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Old Feb 11, 2017 | 06:29 PM
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never mess with a man who has woke up pissed. If that RMS could scream...
If it only listened to what I was telling it last night, death would have come quicker.
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Old Feb 11, 2017 | 06:31 PM
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If it only listened to what I was telling it last night, death would have come quicker.
and probably more pleasant.
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Old Feb 11, 2017 | 06:50 PM
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and probably more pleasant.
Too late now...
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Old Feb 11, 2017 | 06:54 PM
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Old Feb 11, 2017 | 07:21 PM
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You guys are going to like this one. So my gf dropped my phone out of the Jeep on to some rocks a few weeks ago. Broke the camera lens. I got another an replaced it. Has been working fine. Well I went to take a picture today just to find out I didnt clean out all the broken glass. So now every picture gets a little surprise. See anything wierd?


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Old Feb 12, 2017 | 11:03 PM
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Dana 30 is in. New springs installed for a 3" lift. Finally back on the ground and looking good.



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Old Feb 13, 2017 | 12:10 AM
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Those the RE springs and LCA's? Looks like you're making progress.
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Old Feb 13, 2017 | 01:36 AM
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Those the RE springs and LCA's? Looks like you're making progress.
Yep you see right. Finally making progress. Looks like a lot more then 3" to me. But im sure the flares have a lot to do with it. Thanks again for the good deal! The track bar fits nicely as well.
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Old Feb 13, 2017 | 12:53 PM
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Yep you see right. Finally making progress. Looks like a lot more then 3" to me. But im sure the flares have a lot to do with it. Thanks again for the good deal! The track bar fits nicely as well.
Sweet im glad. RE springs typically net a little more than what they claim. I know they definitely flexed and rode well when I had them on my jeep.
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Sweet im glad. RE springs typically net a little more than what they claim. I know they definitely flexed and rode well when I had them on my jeep.
I am sure I will be more then happy with them once I actually drive it. Shocks are the next thing on my list. The little baby 8" stroke dont let it droop very far.

I also got these to match up with the rest of the stuff. I went cheap since this is just a temporary lift and needed new top arms anyways. Core 4x4 $115 shipped. We will see how they hold up.

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I was thinking about trying a set of their uppers and lowers till I get LAs. Two fiddy shipped is a good deal to get rid of my stockers, especially if it's only for a year or two.
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Old Feb 13, 2017 | 04:59 PM
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I was thinking about trying a set of their uppers and lowers till I get LAs. Two fiddy shipped is a good deal to get rid of my stockers, especially if it's only for a year or two.
That was exactly my thought as well. It was like $80 (plus tax) for 2 factory upper arms or $115 (no tax/on sale) for these. No brainer to me even if they end up being junk. And they are adjustable which is a plus.
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Good and bad news for today. Good news is that I got the passengers side window motor and cables in. Window now works but hits the speaker so it wont go down all the way. It has aftermarket speakers. I have some others laying around (from my last XJ) so I will try swapping them out. Other good news is that I ordered my front driveshaft from Adams. Should be here in 2 days. Bad news is that when I went to measure how long it needs to be, I found that the front yoke has 3 bolts broken off in it.
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Gears just showed up! Should be taking the Jeep in on Thursday for the install. I am very tempted to just get a lunchbox locker and have it thrown in at the same time.



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Old Feb 14, 2017 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 5-Speed
I am very tempted to just get a lunchbox locker and have it thrown in at the same time.
Do it.
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