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Old 09-24-2010, 10:26 AM
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should there be an even amount of distance between the top of the tires and the wheelwells in the front and back the jeep looks level after the lift but def looks like less room in the back what are the stock measurements
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I don't know the factory distance, but what I do know, is it's your Jeep. So make it look however you like it and call it a day.
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Jeeze, I'm not sure what stock measurements are, but I've got a 3" all around, and I think my rears look higher than my fronts.

What kind of lift did you do? Add a leaf? Blocks?

If you did blocks you could be experiencing leaf sag.
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If you don't plan to haul much make if level front and rear. I tow some, so I set the rear 1" higher to avoid "droopy butt" when loaded.
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You can measure you lift front to rear and check.

front stock from axle tube to unibody is 6 3/4"

rear stock from axle tube to unibody is 6"

now this is off the actual axle tube and not anything else.
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