Have just bought my 80' cj 5 It came with 32's want to lift it just a bit 1-2" at most just to get the body away from the tires whats your recommendation body or suspension? I was thinking body dont do super hard wheelin just playin on the trails

i would think a shackle lift maybe would be better than a body lift  

how does the shackle lift affect the ride  

im a tj owner but i know a lil about cjs. I believe with 1in lift shackels u shouldnt do to much but the 2in will definatly. when people put steering stablizer after stabelizer it just causes problems so i would go with the 1 in  

a 1" shackle lift,  you will not even notice any difference in the ride, your spring geometry is not effected enough to notice,, and you will be much happier with that instead of a body lift,, unless of course your body mounts are worn out and they need replacing anyway,, but I would do the shackles

later

not going to much right now but thanks for the info

        There could be problems with any kind of lift you do. Even what seems to be a small change. Because of how they work, a one inch lift shackle, will be about two inchs longer than the stock. It will rotate the front axle and take away a few degrees of caster. This can cause the Jeep to drift at speed. This also will depend on what kind of shape your spring packs are in. So from both ends, your front end may be totally numb to the change, and you won't feel a thing, or you could end up with something that feels like it has a mind of its own. There are shim kits to correct this. But by the time you do this, you have done all the work to replace the spring packs all together. The only other down fall of the shackle lift, I know of frist hand. Those big sackles hanging down in front are bad news when you hit the end of a log with one, head on, and it folds the end of the sping over on itself. Could only make right hand turns all the way home. That made for a long day. So for me, the cheap way out, diddn't pay off.  But it depends on you, and how you use it. Body lifts. Again this is about what you want, and how you use it. I'll just give you pros and cons. My YJ, I did a 2.5" spring lift, (after the shackle and bent spring thing) and 32x11.50. With the springs, the 32's would still get into the fender at full stuff. So I in stalled longer snubber blocks on the frame, to stop the axle sooner. Now I have a 2.5" lift with no more travle than the stock set up. So back in with the stock short blocks, and in with the 2" body lift. Some longer travel front shock, and I can now use the total stroke of the new springs. The body lift I have had for a few years now, has not been a problem. I wouldn't go any more than 2"s because of the flex factor. Per the instructions, the bolts all got retorqued every 250 miles after the install, and now and again if I happen think of it. I have never had any problems. Not that you can't. A Buddy of mine broke a rear body block on his 84 CJ crossing a ditch. I still think the bolt was loose when it happened. What it all comes down to is, remember this, its your Jeep, and do what feels right to you. And having to do something twice is not the cheap way out. If you wheel it, even a little "light whelling"chances are you will at some point bust something. Don't stress it, its all part of the fun. Enjoy, and good luck.