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Help Me Out With Lift...3 or 4.5?

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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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full packs is the whole rear leaf spring, not just adding a leaf between your already wearing stock springs. Add a leafs sag alot sooner. Full packs will ride better, and last alot longer. Go with the 4.5 so you're not putting spacers and stuff on it later. And you can also buy the long arm upgrade for the 4.5 later as cash permits. An adjustable track bar would be the best option, but it's also really easy just to relocate the stock one.
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 06:36 PM
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oh alright thats what i kinda figured thanks, i guess when i got the money together ill go ahead and get the RC 4.5 with full packs, and hopefully get a discount for being on this forum lol, then once i get the lift i gotta get some 31s or 32s and some better rims, i just want some basic rims like some nice black ones or some chrome cragars or something cheap thats decent, even those stock chrome jeep rims they put on cherokees and wranglers are nice, still undecided on tires i kinda like the BFG mud terrains and mickey thompson mud rovers and trail cutters i like also.
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 04:30 PM
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mine is my daily driver too with some fooling around in the mud. the 4.5 inch lift is great with 31 A/Ts
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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I went with the RC 4.5. I got the adjustable trac bar. I also replaced my upper CA bushings as they were shot and I had death wobble pre-lift. I went with the full leaf packs. I did not get a SYE, but have vibes and really need one. I have a 99 though and have heard they are worse for vibes than the older ones. The kit comes with break line relocation, but you have to bend your hard lines and if you plan on disconnecting your sway bar, the front ones are not long enough even with the drop brackets, so I would recommend getting some front ones at least. I run 31 BFG KM2's and love them.


Hope that helps.
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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I would go with the 4.5 if you dont youre just gonna jack it up more later. I did the RC 4.5 full rear spring pack... worth every penny, no vibes... slight wobble aroung 50 mph, went to get an alignment and was told to get a drop pitman arm (around 75 from quadratec) wobble gone, couldnt be happier with the kit. buy a couple of cans of pb blaster at your local parts store when you order your kit and start lubing everything you have to take apart that day, and every day after till you're ready to install, it'll save you alot of headaches and busted knuckles
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