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Superlift's 4-Inch Lift Improves New Grand Cherokees' and Commanders' Trail Ratings

Photography by Tom Morr
  • Front-end assembly was completed by installing the bellypan. It and the Superlift crossmember are contoured for maximum ground clearance and are secured using countersunk fasteners.
    Front-end assembly was completed by installing the bellypan. It and the Superlift crossme
  • The rear lift began by removing the shocks, sway-bar links, and coil springs.
  • We removed the lower links at the frame, cutting the factory bolt that wouldn't clear the gas tank. We installed the Superlift drop brackets using the factory holes and reconnected the lower links with a combination of existing and supplied hardware.
    We removed the lower links at the frame, cutting the factory bolt that wouldn't clear the
  • Then, we removed the upper links. We used a Superlift upper link-arm bracket as a template on each side to drill three additional holes in each factory mount.
    Then, we removed the upper links. We used a Superlift upper link-arm bracket as a templat
  • Next, we installed the brackets with the supplied hardware.
  • The Superlift reinforcement plate was installed, and the track bar extension bracket was positioned on the factory mount.
    The Superlift reinforcement plate was installed, and the track bar extension bracket was p
  • After verifying that the bracket's track bar hole was plumb with the factory one, the additional mounting hole was drilled.
    After verifying that the bracket's track bar hole was plumb with the factory one, the addi
  • The kit's compression stop extensions installed on the coil towers and reused the factory snubbers. Then, the Superlift extended factory-style sway-bar links were installed after their bushings and sleeves were inserted.
    The kit's compression stop extensions installed on the coil towers and reused the factory
  • The axle was lowered until the Superlift springs seated properly in the factory locations.
  • Rear button-up details included installing new shocks (optional Superlift SS monotubes by Bilstein shown here) and adding the kit's brake-line extension brackets (visible behind the sway-bar link).
    Rear button-up details included installing new shocks (optional Superlift SS monotubes by
  • The shocks' remote reservoirs mount out of harm's way on the frame near the spare tire.
  • Kit options include eXtreme Rings diff-cover protectors and SSR (monotube remote-reservoir) shocks, which are valved specifically for the application.
    Kit options include eXtreme Rings diff-cover protectors and SSR (monotube remote-reservoir
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