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Old 01-13-2012, 03:39 PM
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ive searched the the threads and did my homework but still cant decide what would be best for me. my xj sits at 4-5" now, unsure because its a bastard lift, but still on stock short arms.

i cant get my caster set properly even with the lower arms extended all the way so im building a long arm, since ill be sitting around 6-7" with the new parts coming in.

i think im gonna go with 3 link, but what i cant decide is should i go with 3 full length arms all attached to the crossmember or have a radius arm setup.

i have 1.75" x 5/16" wall dom for the lowers, and 5/16" wall 1.5" for the upper.

keep in mind that this is my dd, so streetability is a priority. this thing flexes plenty already so im not looking to increase it, per se. plus im running 36s so i dont need to have it flex so much that im slicing my tires in the wells.

any advice on this will be helpful.
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Another question- do i need adjustable lowers? Can i make fixed lowers and have an adjustabke upper to control the caster?
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Depending on what you can and want to build i run a radius arm setup on my rig RC long arms to be exact but i might some how make it into a 3 link i would personally do a 3 link
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I would run a 3 link, alot more flex, just make sure you build them stout and use good bolts
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3 link FTW
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