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Old 08-30-2012, 12:39 AM
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Well tonight I bent an upper control arm. So it's time to upgrade. I have 8 inches of lift and need suggestions on what to go with. Thanks in advance
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long arms. any long arms
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I don't really wanna go to long arms only because I heard on the street there is a lot wondering across the road
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you needed long arms 3 inches ago
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you needed long arms 3 inches ago
Lol. I will deff look into those. Can I get away with long arms for just the uppers? The lowers are deff not stock and I have a decent amount of length. They also have good angle...almost parallel with the ground
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im asuming you have drop brackets?
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Originally Posted by smaknu03
They also have good angle...almost parallel with the ground
how is that possible. you would need drop brackets or long arms and a lower lift to achieve flat control arm angle

as for you uppers. to put it simply, a long arm kit will replace all your arms so you don't need to worry
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it's safe to assume you bought the jeep already lifted right?
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yeah long arms are almost a must. look into clayton offroad long arms. i havent heard a bad thing about them
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it's safe to assume you bought the jeep already lifted right?
Yes which I regret doing. Ill never buy anything that's already lifted ever again.
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yeah long arms are almost a must. look into clayton offroad long arms. i havent heard a bad thing about them
Will do. Thanks
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Yes which I regret doing. Ill never buy anything that's already lifted ever again.
and it's lifted 8"? I worry what your steering and the rest of the suspension looks like. have you ever thought about lowering it to about 4.5"?
what size tires do you have? lowering it and replacing the bent upper might cost less than getting long arms
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Iv got rustys offroad uppers & lowers and im wanting to get the RC control arm drop brackets
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Post pics of the setup you have. We could tell ya whats going on in there and better help you get the most bang for your buck.
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Originally Posted by smaknu03
I don't really wanna go to long arms only because I heard on the street there is a lot wondering across the road
Only if they are extremely poor quality or have very, very worn-out joints.

LongArms FTW!!


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