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Old 10-18-2012, 08:44 AM
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I've got a buddy on the fence between a clayton 8 in long arm and the Rubicon express 7.5 in long arm. He Will be running 35s and the rig Will be in Georgia so mainly mud and whatever else they have there.
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well in IMO you don't need 7.5 or 8 inches. why does he want that much lift? he epecially doesnt need it to run 35's and mostly mud. i would tell him to go with a 6.5 long arm kit
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Clayton is the better product IMO. Better leaf springs, They offer different styles of longarms, I also prefer the crossmember design compared to rubicon express.
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it's a no brainer... clayton
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2 totally different lifts.... i installed a clayton couple months ago... very easy.. clayton no question
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Well that was easy, he just purchased his Clayton 8 inch long arm today and se Will be installing when it comes in. Thanks much
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Zj?
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Zj?
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well most likely on this forum it's an XJ, but you never know, maybe he meant FSJ
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Could be any of the ones I listed.

OP needs to be the one to answer the question.
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Could be any of the ones I listed.

OP needs to be the one to answer the question.
I think he wants to do an 8" lift on a John Deer riding mower, that would be BA
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I think he wants to do an 8" lift on a John Deer riding mower, that would be BA
an 8 inch LONG ARM that would be sweet, he could cut grass anywhere lol
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Originally Posted by ohio95xj
an 8 inch LONG ARM that would be sweet, he could cut grass anywhere lol
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl...,r:8,s:0,i:133
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I think he wants to do an 8" lift on a John Deer riding mower, that would be BA
I would pay $1.37 to see that!
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Its the mud version of an xj, Georgia people are an odd mix
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