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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 03:58 PM
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ive done a little searching and cant come up with anything. i have a F>R swap on it now and like it, but wondering if i would like another inch or two. anybody have any pics of it??? maybe with 31s or 33s? what else did you do? TCase Drop? shocks? for right now im thinking F>R 2 in spacers, bar pin eliminators and a tcase drop, shocks will have to wait a little bit and deal with a rough ride for a month or two. but wondering on looks. anybody have anything?
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 04:30 PM
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My first thing would be more research. A Front to Rear is about a 3.5 in lift. 2" Spacer's will put you at 5.5, so look for people with a 5 to 6 in lift and see what their rigs look like. Research in the build section, it will give you a good idea as to what yours will look like.

Shocks, t case drop, track bar drop, longer brake lines, new bushings, after market control arms, etc.... These are the things that will need attention as you raise you rig. The higher you go the greater the need to fix the drive angles and your steering angles. I would suggest, a little more research and then save some dollars so you can make most of your corrections while your rig is on stands for the spacer install.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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Even the slightest bit of searching would've answered your questions, but I'll bite.

This is a F>R w/ 2" BB and 35's...

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31's would bring on the fail train!
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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/\ thats crazy, cause i have a f>r swap with 3.5 springs now and 33s rub pretty bad, i would only expect 35s to rub pretty bad with the spacers lol.


thanks for the pics

but its fine i hate the search on this ****. im just trying to get ideas if its a route i wanna take or not, i know all the stuff that has to go into it, just wondering if its worth it or not.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 11:06 PM
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You could take care of that rubbing with a BFH, a grinder, and a sawzall, you know?
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 11:12 PM
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yea but im trying to steer away from cutting. like i said im just trying to get ideas and all. thanks for the pics, what all did you put on when you did the lifting?
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 11:17 PM
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Trackbars F&R, full set of CA's, Bilsteins, and Chevy brakelines.

Now it's getting torn down again to come back alive with a 5.9, a true 3 link front, 4 link rear, HP44, and 9".
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 04:10 AM
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longer control arms and trac bars at least
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by blackjack12982
Trackbars F&R, full set of CA's, Bilsteins, and Chevy brakelines.

Now it's getting torn down again to come back alive with a 5.9, a true 3 link front, 4 link rear, HP44, and 9".

you had to do upper control arms to? i already have ext lowers front and rear, but stock shocks .. . . ... well see how things go if i even do it might just throw the springs on and 31s and wait to get the 7in seems like its a little more bs then i really wanna deal with just for an extra 2 inches.
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 1slo_camaro
you had to do upper control arms to? i already have ext lowers front and rear, but stock shocks .. . . ... well see how things go if i even do it might just throw the springs on and 31s and wait to get the 7in seems like its a little more bs then i really wanna deal with just for an extra 2 inches.
Yep, my ZJ is my DD, so I wasn't going to be dealing with the vibes from my pinion angles being off.
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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yea thats how mines gonna be, atleast for now. hopefully i can get my camaro back on the road soon and let the jeep take a break. but yea the way its looking i might just wait and save up for the IRO lift. i didnt think there was that much into that. i figured LCAs shocks and track bars. or reloc. brackets o wells. thanks for the info guys
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