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Old 02-23-2010, 02:07 PM
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I have a 99' cherokee with 31's and a teraflex 2" budget boost which is spring spacers and shackles. I am having to replace the rear leafs and am replacing the stock ones with Old Man Emu 2" lift leafs and I also am doing another 2" of spacers up front to make 4". I am going to keep running 31's. I am hoping that this will work without a problem but if i'm going to run into one i would kind of like a heads up. Anyone have an idea?
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dont put the spacers on like that you will shoot the coil out of the front end
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is there another way to get the extra 2" up front without new springs?
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i don't see why the spacers wont work. there is the bumpstop going down the middle of the spacer and the spring and the spacers are stackable. i don't see how it could go anywhere.
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you can get some 4.5 coils at rustys offroad for 129.00
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when you flex out it happend to my brother
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He is absolutley right... Stock coils still flex the same wit spacers flex it a lil much an out it comes an they not gunna wanna go back up I would do the rustys coils. Or hell your in CT so am I I'm in waterbury an we happen to have Clayton offroad here in town. The 4.5 coils are 160 out the door an they five a lil more then 4.5" just like re coils. Of you need spme help with anything shoot me a PM bro. Make sure u get a new tracbar too. My buddy has a sweet jks trac bar for 150obo no tre it is hiem end.
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Ditto on what's been said. Don't stack 2 sets of 2" pucks. You're also gonna need longer shocks and most likely an SYE as well.
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Ya shocks. Idk bout sye I don't have one. I have a tcase drop an I'm running like 6" in rear an I have no vibes at all not even on highway. Also I'm doin ironman motor mount which lift motor a bit an reduce ds angle a lil

Btw ctconne post an intro thread
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ok, so 2" spacers are a no go...i guess springs it is. and what are some cheap shocks recommended?
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They rly all bout same price. Rough country sell the nitros for 29each an hydros for 32each for extra couple buck might as well upgrade.
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