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Old May 12, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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would definately be interested, ill be watching this thread as well in the future to see how this plays out!
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Old May 12, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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interested...

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Just have your final product finished and ready for shipping around march of next year...tax return...youll sell alot :P
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Old May 13, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by liftedjeepxj
interested...

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Just have your final product finished and ready for shipping around march of next year...tax return...youll sell alot :P
lol no kidding, im hoping to sell year round on here and on ebay. ill sell em cheaper here than ebay though

im going to see my buddy tomorrow about the brackets as well as have some rock rings cut out for my new wheels

should have more info after the weekend
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Old May 13, 2011 | 12:24 AM
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dude just let me know because you are a little over an hour away from me so i would be really interested because i want to switch to a 6.5in long arm soon but idk how you would do that
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Old May 13, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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i would like to see what you come up with for the 3 link. as price goes any ways. i wanna run a 3 link with 52" chevy rear leafs on sliders at about 4.5 of lift... 37s????
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Old May 14, 2011 | 06:17 AM
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If I may I'd like to make a suggestion. I would recommend that you try to use readily available service parts, such as a heim size that's common and maybe a bushing from a newer Jeep that people will be able to replace with common off the shelf parts without trying to track you down again in say 5 to 10 years...
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Old May 14, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by krawlthis
i would like to see what you come up with for the 3 link. as price goes any ways. i wanna run a 3 link with 52" chevy rear leafs on sliders at about 4.5 of lift... 37s????
the issue i could see with the 3 link is to get the best geometry the upper link frame mount would have to go thru the floor so you would have to punch a hole in ur floor and patch it up with sheet metal. but that is an issue to deal with later down the road.

Originally Posted by Cherockee
If I may I'd like to make a suggestion. I would recommend that you try to use readily available service parts, such as a heim size that's common and maybe a bushing from a newer Jeep that people will be able to replace with common off the shelf parts without trying to track you down again in say 5 to 10 years...
a 1.25 inch heim will generally have the same thread pitch so you can buy a ruffstuff bung and a cheap ebay heim and they will work, a lot of that stuff is kept universal as far as the thread count.
same goes for the rubber bushings. but thanks for the idea


UPDATE: I stopped by my friends shop and the pieces will be cut out next week. one thing i might do is go with square control arms.
any thoughts on this?
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Old May 14, 2011 | 07:47 PM
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And get yourself some liability insurance...you do not want to be selling any suspension components without it! Not that you'll need it, but you should have it. Just talking from experience.
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Old May 15, 2011 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by JCKustoms
And get yourself some liability insurance...you do not want to be selling any suspension components without it! Not that you'll need it, but you should have it. Just talking from experience.
that is something i have yet to look into. there will deffenitely be a disclaimer at minimum even if there never is an issue.

anyone have any input about square control arms vs round control arms?
i have round arms on mine but iv seen a lot of square arms used and beat on hard.
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Old May 15, 2011 | 01:05 AM
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[QUOTE="sandaddik2"]

that is something i have yet to look into. there will deffenitely be a disclaimer at minimum even if there never is an issue.

anyone have any input about square control arms vs round control arms?
i have round arms on mine but iv seen a lot of square arms used and beat on hard.[/QUOTE

Id do square if you can make em high enough clearence... they look good and are tough as hell boxy arms for a boxy jeep right?!
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Old May 15, 2011 | 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by sandaddik2

that is something i have yet to look into. there will deffenitely be a disclaimer at minimum even if there never is an issue.

anyone have any input about square control arms vs round control arms?
i have round arms on mine but iv seen a lot of square arms used and beat on hard.[/QUOTE

Id do square if you can make em high enough clearence... they look good and are tough as hell boxy arms for a boxy jeep right?!
the bottom of the cross member will sit about 1 inch below the frame rails, the rest will be tucked up above or even with the frame rails to give you the most clearance possible. thats how mine is set up and it works great. square arms it will be then
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Old May 15, 2011 | 02:23 AM
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Sounds good! I'm excited brotha! What again is allgonna be included ?! And will it be 100% bolt on??
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Old May 15, 2011 | 04:30 AM
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If it's around $500 I'm in for sure.
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Old May 15, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepguy93
Sounds good! I'm excited brotha! What again is allgonna be included ?! And will it be 100% bolt on??
the cross member, hardware, and control arms

Originally Posted by Porkchop
If it's around $500 I'm in for sure.
theres going to be a few different options to pick from depending on how much you have or want to spend but 500 is the goal.


I get paid thursday so when that happens then ill pick up material for the first kit from the steel yard and i should have my brackets done by then.
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Old May 15, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by sandaddik2

the cross member, hardware, and control arms

theres going to be a few different options to pick from depending on how much you have or want to spend but 500 is the goal.

I get paid thursday so when that happens then ill pick up material for the first kit from the steel yard and i should have my brackets done by then.
I'm in!!
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