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Old 11-19-2012, 10:14 AM
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getting a 3inch rough country kit installed today and completely forgot to order a transfer case dropping kit. Ordered one and it wont be in for a week. Is my jeep still driveable without dropping it?
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getting a 3inch rough country kit installed today and completely forgot to order a transfer case dropping kit. Ordered one and it wont be in for a week. Is my jeep still driveable without dropping it?
You probably won't even need that TC drop at 3".
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I've been hearing different things. some people say i will and some say i won't.
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it will be driveable but you may or may not have some vibration in your driveline
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chopping up my u-joints though right?
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I doubt it, at 3 in. of lift I think you'd be fine. I ran a 1 in. drop when I had 4.5 in. of lift and had no vibes. But if you're not comfortable with driving it then wait till you get the drop kit.
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We shall see..
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Go drive it and see if you have vibes lol you sound afraid of them, which i guess is understandable if you didnt even install your own lift... You more than likely dont even need a drop kit. Go drive and see
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My 88 had 5 inches of lift, no tc drop or SYE..

Looks like you have a 99..you may or may not need a tc drop..most likely not..you may have small vibes but its a toss up. Drive it..if there are vibes install the kit..

If not..sell it.
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Go drive it and see if you have vibes lol you sound afraid of them, which i guess is understandable if you didnt even install your own lift... You more than likely dont even need a drop kit. Go drive and see
me not afraid! my mommy said i was special and have powers
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Lol well did not expect that reply when reading this thread....
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Just curious what you did. I think I need one. I got one coming, curious about your update....did you have any driveline vibrations
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Pretty much all XJ's are different. I'm running 3" on 31's and have no vibes w/o a TC drop or SYE.
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