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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 04:23 AM
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hey guys, recently installed a rough country 3 inch AAL lift on my xj. The lift is a few months old and I noticed my front end was lower then the rear by a considerable amount. I understand the rear AAL is going to sag some but as of about 2 months old, it hasnt moved yet. The other day I decided I can't go to the Bantam Jeep Festival with a dragster rake. I decided to go up to 4.5 inches of lift so I threw in a coil spacer at 1.5 inches and set it down. How can I measure to see how low the rear is now. From bottom of the rocker panel to ground is only about 1/4 inch difference but the space between the tire and fender is more like 1 1/2 inches. Where can I measure to too be accurate? Thanks
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 05:02 AM
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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Thank you very much, I think I netted about 4 1/2 inches up front and about 3 out back. The body of the jeep is level (actually 1/2 higher in rear) according to rocker panels, but tire to flare height is more like 1 1/2 inch difference. My suspension thus far consists of 3" coils and 1.5" spacers, and a 3" rear AAL. Going to address the rear end shortly but it seems like if I get the fender to tire space equal, I'm going to be right back at the unlevel nosed down body.
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 11:41 PM
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The fender to tire height spacing is not the same on the front and back.
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 05:54 PM
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i kinda figured that wouldnt work up to the flares
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