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Old 05-01-2014, 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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Get the front tire on something bigger?
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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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Shocks long enough? What length are they/what size lift are they for?
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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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What shocks are they?
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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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For what size lift? Or extended length?
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Also, do you have a picture?
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Almost 26" extended. No pictures of the current setup
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My guess is you are maxing out your shocks.
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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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Hmm, try to post a picture?
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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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