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Old 11-02-2009, 06:00 PM
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Do I need shocks with a 2" lift?
I have spacers up front, and aal in rear.
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if your gonna take it offroad...i would say yes. i have a 95 zj as well as my xj. the zj had a 2'' bb and stock shocks. drives fine on the street. took it camping once and it has no down travel.

if your gonna take it offroad EVER, then i would buy longer shocks. you dont want your shocks to be the limit of your travel.....they will break

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Yes you do, I had 2" spacers and add a leafs for my lift to start off with, and just from testing I could tell that new shocks were required. I used 2.5" lift shocks from a buddies WJ, they work sweet. hah.

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cool. thats what I need then. Might as well go with the 3" aal then, since I need shocks anyway.
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get real springs the aals suck and they will sag quick
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