3" lift question...
09-06-2015, 11:44 AM
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What Fred says is accurate but for clarity it is recommended to use adjustable uppers for axle rotation, effecting caster and pinion angle. Lowers are to position the axle in the wheel well. Saying this if you use longer lowers and stock uppers you will push your axle forward and rotate the pinion down. This compensates for the lift and at 3" is ok but not perfect.
Lift it, drive it. Correct it if you arent happy. Without any sarcasm I hope it all works to your liking.
Lift it, drive it. Correct it if you arent happy. Without any sarcasm I hope it all works to your liking.
This is true I agree no disrespect meant.
A TC Drop Kit is a temporary fix I ran one for a yr. with a 3" lift before my SYE and paid for it with having to replace both engine and transmission mounts. Also believe it caused the u-joint to fail early but can't prove it for sure.
09-06-2015, 03:33 PM
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Basically they are made cheap so they can be sold cheap. I have first hand experience on drop kits causing more problems. This isn't something I've read or heard from the grape vine. I personally ran one with my 4 inch lift when it was a street Queen and had nothing but problems. I do now wheel my jeep but only because I had problems with motor mounts and such with the drop kit. And for the rough country, I personally ran a 3 inch RC lift on a xj I used to drive and the only offroading that saw was mudding. Never any rock crawling or anything. In the year I owned it, I had to replace control arm bushings too. Other companies out there sell more expensive kits because they are made better. That's my $.02. Take it how you want but take it from a guy who has been there done that a time or two.
09-06-2015, 06:05 PM
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09-06-2015, 08:24 PM
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Thank you. I didn't know they were different. I was simply stating. A street jeep if its 3 inch lifted of 4 inch lifted. Its not much of a difference and drop kits cause problems. To the op... run what you want but I do not want to go on here and see you post in a year that you are needing to replace motor mounts, u joints and trans mount because you didn't take anyone's advice. That is all.
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