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Old 11-01-2010, 04:12 PM
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Default Lift question, saggy rear.

I put a 3" Rough County lift on a few months ago, full kit, shocks and AAL. The rear is saggin again, not bad, but when I have a full tank of gas and a couple of friends in the back, the 31" rub in the rear. I would like to raise the back.

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Can I just put a 1.5" Rough Country budget lift on the rear with the AAL, or should I buy a 3" full leaf pack.

I want the whole XJ a little taller, hoping to put the BB lift alway around, with the already installed 3".

Will I have problems? Will I need a SYE?

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I put an extra 1.5" on the rear of mine with the same setup probably a month after the lift went on. Didn't have problems back then. Have since added 2" front and rear and now I have probs with a shimmy on the hiway. All said and done I've got more in the suspension than I paid for the truck and the brown santa keeps bringing me more and more.
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I'd put the full leafs in and call it a day
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If money is tight AAL but it will sag after awhile. Full leafs are the way to go.
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If the rear is already sagging after the first AAL then why add another AAL? Instead of covering the problem up fix it and get full packs. It will save you a lot of headache down the road.
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where would you guys recommend getting a 1-2" full leaf lift? im looking for a 1" or 1.5" cuz i have he same problem
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yeah man full leaf pack is the way to go. fatbobsgarage.com sells RC packs for 260 i think but rustys has them a little cheaper i think. take a look.
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Originally Posted by red97cherokeewithsunroof
where would you guys recommend getting a 1-2" full leaf lift? im looking for a 1" or 1.5" cuz i have he same problem
Long username is extremely long.

And +juan to new leaf packs.

Depends on what your budget is, many companies offer them.
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If money is really tight then do a bastard pack with some s10 leafs
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Thanks guys, I think the full leaf pack may be the way I am headed. I like the way the XJ looks now, but it needs better rack and the *** up.

Anyone need 3" AAL springs?

Better yet, anyone looking to get rid of a 3.5" full leaf pack?
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