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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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i have a 3" rough country aal and full coils and my aal if sagging and im wanting to know what the best upgrade would be for ride and how long they will go with out sagging. im looking at 2" rough country full leafs and using my 1.5" blocks with those. or getting rustys 3.5" full leafs a friend of mine has 6.5" rustys full packs and they ride rough and i would like to still have an ok ride. so whats the best bang for my buck? thanks for any imput .
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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buy old man emu kit next time
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by posjeepxj
buy old man emu kit next time
They are more $$$$ but worth it I hear.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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or a super ride kit. if its ride your worried about your guna pay
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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try a longer shackle... Comanche shackles will add 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch for a cheap fix
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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this is what i have. but they ended up giving me 4" of lift. there's absolutely no better deal price-wise. they were $243 shipped to my door. and they have bushings already installed.
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...1&apwidnGxhLMU
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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Why not 3" full packs, from RC or anywhere. It will ride much better than your AAL evr did. 6.5" lift WILL always ride rough compared to a 3" lift. Rusty's, RC, OME are the softest sprung (lower spring rates) lift I have seen.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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correction, in the post above i meant to say they gave me 5" of lift in the rear.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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thanks for all the help i think that i will go with the OME 2" full packs and add the block since i cant find OME 3" fulls so if anyone knows where i can find some let me know thanks again everyone
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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I have a 6.5" RC and it's not bad at all. Mine is a Daily/Offroader and it's good to me
JMO
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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ditch the blocks, get full packs, call it a day. your friends 6.5" full pack might be riding rough because of his shocks, thats a key factor in ride comfort. sorry to tell you but you chose to drive an xj, no matter what you do, its still gonna be a bumpy ride...

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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 12:59 AM
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are you trying to lift it for th trails, rocks, sand or the mall?
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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mud,easy trails and mall most of all since im a high school student im still looking at prices just wanted to see what you guys thought i just dont wanna spend 200+ on springs that are gonna sag in 6 or 8 months like my aal did
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 05:52 AM
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I have the 4.5 in rc full pack and its worked wonderfully. Not to rough and doesn't sag after 2 years.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 08:38 AM
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Rusty's also sells the full packs. Thats what I'm looking into now. I haven't heard a whole lot either way on them though.
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