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Old Feb 4, 2015 | 06:33 PM
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I remember the good ole days when everyone on CF told me I couldn't fit 33s under a 3" lift
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Old Feb 4, 2015 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
I remember the good ole days when everyone on CF told me I couldn't fit 33s under a 3" lift
lol.
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Old Feb 4, 2015 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by gone4x4
thats an older pic aint it Fritz?
. Yep that was spring 2013 I think. Changed one or two things since then.

Originally Posted by BIGMerle
all of the above lol. So that I can run 35's.... rocks than trails and mud.

you will have to trim no matter what. Bumpstops will be key. What's the shops plan for you? Give us a run down of the build they want to do.
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Old Feb 4, 2015 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
low cog FTW. more stability and still capable. more lift doesn't always equal better flex
Yeah. I've flexed as well as people with 6.5" lifts and long arms.

Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
I remember the good ole days when everyone on CF told me I couldn't fit 33s under a 3" lift
I heard that too. And i miss my 33s
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by kuzican

Yeah. I've flexed as well as people with 6.5" lifts and long arms.

I heard that too. And i miss my 33s
With some minor trimming I can fit tritytrees on the zj w/1.5" of lift
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 06:43 AM
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Anyone going to The Great American Outdoor Show in PA this weekend? I'll be headed up Saturday.
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGMerle
all of the above lol. So that I can run 35's without having to cut a ton off of my fenders, not beat the hell out of my diffs, and keeping up with my Bronco buddy that likes to do more rocks than trails and mud.
you do not want anything over 5.5" if you plan on doing anything rocky and off-camber.
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 04:01 PM
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Well something ain't right here
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
you do not want anything over 5.5" if you plan on doing anything rocky and off-camber.

yup.
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
yup, and i will be going to Wharton soon, real soon and give ya'll the lo-down
FIFY
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by kuzican
Well something ain't right here
I'd say you're due for a new one
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleBuddy
I'd say you're due for a new one
Yep. I have a ZJ fan clutch at home. So hopefully that fixes it.
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 11:27 PM
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Got a redtop optima battery today, and ordered IRO 3.5" leafs
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by kuzican
Got a redtop optima battery today, and ordered IRO 3.5" leafs
optimas suck now. i get a lot of returned defective optimas.
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ITTs_Cole

optimas suck now. i get a lot of returned defective optimas.
They moved production to Mexico and changed materials
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