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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Martlor13
boom.

And to me "ride" and "handling" go hand in hand. If your jeep rides like a dump truck, it wont have great handling.
Appreciate the thought, but if that was true, then an indy car would ride like a Cadillac. I've driven laps in an indy car. smooth ride it aint.

Still would like to hear from anyone that went short arm lift to long arm lift, and how did it handle afterwards.
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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 10:20 PM
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You have already had my input on that
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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmn
Appreciate the thought, but if that was true, then an indy car would ride like a Cadillac. I've driven laps in an indy car. smooth ride it aint.

Still would like to hear from anyone that went short arm lift to long arm lift, and how did it handle afterwards.
i used to watch Indy car, dirt track racing, and others. Never nascar though. Thats boring hahha....but i rememebr watching something about the suspension and how they are tuned for speed. Maybe you were idk, but i kind of doubt you were up to speeds that the suspension of the indy car was made for. Fuzzy memory but it was sometbing like the suspension is stiff because if it was too soft youbwould roll but its able to compress and stay locked in at turns. Again, i dont remember the physics because its been years since ive watched but something along those lines. Alot of drivers say the ride is pretty damn good and it has to be to be able to maneuver at those speeds. Can't be bouncing around all over haha....kinf of just takes us back to the topic of havingeverything setup correctly for what your wantimg to do.
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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 4.3L XJ
You have already had my input on that
Your input on that was awesome too! That's why its making me go back to looking at my components. The only thing I haven't changed out the entire time has been the axles. From the alignment I know some of the specs are not optimum but I didn't think they were out enough to cause the issue. Caster is good, cross caster is suspect, rear has some slight toe in.
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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmn
Your input on that was awesome too! That's why its making me go back to looking at my components. The only thing I haven't changed out the entire time has been the axles. From the alignment I know some of the specs are not optimum but I didn't think they were out enough to cause the issue. Caster is good, cross caster is suspect, rear has some slight toe in.
what lift brand does your buddy with short arms run?
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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 11:02 PM
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Atmos has the best advice here.

On all posts he made, LOL
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Old Mar 15, 2018 | 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Martlor13
what lift brand does your buddy with short arms run?
I’m the buddy 😋. I run MetalCloak 3.5” coils & trackbar. Rocky road lower control arms, stock upper and Bilstien 5100 shocks. Rear is wore out rough country leafs, add a leaf, rocky road shackles, HD engineering shackle relocation kit & Bilstein shocks.
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