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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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Thinking rubicon express 5.5" lift, w/o cad brackets...
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by zebvance
uppers and lowers?

Yes sir. I will get good pics tomorrow with my DSLR.
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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Yea it looks like a 6.5" lift to me from the ratio of lift to tire size. Maybe 4.5" kit with shackle/coil spacers
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:14 AM
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As promised. Here are some pics I took this morning with my phone. If these won't work I will use my good camera tonight when I get home.





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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:27 AM
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Im guessing RC..but I cant really see your control arms. Take a pic of your lowers, specifically the axle mounts and post back.
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Xj88
Rough Country..

Thanks a ton guys!!!
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:29 AM
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I edited my post^^ Snap a pic of your LCA's and post em, the coils are either RC or RE...The control arms will be the deciding factor...obviously you have RC shocks and their stabilizer, the shackle looks like the RC shackle, cant tell on the leafs, the control arms look like RE arms though...wont know till we see a better pic.
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:31 AM
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Looking closer it looks like your trac bar is the RE heim joint, exactly like the one I have, but in one picture it looks black and the other it looks silver. Hard to tell.
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Xj88
Looking closer it looks like your trac bar is the RE heim joint, exactly like the one I have, but in one picture it looks black and the other it looks silver. Hard to tell.
just about every 3/4" heim looks the same.

i spy an older rough country trackbar drop bracket on the axle end as well.

are those rough country shocks too?

control arms appear to be rubicon express (hourglass bushing sleeve)

oh, and lift blocks AND an extended shackle.

Looks like a bastardized lift to me, never seen a shackle like that either.

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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
just about every 3/4" heim looks the same.

i spy an older rough country trackbar drop bracket on the axle end as well.

are those rough country shocks too?

oh, and lift blocks AND an extended shackle.

Looks like a bastardized lift to me.

Good eyes, I didnt notice the blocks..they look big.
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:52 AM
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let's see need to loose the blocks and and some s10 leafs to the rear, then some shackle relocation boxes
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
just about every 3/4" heim looks the same.

i spy an older rough country trackbar drop bracket on the axle end as well.

are those rough country shocks too?

control arms appear to be rubicon express (hourglass bushing sleeve)

oh, and lift blocks AND an extended shackle.


Looks like a bastardized lift to me, never seen a shackle like that either.
In red, is that dangerous? I just want to make sure that I get this safe enough for my wife and daughter to ride with me.
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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yeah the blocks caught my attention immediately, need to get rid of those
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ericfx1984
let's see need to loose the blocks and and some s10 leafs to the rear, then some shackle relocation boxes

So by adding the S10 leaf springs(which have been reading a ton on) and shackle relocation, I should be able to keep the same lift in the rear?
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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As promised, here are pics of the controls arms.

LCA:


UCA:
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