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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 97XJMopar
K thanks, I had forgot all about the C-clamps on my little store list lol. How much should the short & long AAL net me in the rear? I've never seen a kit with both style leafs included. I'd like a little more than three, right now she sits around 16-1/4 in the rear, bout 2in lower than the front
Its depending on the arch of the addleaf usually when they come with a kit for 3 inch they raise it 3 inch since you have two maybe 4 not sure depends. are you leaf springs totally flat if they are i recomond going to autoparts store and getting new leaf pack and put the addaleaf in them it would be better in the long run. wow shes sqatting really bad front coils must be shot. when you put the leafs in just remeber they go from smaller to longer you have any pics of leafs so we could help lil better
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 12:48 AM
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Sorry no pics yet after running the roads all day I didn't get to start til 6pm and after runnin back and forth to the parts stores cause I kept forgeting odds and ends. I only got the rear done, gonna finish the front in the morning.

I basically netted 4" in the rear I think she's about seatlled out at 3-3/4, but it was better than I was expecting.
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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thats not too bad sounds like a good lift so how was putting in the AAL lol b**** wasnt it
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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Yea for a one man operations, a little floor jack and one jack stand lol... Took me all in all about 4hr includin runnin to the parts store 4 different times. I'm just dreadin the front. I couldn't fit my compressor yesterday or I couldla probaly shaved 30-45min off of it. I'm taking it with me today, man are my arms sore.

I gotta to lookin at the leafs before I put em on and they had Rough Country printed on em in white paint, so I'm gussin the front's are RC's too, I thought they had there own brand shock, my are Explorer's made by Pro-Comp, but who know they may have bought the kit w/o shocks or replaced em.
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Old Sep 4, 2009 | 01:53 AM
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Well got her finished up this evening, wow.. I really like the stance of the 3in kit. I'll get pics up tomorrow.

I didn't need to redrill for the track bar after all. I thought I was cause I couldn't even get it close to the hole, so I told my brother in-law lets go ahead and sit it down and see what see looks like, after I sat it down and went to straighten the wheels he screamed stop, and sure enough the track bar lined itself up!!! YEAH!!!
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Old Sep 4, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by okcjeeper
Go read this.. It's always good to look through our writeups section..

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/how-relocate-your-track-bar-4919/
Dear okjeeper atleast you didnt use part of your fender trimming to extend the trac bar mount like the DONKEY did on mine to move the trac bar needless to say running 60mph on the interstate and having the bolt seperate makes a certain part of your body puker so much you taste menthenal due to me uncontrolable going off an imbankment.
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Old Sep 4, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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WOW... I'd say u couldn't even get a toothpick in that certain pucker hole u speak of

I thought I was screwed on the trac bar, I really didnt feel comfortable drilling a hole right beside another one in such a little of a spot. But as soon as I let it down and barely turned the wheel, voula the hole lined right up
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