LCG Builds

[Mjolnir]

What you are proposing, is what the mall crawler would call a LCG...

OP would need to fab and install extended relocation brackets for both the springs and shocks, or for coil-overs; major wheel opening cutting; likely wider axles; etc... All in all to properly do it he'd be looking at adding in another $30-40k.

Fully agree with this, and believe we are on the same page.

So this then goes back to your original post: LCG builds are not horrible on road if done properly. I think it would be more difficult to do an LCG on a JT vs a Wrangler, but plausible with good road manners are absolutely possible.

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[21Moja]

Wow, I have read "Mall Crawler" so many times in a thread in a long time, overused much?!?!

I think the LCG build has merit on many different levels.

Going up in tire size (35-37), leveling the Jeep, high-line fenders, and a smooth underside could get many/most through much of what they will tackle...Will this work for a dedicated rock crawler? Might not be the best option but it would be interesting to see how far it could go vs a more "traditional" build.

This is not a dedicated crawler, its my DD (daily driver for those who hate random ambiguous acronyms). I simply find this option better looking (my opinion) and quite a bit more logical for a day-to-day vehicle.

 

[montechie]

I'm not sure on the JT what it would really take, on the TJ/LJs LCGs meant tucking up the low-hanging stuff like the awful belly pan "shovel", radiator, etc. Doing high-line fender cutting or kits to clear bigger tires with less or no lift. Also figuring out increasing suspension droop to get some additional travel. Depending on tire-size goals you're still probably doing some type of lift. You really had to plan around tire-size goals.

This is where FCA needs kudos, for the JL/JT they effectively include a highline kit on the Rubicon and Mojave models to clear bigger tires with no lift. They also tweaked things from JKRs that limited tire clearance, like the rock rails sticking out too far in the front.

A long wheelbase vehicle like a JT or even a JL might not be optimal for LCGs if you are planning on hard crawling, you'll have a tendency to get hung up on your belly unless you're sporting massive tires. For high speed stuff the concept would be awesome, but require some careful suspension planning. Of course for that 35s on a stock Mojave is probably 95% there for most.

 

[BA33]

Just stopped by because I had no idea what LCG was. Still don’t. Then LGC came up and threw me further off. So while I still have no idea, I do know a little about LBC.

Would you say that you're well qualified to represent the LBC?

 

[BlueScapegoat]

Would you say that you're well qualified to represent the LBC?

LBC is my jam

 

[aceisback]

Would you say that you're well qualified to represent the LBC?

? I got no cred. I’m just an old crotchety White dude who enjoys all types of good music.

 

[rubicon4wheeler]

On my JK, I had a 3.5" lift which is just right for its intended 35-inch tires I ran for years. But then I wanted to go to 38-inch tires without going any taller with the suspension - I wanted an LCG Jeep.

I left the same springs under my Jeep, keeping the 3.5" lift. Normally this would have meant wicked tire rub, but I extended the wheelbase, changed out the fenders, trimmed the body pinch seams, and shortened my rock sliders. I didn't have to "cheat" by installing longer bumpstops to limit uptravel, I made the big tires fit even when articulated. And that's the trick with LCG builds - you don't want to just be sitting on your bumpstops in order to fit the big tires with minimal lift, or else you're just trading wheel travel and ride quality for the bigger tires, and in many cases more articulation is better than more tire.

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