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Old 06-24-2008, 02:33 AM
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My Buddy and I got my lift put on a few days ago. I gained 6 inches in the front and five in the back. Ill get some pictures up for you guys tomorrow! PEACE
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Great! Looking forward to seeing them!
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Did you have to do a TC lowering kit or an SYE? Also a pic of before with just the 3" lift and then after pics so we can see the difference if possible..

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Looking forward to seeing it, did you encounter any setbacks with the install?
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Yeah any other suspension helpers? I am stuck mid process installing mine.
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Originally Posted by lastclodstanding
Yeah any other suspension helpers? I am stuck mid process installing mine.
Whats wrong with yours?
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Explain your roadblock!
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I didn't have any road blocks during my install. Went as smooth as possible. For now i only have a TC drop but soon an SYE will be done.lastclodstanding what went wrong with your install??
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Nice work
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Looks good..If I could afford to buy new tires and move up to something larger then 30's I'd be all over a 4.5" lift..
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Here is what it looked like with the 3" lift.
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Great man, looks good. Hope mine turns out that well.

Well its nothing major really. Mainly just gotta finish up a few odds and ends before I move away from the front. While I had the axle dropped I opted to install a HV oilpump and replace the rear main seal. Well during this I discovered that my timing chain and Indiana Jone's whip had a few things in common. I have the parts and have been working a little along, but only having about 2 hrs of free time per day Mon-Fri to work on it is slowing me down alot. Friday I am gonna be off all day and so is a good friend of mine who is a XJ nut too. Hopefully by Friday evening I will be done......hopefully.


EDIT: I was just rereading my post and I see it didnt clarify what I meant, sorry. What I meant was there any other lift aids in your suspension, ie shackles, blocks, etc.

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There where shackles that came with my 4.5" RC. I didn't use any spacers in the front just the coils.
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Those are the 31's like in your sig, right?


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