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Old 03-07-2010, 05:40 AM
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hey guys havent been on in awhile,been undergoing chemotherapy and its been kickin my ***. my jeep is finally gettin too hard to maintain and i was looking at gettin a beater craigs special and tryin to swap my lift and tires as well as keepin my jeep for parts.i miss jeepin its my medicine and keeps my mind clear, so i was wondering what years will my 85 suspension straight swap onto.... just 80's ones?
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or anyone have an 80;s theyd trade for my solid 76 280z?
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the lift is a 4 in btw
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suspension is the same 84-01 just the u bolts change so any yr. sorry to hear about the chemo
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Originally Posted by djritter1122
suspension is the same 84-01 just the u bolts change so any yr. sorry to hear about the chemo
really? thats a broad spectrum... anyway thanks man
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Well, unlike GM.. AMC/Chryco kept a good thing going. Yes, susp. is pretty much the same. Shaft lengths and such will vary depending on powertrain.
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well theres not much more info to it. ure lift consists of coil/ leaf springs, track bar, brake line/sway bar extensions so.... 84-01. id find a nice 92-96 those seem cheap around me.
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Originally Posted by djritter1122
well theres not much more info to it. ure lift consists of coil/ leaf springs, track bar, brake line/sway bar extensions so.... 84-01. id find a nice 92-96 those seem cheap around me.
good call i was thinking something newer as welll

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