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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Nothing-2-Deep-4-Cherokee
what if i went 3.5 inches of lift, would i need to mod anything else besides my leafs, shocks, and coils?
Control arms, brake lines, track bar.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1

He was talking about the Chinese pos tuff country lift.
I honestly wouldn't put anything on my vehicle from a company that can't spell "tough" correctly.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Nothing-2-Deep-4-Cherokee
what if i went 3.5 inches of lift, would i need to mod anything else besides my leafs, shocks, and coils?
There 3" kit actually netted me about 3.8" of lift
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by gpeade

What were you referring to??? the Tuff country suggestion or the RE question?

Hey, 89xjrocker, where did you find that lift for that price? I looked at severall different retailers but havent seen it that cheap.
I got it a couple of years ago from them directly
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1

He was talking about the Chinese pos tuff country lift.
I can look the other way on where it's made due to the lifetime warranty and there customer support after purchasing lifts mine was about $400 from them and my buddy shelled out close to a grand through rough country we hit em up for some stickers we felt we should have received. One week later I had 3 stickers and a window banner, however 2 days later my buddy got a email with a link to where he could purchase stickers. Now that does not apply to what were talking about but I can tell you first hand it's not your traditional cheapo Chinese budget lift kit they are quality components.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1

He was talking about the Chinese pos tuff country lift.
Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb

I honestly wouldn't put anything on my vehicle from a company that can't spell "tough" correctly.
And... Thank you lol
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Eagle564

I think he thinks youre talkin bout sellin him shocks lol. Not hockey pucks.

Also, would it be possible that while flexing that softball might get caught in the springs? Since the gap in the springs would be wider? Just curious, seems like it could be possible to me since the springs stretch out.
Yeah ten bucks didn't seem right for shocks.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1

How about bump stops? You will **** the shocks up if you don't limit the up travel so that the shock doesn't act as a bumpstop. Id put the shocks on, flex until they are 3/4 of an inch from fully compressed, and measure for bumpstops, the 3/4 inch will allow for the little bit of squish when the bumpstop hits whatever you use as a spacer. I used hockey pucks, cheap and easy.
Even better if you put the lift and tires on, bumpstop enough to prevent rubbing, and measure your max compression and droop so you can order shocks specific to your application.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 89xjrocker

I can look the other way on where it's made due to the lifetime warranty and there customer support after purchasing lifts mine was about $400 from them and my buddy shelled out close to a grand through rough country we hit em up for some stickers we felt we should have received. One week later I had 3 stickers and a window banner, however 2 days later my buddy got a email with a link to where he could purchase stickers. Now that does not apply to what were talking about but I can tell you first hand it's not your traditional cheapo Chinese budget lift kit they are quality components.
Nobody here is defending RC either. Most of us hate them.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
Nobody here is defending RC either. Most of us hate them.
Yep. Even their customer service is terrible. If you dont talk to the right person they will absolutely have no idea what they're talking about. Even when it comes to simple stuff like what comes with their lift kits.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb

Yep. Even their customer service is terrible. If you dont talk to the right person they will absolutely have no idea what they're talking about. Even when it comes to simple stuff like what comes with their lift kits.
That's whose customer service I was talking about
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

Nobody here is defending RC either. Most of us hate them.
I know nobody was defending them just used them because I have experience with there customer service
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 89xjrocker
That's whose customer service I was talking about
Lol all i seen was bashing RC and jumped in, I agree completely.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb

Lol all i seen was bashing RC and jumped in, I agree completely.
Pisses me off cause my friend spent a grand with them and they can't hook him up with $10 of stickers
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 89xjrocker
Pisses me off cause my friend spent a grand with them and they can't hook him up with $10 of stickers
Thats ridiculous. Most companies are glad to send you lots of free stickers. Hell i got like 8 from Warn when i asked. Big ones too.
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