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Old 01-06-2010, 10:15 PM
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I'm looking at the 6.5 inch rough country lift and I want some opinions on it before I buy it. I plan on 6.5 inches of lift and probably 35s.
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I have the lift with 33's and they rub pretty bad when flexed out, but its a great lift
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Do u still have the flares on yours. Mine are off and my fenders are trimmed. I'm runnin 33s right. Now with a 3 inch lift
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don't forget longer bumpstops.
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Yea I'm gonna put longer bumpstops on it
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bump stops, LCA drop brackets and the SYE kit w the driveshaft are a must for this kit to run 35's if you are trimmed enough on a 3" to run 33's you will be perfectly fine doing 35's on this kit. and you can get out the door way under 2k
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if it's a long arm kit you won't need control arm drops
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I'm thinkin about the new long arm 6.5 from rough country. And I am deffinetly gonna get an sye and new driveshaft
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that kit comes with about everything I think you'd need except the SYE and driveshaft, Bumpstops, and limiting straps.
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the long arm is nice as long as you have the 231 t-case ur good
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Yea I've got the 231 t case.
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Originally Posted by 96xjsport
Do u still have the flares on yours. Mine are off and my fenders are trimmed. I'm runnin 33s right. Now with a 3 inch lift

Ive done a little trimming since this pic, but not alot
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man im mad that RC has not fixed the TC plate issue yet. for those us guys who have the 241 TC. i want the kit really bad, but i know it wont fit. if they dont fix it soon, i might just get the 6.5 short arm kit and the LCA drop brackets. anyone here running the drop brackets?? how well do they perfrom??
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man im mad that RC has not fixed the TC plate issue yet. for those us guys who have the 241 TC. i want the kit really bad, but i know it wont fit. if they dont fix it soon, i might just get the 6.5 short arm kit and the LCA drop brackets. anyone here running the drop brackets?? how well do they perfrom??
I was wondering the same thing about the drop brackets. I want the long arm but I am on a tight budget and the short arm kit is a decent deal
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i just ordered the 4.5 xseries kit with the control arm drop bracket. idk but im hoping that it makes enough of a differnce to justify 190 dollars.

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