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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 94XjSport94

were you/ are you still using stock lower arms?
I'll be getting the series II that comes with control arms
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 03:41 PM
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I'll be getting the series II that comes with control arms
ALSO, I JUST got new shocks... Last week. I got 2 nitro shocks up front, and 2 air shocks for the back (my leafs are bad) but now I'm lifting it SOOO my question is, should I use the RC shocks or will my new ones I got fit with the lift?
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
ALSO, I JUST got new shocks... Last week. I got 2 nitro shocks up front, and 2 air shocks for the back (my leafs are bad) but now I'm lifting it SOOO my question is, should I use the RC shocks or will my new ones I got fit with the lift?
If the new ones you bought are for stock height they wont cut it, as soon as you flex youll over extend em and they will be shot before you know it...they wont have enough travel for your 3 inch lift.
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Effects of lifting may show signs of following symptoms:
Mud bogging
Urban Flexing
Showing up at your grandma's birthday with a fully covered in mud jeep
Parking next to stock jeeps and/or low to the ground cars
Showing off to your friends that you can do more than their pick-ups with huge tires
And an extreme addiction to more work and parts to make your ride capable of going through hell and back
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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Haha!^^ that's good..
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mr white
My RC is smoother than stock with bumpers, sliders, cage and gear. Before I added all that weight it was sufficiently rough as ****. I think their shocks are valved for added weight.
Ill +3 this. Whenever I have a full jeep, or when I hook my boat up, it drives MUCH smoother than when its just me in the thing.

I don't really mind the rough ride though, the jeep isnt my DD
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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I was looking at the series II lift myself, what are your thoughts about it? anything besides a rough ride you dislike about it?
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
I was looking at the series II lift myself, what are your thoughts about it? anything besides a rough ride you dislike about it?
Its not a bad lift. The leafs tend to be too short making for a bad shackle angle
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 06:37 PM
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I'm now considering a tuff country 3.5" or a superlift 4" ....thoughts?
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
I'm now considering a tuff country 3.5" or a superlift 4" ....thoughts?
If you are considering that now, check out Rubicon express.
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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I'm doing what they offer at les schuab
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
I'm now considering a tuff country 3.5" or a superlift 4" ....thoughts?
If you want a good lift go with RE as everyone else will tell you, superlift is overpriced...OME is also pretty excellent, tuff country and rough country are basically the exact same, matter of fact I think they are the same company, just one is east coast one is west coast.
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Xj88

If you want a good lift go with RE as everyone else will tell you, superlift is overpriced...OME is also pretty excellent, tuff country and rough country are basically the exact same, matter of fact I think they are the same company, just one is east coast one is west coast.
Yeah installed the superlift 4" is 1800.... But anyway, cost aside, earlier mentioned the 3" has little to no ill effects on handling/ acceleration performance...ect... What about a 4"?
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
Yeah installed the superlift 4" is 1800.... But anyway, cost aside, earlier mentioned the 3" has little to no ill effects on handling/ acceleration performance...ect... What about a 4"?
You might start getting some vibes. Or so I've researched.

May need a t-case drop. Or better yet, SYE with a new driveshaft.
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Xj88
Its not a bad lift. The leafs tend to be too short making for a bad shackle angle
Well i'm going to be adding/replacing a leaf or too from a new tj front leaf pack so maybe the new leafs with the aal (calling it an aal hybrid) will counteract to make it a better angle and ride?
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