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Offline LoneWolf

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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #15 on: 09/19/06 - 02:19PM »
Adding a body lift on top of coil spacers just seem like it would be dangerous to me, making your rig incredibly top heavy...and it would lean real bad when taking corners during daily driving. Your stock spring is not set up for that. Your pushing it now with the coil spacers you have. Maybe not.. perhaps people do it all the time, but seems to me that if that was the case, then everyone we know and wheel with would have 3" coil spacers and 3" body lifts.  right?

Is there anyone who has these two mods together with a stock spring setup? I'm thinking no.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #16 on: 09/19/06 - 02:37PM »
I've owned jeeps with 3" body and 2" budget boost lifts before.  I didn't like it and put on a 4" suspension and took the rest off.  

As far as making it top heavy using body lift doesn't raise your center of mass as much as suspension since your not raising the drivetrain and frame.

If you can afford it then get a good suspension kit preferably a long arm kit.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #17 on: 09/19/06 - 02:39PM »
:bowdown:  I stand corrected. I set myself up for that.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #18 on: 09/19/06 - 02:42PM »
I didn't mean it at you just saying some do.  People who want a lifted jeep with no $$ do it.  I bought it used that way and redid it like I do everything.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #19 on: 09/19/06 - 02:44PM »
I know Aaron, but I didn't think anyone was actually cheap enough to diminish their ride like that. But hey, having a jeep is a sickness, and when you want lift... you do what you can.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #20 on: 09/19/06 - 02:50PM »
You should have been around when I used to run with a mud crowd in high school... I've seen things that make you cringe,
4" WOOD body lifts
6" Lift blocks at all 4 corners
Frame stacking also is an old redneck lift.

I've never done any of those but have seen them on multiple rigs.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #21 on: 09/19/06 - 03:54PM »
Frame stacking... hmmm
Interesting, very interesting...  :thk:
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #22 on: 09/19/06 - 04:02PM »
Tell me more about this long arm kit... I was talking with Jimmy about a Rough country lift.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #23 on: 09/19/06 - 04:16PM »
Yeah I had a buddy in high school. He used wood blocks soaked in epoxy resin... one gave out on him while going around a curve, he wiped out... broke his back... and then put a new wood block back on.  :bangtard:

Long Arm kit... veddy expincesives.  .. and will void your factory warranty... though I want one. I still got 5 years and/or about 40k miles on my warranty though, so not this week.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #24 on: 09/19/06 - 04:21PM »
The problem with short arm kits is the angle your lower arms are at with more than a 4" lift.  

Long arms allow for more lift (when you want 35-37's).  
  http://www.rubiconexpress.com/dynamic/mainpage.asp?folderid=184
 
That site shows you a lot of differences.  I've had 2 TJ's with short arms and 2 TJ's with long arms personally.  If you can afford the price tag long arms are better for a person who knows they will do this for along time and will keep going bigger.  If 35's are your max you can acheive that with a short arm kit.

For short arms ISO has linked some good kits I've put the Rough Country elcheapo from John's 4x4 on my black TJ and it was very easy install and very good kit for the $.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #25 on: 09/19/06 - 04:27PM »
Ok so I'm not doing that.  Jeep's only 7 months old.  Darn I just thought of something I could sell.... my Jon Boat.  I have an old Richline and two motors, sell that and I should have my lift.  Then I'll just have to figure out the tires on my own.  Ok off to go see about prices for that boat.

Jimmy - So on that Rough country do you think you have the knowledge to put that on my Jeep?  I don't but I figure you do, and would you be willing to help me out.  I don't have the set up to do it either.  Of couse I'm willing to drag anyone else into helping out who's nutty enough to spend several hours assisting for as much as they can eat in BBQ food.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #26 on: 09/19/06 - 04:34PM »
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nutty enough to spend several hours assisting for as much as they can eat in BBQ food.


When and where????  :eatem:
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #27 on: 09/19/06 - 04:38PM »
Yes, but with people like Aaron and Keith helping, we could gitterdone alot faster.  mmm BBQ.
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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #28 on: 09/19/06 - 04:39PM »
I've put on a lot of lifts and will be more than happy to come help you put yours on.  I don't have all my tools down here since they are all back home in my shop.  Do you have any to do this with?

You should call John's and get a price on the kit.  I would NOT recommend you buy his Quick Disco's they are junk and there are much better out there.  

Aaron

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Re: Building from a 2.5 Suspension lift
« Reply #29 on: 09/19/06 - 04:49PM »
I called out at Johns... getting a quote, they said they'd call me back.
Bad thing is you'll have to pay tax. Ordering online.. no tax if you buy it out of state. Cheapest one I found so far is... $899 and $39 for shipping. I'll let you know what Johns tells me.
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