4.5" lift to 7" with spacers?
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4.5" lift to 7" with spacers?
i have a 4.5 lift on my 90 XJ, could i buy 3 inch Spacers and get longer shackles or blocks to make it 7.5? This jeep is only for offroading so i would get longer control arms later on down the road. would this work with my current setup? i have an adjustable track bar already on it as well as extended brake lines and SYE. only thing i would need are adjustable arms, i have fixed rough country right now.
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I believe the trackbar you have is likely good for 4-6" of lift so I doubt it would work. Also what driveshaft are you running it might be too short. 7" of lift is a lot of lift. Also spacers that big are not the best option (rusty's 6.5" or 8.5" are both only $149 and a 1" spacer is much better than a 3" spacer); however to each their own I suppose.
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I believe the trackbar you have is likely good for 4-6" of lift so I doubt it would work. Also what driveshaft are you running it might be too short. 7" of lift is a lot of lift. Also spacers that big are not the best option (rusty's 6.5" or 8.5" are both only $149 and a 1" spacer is much better than a 3" spacer); however to each their own I suppose.
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Then you are good on the trackbar and the driveshaft if you do not articulate much. I will warn you though that spacers handle like crap on the road. Believe me I understand the budget aspect but you may want coils after driving on spacers for a while.
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Control arm drop brackets, keep the control arms you have now your trac bar should be fine and cool spacers. Its offroad only so you should be good
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