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Old May 1, 2014 | 08:05 AM
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Re 3.5" springs extended shackles, relocation brackets shackle angle around 45 degrees shocks and brake lines are long enough no rear sway bar.
If you run a rear tire up something the rear flex is good. If you run a front tire up on something it doesn't take much to lift a rear tire.
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Old May 1, 2014 | 08:14 AM
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Get the front tire on something bigger?
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Old May 1, 2014 | 09:57 AM
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It's it stuffing the rear tire up at all? How are your bump stops? Naturally the leaf springs are going to flex less than the coils
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Old May 1, 2014 | 10:16 AM
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Shocks long enough? What length are they/what size lift are they for?
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Old May 1, 2014 | 10:18 AM
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It stuffs the tire but it's not in the bump stops very hard. Like I said they work if it's the rear that's climbing and flexing but if the front climbs something it doesn't take much to lift the same side rear tire off the ground. It doesn't have much down travel
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Old May 1, 2014 | 10:29 AM
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What shocks are they?
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Old May 1, 2014 | 10:32 AM
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Yes shocks and all brake lines and cables are long enough. Doesn't change if the shocks are disconnected either.
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Old May 1, 2014 | 10:39 AM
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Bilstein 5100
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Old May 1, 2014 | 10:40 AM
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For what size lift? Or extended length?
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Also, do you have a picture?
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Old May 1, 2014 | 10:56 AM
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Almost 26" extended. No pictures of the current setup
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Old May 1, 2014 | 10:59 AM
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My guess is you are maxing out your shocks.
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Old May 1, 2014 | 11:05 AM
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Nope. If the shock is removed from the axle it still has 4-5" of travel after the axle has come off the ground. With the shocks hooked up or not the down travel is the same.
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Old May 1, 2014 | 11:08 AM
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Hmm, try to post a picture?
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Old May 1, 2014 | 11:13 AM
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Can't. It's apart getting gears and lockers right now was hoping to take care of everything all at once instead of having to keep pulling things back apart
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