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Old May 12, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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Yea but climbing a 25" ledge with a 31" tire is so much more fun than it would be with a 44" tire
Ya but climbing a 50in BOLDER is way more fun with 44's... Lol
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Old May 12, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
are long arms the best bang-for-buck upgrade to get better articulation and effective flex?
Absolutely!

Originally Posted by huntingman2706217
And thats KTM's low cog thread by the way... And I know many have seen these but heres mine and its stance...

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That thing looks like it's getting raped by a Jungle Gym.....
















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Old May 12, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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Cage was on a 4 door lol... Gotta make a couple changes yet to clean it up... Fit body line better but for $50.... :P
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Originally Posted by Daltonamorph
You can get pretty good flex out of adjustable short arms with drop brackets, but a well set up mid or long arm suspension will outflex it anyday. The limiting factor between the two is normally shock length. You can only squeeze so long a shock on a cherokee. I have 12s in front and 14s out back, and the 12s are still my limiting factor up front.
I can unseat and walk away with a coil with my OEM CAs in their OEM location.
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Yea but climbing a 25" ledge with a 31" tire is so much more fun than it would be with a 44" tire
Yeah? Some folks dont wanna stick to just small ledges. See below.

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Ya but climbing a 50in BOLDER is way more fun with 44's... Lol
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Absolutely!

That thing looks like it's getting rapped by a Jungle Gym.....

Rapped or raped?


Hey, Travis....is that exo centered?


Lolol j/k, love the rig. Always makin me jealous.
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Damn these phphatt phingers!!!
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Old May 12, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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Damn these phphatt phingers!!!
Oh man, I know the pain...all too well!!
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Old May 12, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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Hey, Travis....is that exo centered?

Lolol j/k, love the rig. Always makin me jealous.
U shut ur face... Lol
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Originally Posted by huntingman2706217
U shut ur face... Lol
Fine! Come get me a dang exo for $50!!!
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Old May 12, 2012 | 09:43 AM
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Uh... Ill keep an eye out but may take about a year or so of constant searching... Lol... Like my $400 full hydro setup already made for a xj with my superduty axles

U should just buy a house down here... TRANSFER!
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Thanks for all the responses guys! SOlidified my thoughts on this. On a semi-relevent note: would long arms on a 3.5" lift be stupid if I wanted to take the suspension one step at a time? is there a kit that will allow good adjustment from a 3.5" to 6.5" at a later time?

thanks! you guys rock!
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Old May 12, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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3.5LA's has been done a lot.... As to what kits allow it ive never heard of one not so I think your good...
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3.5" Long arm is a great setup IMO. Great travel, still low and stable. You can fit big tires with bump stopping and trimming

I am planning on going long arm around christmas or next spring with my 3.5" running 33's
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Old May 12, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
Absolutely!
awesome man! I'm considering the serious long arm upgrade in fact
but I still have yet to install my 4.5" short arm lift... haha
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Originally Posted by je_cherosport
Thanks for all the responses guys! SOlidified my thoughts on this. On a semi-relevent note: would long arms on a 3.5" lift be stupid if I wanted to take the suspension one step at a time? is there a kit that will allow good adjustment from a 3.5" to 6.5" at a later time?

thanks! you guys rock!
I know ironman4x4fab long arm kit will work for 3.5. FUll-traction and a couple other companies have ones that will work as well. Most are made for 4-4.5" + So unless you go custom your options are few, but ironman4x4 makes awesome stuff.
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Originally Posted by Metmknice
I know ironman4x4fab long arm kit will work for 3.5. FUll-traction and a couple other companies have ones that will work as well. Most are made for 4-4.5" + So unless you go custom your options are few, but ironman4x4 makes awesome stuff.
TNT, Full-Traction, Ironman 4x4 are the only ones I can remember that work at 3.5"

When I go La I plan on going with TNT
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