cheap/easy quick disconnects 3" lift

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Jan 21, 2010 | 06:26 PM

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Paco182

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Originally Posted by shawnmf

hey how true is this i need shocks for 3" of lift and i no i can score some cheap so can somebody give me any proof or so on really appreciate it thanx

I don't really have proof. Before I buy I'm going to compare them fully extended and fully compressed.

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Originally Posted by bembas221

would JK or Rubicon shocks bolt right up to an XJ?

They bolt right on, that I'm sure of.

Jan 21, 2010 | 06:55 PM

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bembas221

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Originally Posted by Paco182

I don't really have proof. Before I buy I'm going to compare them fully extended and fully compressed.

They bolt right on, that I'm sure of.

So then I could just go out and buy factory JK shocks and throw them on? if thats the case i might do that.

Jan 21, 2010 | 11:30 PM

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Metlic53

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Originally Posted by JollyRodgerXJ

use wing nuts

so just buy 2 wing nuts, take the bolts off, put on wing nuts, done? ready for off-road by taking the wing nuts off and somehow bungying the sway bar?

Jan 25, 2010 | 09:41 PM

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Paco182

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Originally Posted by bembas221

So then I could just go out and buy factory JK shocks and throw them on? if thats the case i might do that.

After looking into it, I've found it's necessary to swap the sleeves from the Xj shocks into the bushings of the JK shocks. Not as easy as bolting them straight in, but not too hard to do.

Jan 25, 2010 | 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Paco182

After looking into it, I've found it's necessary to swap the sleeves from the Xj shocks into the bushings of the JK shocks. Not as easy as bolting them straight in, but not too hard to do.

nope but sounds just as easy