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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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Ist checking up to see if the people that have these reccomend?? Looking at getting the RE brackets for a 4.5 " lift. Does it make a big improvement with highway or even just street driving? Also does it give noticably more articulation??
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 05:55 PM
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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yup, yup and yup
U know how much of a difference in down travel?
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Going to depend on how much lift you have. I don't love mine but they get the job done for now.
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Going to depend on how much lift you have. I don't love mine but they get the job done for now.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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Droop will be close to what a stock one has because with 4.5", which is the minimum with drop brackets, the lower arms will sit flat. That's a good thing. I'm running about 6-7" with mine and they do pretty good. But I'll let you decide. I still had a little more to go.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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Droop will be close to what a stock one has because with 4.5", which is the minimum with drop brackets, the lower arms will sit flat. That's a good thing. I'm running about 6-7" with mine and they do pretty good. But I'll let you decide. I still had a little more to go.
So with your pic here are your arms close to being flat on a flat ground or are they still angled down a bit?
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Mine don't sit flat on level ground. They are angled about as much as someone with a 3" lift. In the pic they are pointing down a good bit.
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Originally Posted by xjmarc
Mine don't sit flat on level ground. They are angled about as much as someone with a 3" lift. In the pic they are pointing down a good bit.
So then in theory with disconected swaybars and drop kits it should get more droop then in the pic there?
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So then in theory with disconected swaybars and drop kits it should get more droop then in the pic there?
I don't have swaybars and I'm running drop brackets and I can get a little more but not much. When I ran 6" springs they would unseat. My shocks are my limiting factor now.
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Originally Posted by xjmarc

I don't have swaybars and I'm running drop brackets and I can get a little more but not much. When I ran 6" springs they would unseat. My shocks are my limiting factor now.
Ahh i was talking about the 4.5 lift with mine with drop brackets
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Should do pretty well but not quite as well as long arms.
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Yeahh id rather have short arms, u get more articulation with long arms but you also more apt to get hung up on them
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Originally Posted by Erkmed XJ
Yeahh id rather have short arms, u get more articulation with long arms but you also more apt to get hung up on them
No, that's not true.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
No, that's not true.
Ahh well ive seen it happen
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