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Old 02-04-2012, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by xjbeadlocks
shouldnt your thread in located here? https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/al...go-here-10579/
Yeah maybe. Idk i didnt want to add to that 377 page thread.
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What is your MOS and where are you headed after basic? How long is your AIT?
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Originally Posted by Axel1831
Yeah maybe. Idk i didnt want to add to that 377 page thread.
bet if you searched it you would have found your answer
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What is your MOS and where are you headed after basic? How long is your AIT?
12B combat Engineer. Going to fort Leonard Wood MO. Ait is 6 weeks long.

Aight fine. I will go and search the 377 page thread.
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Originally Posted by Axel1831

That looks awesome! It looks a little odd with having so much room with those tires. But i honestly like that look.
Thanks a lot. I just don't like the "stuffed" look...
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Originally Posted by JCKustoms
Thanks a lot. I just don't like the "stuffed" look...
It has its place. But Its not for my needs. More hills and rocks and stuff to flex on here. There is mud. but I do alot more flexing. Where stuffed tires wouldnt work... And i already feel stuffed with my 31's trimmed fenders and 3" lift...
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it all depends on how much you cut and bumpstop. 5.5" and 12" travel bilsteins i think i have plenty of "flex".. btw you'll get more flex from 3.5" leaf pack and 1" shackle vs 4.5" and stock shackle
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Originally Posted by Nickell586
it all depends on how much you cut and bumpstop. 5.5" and 12" travel bilsteins i think i have plenty of "flex".. btw you'll get more flex from 3.5" leaf pack and 1" shackle vs 4.5" and stock shackle
Really? Well I keep on learning. Still pretty new at it.

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http://compare.ebay.com/like/1707707..._lwgsi=y&cbt=y

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Those are rough country. Actually 2"and 1.5". I had those but went to a jks 1"boomerang shackle.
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Originally Posted by Nickell586
Those are rough country. Actually 2"and 1.5". I had those but went to a jks 1"boomerang shackle.
What about doing the relocation kit and having that get the 1" for the 4.5"? with that work?
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Won't work very well with stock shackles. They'll hit on them
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Originally Posted by Nickell586
Won't work very well with stock shackles. They'll hit on them
So its just smarter to try and get the 1" shackle. Why are they more expensive then 1.5-2" shackles?
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Well I guess to solve my complaining about price i would get 3.5" full packs with 1.5" shackles and then run 2" spacers.

And after seeing 6" of lift with 31"s I think 5" would work fine... Choices choices....
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Yeah check out seriousoffroadproducts.com or frankz he's a vendor on here. Good prices.
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Originally Posted by Nickell586
Yeah check out seriousoffroadproducts.com or frankz he's a vendor on here. Good prices.
I searched for frankz nd i cant find him?

I guess my only other question would be shocks. For flexing ive read you need to get shocks that are alittle longer then the ones for the lift you got. So if i say go 5 should i get 6" lift shocks?

If 5" is actually cheaper (shackle/spacer wise) Ill just do that.

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