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Old Feb 6, 2017 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mschi772

I did. It's not my fault that the springs I got provide 3" of lift instead of the 0-1" everyone told me to expect with them.
Have you contacted Dorman about that?
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Old Feb 6, 2017 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by kyle96xj
Have you contacted Dorman about that?
They don't make any specific height promises, and while most people experience about 1" of lift, some get 2-3" and there's nothing you can really do about it. I'm simply adapting my plans to accommodate.

At least I can say that in the end I'll have a 2-3" lift with new springs, shocks, sliders instead of shackles, SYE, adjustable track bar, and control arm bushings all for less than some "lift kits" cost.
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Old Feb 6, 2017 | 08:48 PM
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Those on a tight budget a hack n tap is a cheap option and uses a xj front driveshaft which you can get a junkyard cheap and rebuild it.
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Old Feb 7, 2017 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by mschi772
They don't make any specific height promises, and while most people experience about 1" of lift, some get 2-3" and there's nothing you can really do about it. I'm simply adapting my plans to accommodate.

At least I can say that in the end I'll have a 2-3" lift with new springs, shocks, sliders instead of shackles, SYE, adjustable track bar, and control arm bushings all for less than some "lift kits" cost.

You can buy a good quality 3" full leaf/coil/shock/hardware lift kit for under $500 from Rustys you will need an adj. track bar with. But I ran that very kit alone for over a year. Then used for an upgrade to 4 1/2" of lift still really no sag after 4 1/2 yrs.
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Old Feb 7, 2017 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Fred/N0AZZ
You can buy a good quality 3" full leaf/coil/shock/hardware lift kit for under $500 from Rustys you will need an adj. track bar with. But I ran that very kit alone for over a year. Then used for an upgrade to 4 1/2" of lift still really no sag after 4 1/2 yrs.
Fred did you read the whole thread haha
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