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Old 01-30-2009, 07:34 PM
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Just out of curiosity, I had to cancel my tuff country 3.5" lift because the vendor was being retarded... I already have my 31x10.50's installed on my 15x8 soft 8's. I was wondering if it would look stupid if I had a 4.5" lift with 31's. Cuz I can get the 4.5 for about 100 less than the 3.5, and I don't want to get a 3 inch lift as weird as that sounds lol.
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Go with 3" or 4.5". Your choice, either will fit that tire size.
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As long as they are 31x10.50 MUD tires. They will look good with the 3" or 4.5" lift. Ihave a buddy here in Oak Harbor that is running a RC 4.5 lift with 31x10.50 Maxis Bighorns on his 97 XJ. It looks good.
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Very good thanks... Btw, you are a Chief? I'm a Midshipman atm...
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Yes I am. I an "AT" Chief. Hopefully I will be saluting you soon. Are you going to be a flight officer??
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Yep, I'm in the NROTC atm, next year I go through a mini version of OCS.
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Oustanding!! Just remember those Chiefs at OCS may seem like cast iron bastards but, they are there to teach you something.
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take a look on my album, I have 31's with a 4.5" lift on my new jeep
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@ blank: Thanks I feel better now lol...
@ Buck: Yeah I don't really know what to expect at ocs... The rotc ppl are really laid back. Nobody gets yelled at, and they are really helpful if I have problems with my pft or anything...
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id go 4.5........... 31 will look good.
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4.5, do the work one time, and then just keep upgrading your tires when they wear out if you don't like the gap in there.
You're jeep only looks stupid if you think it does, unless you put a realy nice paint job on it, then I think your stupid. Just kidding for those that think I am going to make someone cry
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lol if I ever paint my jeep, it will be either with bedliner or matte black.
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here is my jeep ... 4.5 " with 31x10.5 pro comps looks good to me =] hopefully that helps..

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Another question... The guys at the local 4x4 shop told me that I "need" a new adjustable track bar. Is this true?

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