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Pros vs Cons of adding 2" BB on top of a 3" AAL lift

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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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Default Pros vs Cons of adding 2" BB on top of a 3" AAL lift

Well my main goal is to get to about 5 or 5.5" of lift total. Money is tight right now. Currently i have a zone 3" AAL lift and it is a great product. I wanted to know the pros vs the cons of adding the rustys 2" spacer and shackle to my current lift to get me to 5" In the near future im gonna take out the AAL and install a 3" full leaf pack and leave the rest alone. My main concern is not having the flex that a normal 5" lift would have. I want to be in the same ball park flex wise. After i add the 3" full pack the next change would be adding longer shocks and adj control arms. Please give me some advice. Should i wait and just save for the full 5.5 lift kit or save the cash and add the BB and change the small stuff over time?

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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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well for the rear the shackles will help with flex actually because the springs can move more and th front you will need LCA drop brackets to keep it riding and flexing ok it wont be as simple as just putting the spacer and shackles on though you will need an SYE brakelines shocks and probably some other stupid little things
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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if you only have shocks for a 3'' lift you will need new shocks if you put the BB on, they wont stretch that far, ide save up for the full kit, but you can buy the BB, new shocks, contro arms, trackbar, ect...if you do this buy it all at the same time, if not save up for the full kit
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