, this will minimize tire ware.
I have thousands of A-arms installed on the Jeep KJ, KK, WK & XKs 99.9% of the time if there is a alignment problem it is a Jeep problem or a mechanic problem not an A-arm and lift kit problem.
I hope this helps you understand the front end alignment.