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Old 02-21-2011, 06:58 PM
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I have a 4" RC lift with 31's on a 97 ZJ, would it hurt to put 1" spacers on the 4" coils?
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More details would help here. Are you on stock arms or adj? why do you want 5" and 31s thats way to much man im putting on my 35s with 5.5"s
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More details would help here. Are you on stock arms or adj? why do you want 5" and 31s thats way to much man im putting on my 35s with 5.5"s
because i have them laying around, (i agree though)

the lift said it was made for 31's but it looks like i could throw a 33 in there...

WAY to much space. will 33's work???

///mount and balance on a 15x8 steel wheel???

EDIT: [adjustable lowers and rear uppers]

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Long arms, won't hurt. Stock arms, it could be done, but I wouldn't do it.
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33s on 5" wouldnt be to bad but i would start to atleast look into front long arms at that point as it will cause more severe control arm angles
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33s on 5" wouldnt be to bad but i would start to atleast look into front long arms at that point as it will cause more severe control arm angles
let me ask you somthing, i got adjustable arms with my 4" how long do they get? enough to create long arms???
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no a true long arm is much longer and requires a cross member that generally replaces the trans cross member up front
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no a true long arm is much longer and requires a cross member that generally replaces the trans cross member up front

thanks for that!

soo then what are my adjustable short arms for??
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correcting pinion angles and they are longer than stock to help with angles but they are not nearly as long as longarms
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Agree w/the guys.

If you are going to go 5", start looking at LAs or doing drop brackets.
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Originally Posted by makingaZJ
because i have them laying around, (i agree though)

the lift said it was made for 31's but it looks like i could throw a 33 in there...

WAY to much space. will 33's work???

///mount and balance on a 15x8 steel wheel???

EDIT: [adjustable lowers and rear uppers]

thanks!
I just did the 4" xflex RC lift this weekend and I'm running 285/75/16s on stock XJ rims. I don't think I would do the spacers.
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Looks good! How does it drive/ride?
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