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Gorillaxj 02-10-2012 11:44 PM

It will be fine! it is true that added weight will put more "pressure" on ball joints, springs, tires, axles ect. But it would have to be a huge difference to actually make a failure happen faster... 100Lbs is no where near that, Bolt that bad boy up and go hit some ****!

Throw away that rear sway-bar You won't need it ;)

4.0withtheH.O 02-11-2012 12:52 AM

Offset rims or wheel spacers will put more stress then a big bumper its no big deal ball joint are just one of those thing that take a lot of stress so they need to be replaced every now and them

lhamilton1807 02-11-2012 07:38 AM

For those of you who actually answered the question, thanks.

For those of you who need a pretty rig, paint yours pink and make it a street queen with knobby tires. The rest of my jeep is ugly, so this will match up perfectly.

Gorillaxj, the only reason I kept it was to make bar pin eliminators for the back shock mounts. The rest of it is scrap :)

Gorillaxj 02-11-2012 09:13 AM


Originally Posted by lhamilton1807 (Post 1528351)
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Gorillaxj, the only reason I kept it was to make bar pin eliminators for the back shock mounts. The rest of it is scrap :)

Nice! I have never seen one in person. I looked but gave up and just bought some BPE lol! good luck!


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