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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 07:31 AM
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Allright. how does this lift sound. It'll be my daily driver, but I will be wheeling it on the weekends, and take it in the woods for hunting, ect.
Lift Components:
3" blocks
3" coil spacers
3" lift coils
3" AAL maybe shackles
SYE kit. (not sure which)
either adjustable lca's or controll arm drop brackets.
new shocks
extended brake lines.
Not 100% sure on how good this will be. but for a cheap lift it should work. I know nobody really likes blocks, but If installed properly they should be fine. Also, what other sorts of front end upgrades should I look into? maybe an adjustable track bar?
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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definately adjustable track bar, you will nee d longer control arms other wise your axle will be pulled back like 3 inches, but even if you do this your control arm angles will be really bad at 6 inches, so your jeep will ride absolutely terrible, so you would need either control arm drop brackets, to be honest that is a really bad lift idea IMO there is no real cheap 6in lift, especially if you have to drive you jeep
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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i would stay away from blocks and AAL. also i would just get a 6 inch coil too and ditch the huge spacer. do some research on lifts. you can learn alot on here
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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6in coil should be roughly the same price as a 3 inch + spacer, if not cheaper. For the rear maybe you can do a 2in shackle and some sort of bastard pack.
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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I already have the blocks and spacers installed, that is why I asked. But I was just wondering what parts i will need besides the lift components. (front end driveline ect.)
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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Sounds like a rig I would never ride in, or drive next to for that matter, especially when those 3 inch blocks decide they dont like being there..
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleWhiteXJ
I already have the blocks and spacers installed, that is why I asked. But I was just wondering what parts i will need besides the lift components. (front end driveline ect.)
like i said, adjastable track bar, control arms if you don't have longer ones
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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bet bet buy 6 in lift kit sell blocks and spacers cheaper in llong run instead of peacing together
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleWhiteXJ
Allright. how does this lift sound. It'll be my daily driver, but I will be wheeling it on the weekends, and take it in the woods for hunting, ect.
Lift Components:
3" blocks
3" coil spacers
3" lift coils
3" AAL maybe shackles
SYE kit. (not sure which)
either adjustable lca's or controll arm drop brackets.
new shocks
extended brake lines.
Not 100% sure on how good this will be. but for a cheap lift it should work. I know nobody really likes blocks, but If installed properly they should be fine. Also, what other sorts of front end upgrades should I look into? maybe an adjustable track bar?
For a WW, yeah, sure, whatever.. But if you wanna DD this thing, I'd agree with everyone else in saying do something different! You've got options! Maybe go to a 4.5-5" setup? Do like 2" shackles and a 2 or 3" AAL (not my first choice..) or something like an OME 2" leaf pack? Idk, good luck!
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