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Dannyboy

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91 4 do'
I want a little more lift. I think I want a coil spacer(1.5") up front and either and add-a-leaf or shackle. Or do I do both I have a little butt sag now and I want the whole thing higher. I was just aligned and don't want to have to realign but I will. The Offroad center in Lax said if I did anything over an inch my tires will look \ / in the front. Is this true? Will a coil spacer help any suspension travel? New shocks are in this lineup for parts as well
 






yo

Are you trying to do all this before attica?

If you wanna lift the rear a little I would go with the shackle easer and cheaper... add a leaf youare gonna have to drop you axel and take your springs apart kinda blows.

As for the spacer and suspension travel. I pretty sure the spacer will not give you more travel. Your springs will have the same flex but just be Sittin 1.5in higher
I could be totally wrong on that because i dont have the spacer. But just my guess.

Also there is a pic of you xploder sitting in a hole What happened man look at pic 4

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Albu...t?u=1470813&f=0


Ryan
 






Ryan
Probably gonna be post Attica. Just looking to get opinions. I thought when I change that axle shaft I could maybe put the spacers in then and then do the rear soon after. Why do you ask about Attica? Gonna come with if I do? Pic 4, Thats a rut that when muddy I can wheel in 2wd but with all the snow and Ice buildup it really messed with the clearance. The red Jeep couldn't budge me, I was really hung up so I had to hand winch it out, a real pain. Then about 5 feet backwards I got back behind the wheel and floored in into the rut again thinking it needed proper application of acceleration(scientific for give er hell) only I pushed farther an put my rear quarter against the rut. My passanger had to climb out the window, and again I was using the cum-a-long 4 feet at a time I have about six pics I'll have to send ya.
 






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