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what is needed from 3 in to 4.5

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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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please give input thank you
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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i'd go shackles in the rear spacers in the front, adjustable trackbar, lower control arms. you will need to stretch out your brakelines or get longer ones. i'm not too sure but i think people use TJ brakelines. i had to get rid of my rear swaybar, because it was getting in the way of all the lines. became a better ride actually without a rear swaybar.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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Use a YJ brake line in the rear. Straighten the metal part of the front line. the rest as stated above.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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Is there a special way to straighten the front break lines?
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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I used a soft jawed vise, and carefully squeezed them flat. You can bend them by hand. I used the vise due to having broken hand and wrist at the time, kinda hard to do 1 handed.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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youll also need an Slip Yoke Elminator for anything about 4 inches.. which means new Driveshafts too. unless you don't care about vibrations or aren't going to drive it all the time. It's still better because in Some flex situations the Slip yoke will just just slide right out....
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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x2 on the SYE. Then just get a front driveshaft from a grand cherokee or cherokee. If you check the dana/spicer site it will tell you all the driveshaft lengths. Just measure then pick. I'm at 6"s and I run a v8 grand cherokee front shaft.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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Make sure you get the adjustable track bar as previously stated. While your at it get the unibody brace!
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by The91XJ
Make sure you get the adjustable track bar as previously stated. While your at it get the unibody brace!
i saw a write up on here of a guy just moving his trac bar back. drilled a new hole back and said it helped out quite a bit and cost a small fraction of a adjustable trac bar. wouldn't that work just as well?
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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It probably would. From what i understand its the angle of the stock track bar that's the problem. So if you were able to simply drill a new hole and fix the angle that should work. And be a helluva lot cheaper!
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by The91XJ
It probably would. From what i understand its the angle of the stock track bar that's the problem. So if you were able to simply drill a new hole and fix the angle that should work. And be a helluva lot cheaper!
yeah i thought the same thing

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I used a soft jawed vise, and carefully squeezed them flat. You can bend them by hand. I used the vise due to having broken hand and wrist at the time, kinda hard to do 1 handed.
www.rustysoffroad.com sells a brake line bracket drop that is supose to increase your brake line length. Im not sure exactly how it works, but from what i read up on it, it sounded like you dont have to install any new lines thus not needing to bleed them out or any of that pain in the *** stuff. Plus it was only $10
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