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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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ok well i was going to get a skyjacker 3 inch lift kit installed for $1100. but i really do not want to spend $1000. so i have decided i will install it myself along with the help of a mechanic i know. so my question is which lift kit will ride good along with good offroad abilities. should i stay with the skyjacker or is there another brand that will also ride good? thanks in advance
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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i did a 3inch ba$tard lift rides great.idk what anything else rides like but it feels like a jeep.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001xj
ok well i was going to get a skyjacker 3 inch lift kit installed for $1100. but i really do not want to spend $1000. so i have decided i will install it myself along with the help of a mechanic i know. so my question is which lift kit will ride good along with good offroad abilities. should i stay with the skyjacker or is there another brand that will also ride good? thanks in advance
this is like asking who the hottest chick is everyone has there likes and dis likes.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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Get a good name kit, and make sure you get new leaf packs...
If you go the BB route, it gets kinda like a crap-shoot with how it will act, whether they're stiff or not.
and we all know the hot chick is Kate Beckensdale, and you're a communist if you don't think so.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BowtieGuy3
Get a good name kit, and make sure you get new leaf packs...
If you go the BB route, it gets kinda like a crap-shoot with how it will act, whether they're stiff or not.
and we all know the hot chick is Kate Beckensdale, and you're a communist if you don't think so.
the RC series 2 kit is a good 3" lift


Jessica Biel is the hottest chick 100 American
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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Yeah a good 3 inch kit is pretty simple to find..IMHO the key to a good riding lift is the shocks. You could get the RC 3" kit without the shocks and then guy a nice set of OME shocks and it's going to ride great. You could also get an OME 2" lift, add 1" spacer, 1" lift shackles and OME shocks and it's going to ride great. You could get just about any 3" lift coils and leaf packs and add a shock like OME, Bilstein and such and get a good nice smooth ride.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by okcjeeper
Yeah a good 3 inch kit is pretty simple to find..IMHO the key to a good riding lift is the shocks. You could get the RC 3" kit without the shocks and then guy a nice set of OME shocks and it's going to ride great. You could also get an OME 2" lift, add 1" spacer, 1" lift shackles and OME shocks and it's going to ride great. You could get just about any 3" lift coils and leaf packs and add a shock like OME, Bilstein and such and get a good nice smooth ride.
you forgot to inter your opinion on the hottest chick with your lift recommendation
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 02:54 PM
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There are tons of good lift kits out there that ride good and work good off road. Rough Country has the best price out there for a good working and riding lift kit.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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shocksz.
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