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Old 12-16-2013, 10:21 PM
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Isnt there supposed to be a keeper right there? Neither side has one and I cant find one at the top. What the crap?
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yep, yours is missing.
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In all of the XJ lifts I've done, maybe 2 or 3 had the retainers out of a couple hundred I did.

TJ's were a bit better. Maybe half of them had it.
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So do I need to get some from a JY? And what about at the top?
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So do I need to get some from a JY? And what about at the top?
Yup a jy is the cheapest way to go. Nothing holds the springs on top so you're good.
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do you really even NEED those though..
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do you really even NEED those though..
Depends on your flexibility. I wouldn't want to chase my coil spring down the hill if I got some serious downtravel wheeling. But that won't happen with my short arms anyway
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So what holds a econo lift spacer/cup at the top
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So what holds a econo lift spacer/cup at the top
Magic.
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Man. I knew it. This Jeep has been full if it.
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Physics.
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So what holds a econo lift spacer/cup at the top
The part under the spacer.
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Surprisingly we are 3/3 for having them on the front ends, not to bad by the looks of it.
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