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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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i have a 97 cherokee sport. its my daily driver never goes off road. i just installed a 3inch lift which was front spings and rear add a leafs. im not getting any vibrations from the drive shaft as of now. i just bought 33x12.5 tires on mickey thompson rims. tried to put them on but they rub. so i have a 2inch spacer i was going to put in the front and do a shackle in the rear. Am i going to need a sye or would a tcase drop just do the trick? it just gets drivin back and forth to work and wont be off roading with it so i think i should be set but would like to hear what you think. Thanks!
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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no just do a tcase drop its a lot cheaper
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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tc drop is 20 bucks at rustys and is all yer gona need
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:52 PM
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If it doesn't have vibes when your done you should be good. If it does I would go SYE over anything else....drop kits are a sort of band-aid. They can and do help but not the best option either.

At 5" your angles are going to be getting pretty steep and vibes are going to be likely.

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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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im at 6.5 with t case drop. no vibes. but id say stay with 3 inch and trim to fit 33's. or get 4.5 inch coils. never been a fan of spacers
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Gatchmo5710
im at 6.5 with t case drop. no vibes. but id say stay with 3 inch and trim to fit 33's. or get 4.5 inch coils. never been a fan of spacers
Lucky. I got vibes at 4.5". I agree with triming no reason 33's wouldn't work on that.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 05:12 AM
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I'm trying to get away without trimming. I put one front on and couldn't even turn the wheel a 1/4 turn they rubbed bad just sitting.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mudslut1
I'm trying to get away without trimming. I put one front on and couldn't even turn the wheel a 1/4 turn they rubbed bad just sitting.
What back spacing do your wheels have? that can make a big difference to.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 11:37 AM
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I don't know the back spacing. I put the 2 extra inches in today fronts still rub going to have to trim them I guess.
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