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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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Looks homo to me.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 09:38 PM
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Mine already sags in the rear and i hate it. So imo i say no. See no point in it.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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Looks dumb. Just like the people who lean back in there seats.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 09:51 PM
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it might look cool on a buggy but that xj just looks like theres too much ***** in the back or the lifts not finished. i mean when i was doin my lift i got pics after i got the rear end done and thought it looked kinda cool with the rear end up and the front down but only slightly. wouldnt wanna drive it like that. i just dont like it. esp with those tires. you have clearance for the front but not the back? whats gonna happen? you go over a rock with the front end and majically it goes away for your back end to clear?
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Sno_Blynd
it might look cool on a buggy but that xj just looks like theres too much ***** in the back or the lifts not finished. i mean when i was doin my lift i got pics after i got the rear end done and thought it looked kinda cool with the rear end up and the front down but only slightly. wouldnt wanna drive it like that. i just dont like it. esp with those tires. you have clearance for the front but not the back? whats gonna happen? you go over a rock with the front end and majically it goes away for your back end to clear?
thats y i was thinkin about 2" lift in the back and 3" in the front and i can still trim the rear up another inch
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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yea but then u gotta buy parts for 2 diff lifts. and shocks. i just dont really see the point. i mean i live in NC and this is the first time ive ever heard anything about squats other than in the weight room. it just doesnt look appealing. i mean i understand u wanna be in a small group unlike all the other lifted xjs. but thats why you own a jeep so you can build it your way. i mean your gonna do what you want irregardless of our opinions and thats what makes your xj. not the forums xj. if thats your thing then go for it. just know that were gonna rip on ya for it.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Sno_Blynd
yea but then u gotta buy parts for 2 diff lifts. and shocks. i just dont really see the point. i mean i live in NC and this is the first time ive ever heard anything about squats other than in the weight room. it just doesnt look appealing. i mean i understand u wanna be in a small group unlike all the other lifted xjs. but thats why you own a jeep so you can build it your way. i mean your gonna do what you want irregardless of our opinions and thats what makes your xj. not the forums xj. if thats your thing then go for it. just know that were gonna rip on ya for it.
i can do 2" shackles or blocks but probly shackles and 3" poly spacers up front,i got the upcountry package so i already got about 1" over other stock xj's and i have monroe shocks all around thats good for 3-4" lifts and got a hack-in-tap front driveshaft as well,all i gotta do is buy shackles and poly spacers for it and put em in,and it wont be a big squat anyways
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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I wanna see before and after photos. So would it be equivalent to a 4" front 3" rear on a regular frame?
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CenCaliAlum2010
I wanna see before and after photos. So would it be equivalent to a 4" front 3" rear on a regular frame?
exactly,im hopin to do this soon,but i recently got laid off and moneys VERY tight so ill probly make my own lift for it
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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well where u at in carolina? im up north about to the VA line in Eden NC and i got all my stock suspension in my basement
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Sno_Blynd
well where u at in carolina? im up north about to the VA line in Eden NC and i got all my stock suspension in my basement
im in southern nc,30min away from the SC border
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 11:10 PM
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a pre runner look
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by xjmuddigger
its just what is done here,its carolina thing,well atleast this part of carolina has alot of squatted trucks,its just a thought

A Carolina thing? ok. Have you ever heard the saying "It's a Jeep thing"? Well FYI. THAT aint it.
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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looks like money ran low before the lift was done.
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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Looks dumb. Like they couldnt afford a full lift, so they only lifted one end. Kind of like those ricers that would bolt on a fiberglass bodykit and not paint it.
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