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Old 02-23-2013, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Killallblue
Holy ****ing **** a lower control arm bolt snapped in the tunnel at 80mph I'm stuck on the side of the road now I'm glad I just dropped the woman off and she wasn't in here
My lower control arm mount snapped on me right before the tunnel last year... Scariest thing ever! Glad your ok

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Old 02-23-2013, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by my89xj

All the same
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Old 02-23-2013, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by XJnewbiegirl
My lower control arm mount snapped on me right before the tunnel last year... Scariest thing ever! Glad your ok
Lucky It was only a bolt and luck the control arm didn't grab anything I was lucky enough to get a bolt on there when jacob got there then I limped it to his house to look at tomorrow
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Slim and Aaron, I can get you new dorman heavy duty leafs for $80 a side from work. I got leafs from a jy up here for $50 a side. Or wait until I put my new leafs on and you can have mine
Old 02-23-2013, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Killallblue

Lucky It was only a bolt and luck the control arm didn't grab anything I was lucky enough to get a bolt on there when jacob got there then I limped it to his house to look at tomorrow
Yes very lucky.


We had to ratchet strap my control arm and drove it home going like 20 mph on 895
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Originally Posted by elevol92
Slim and Aaron, I can get you new dorman heavy duty leafs for $80 a side from work. I got leafs from a jy up here for $50 a side. Or wait until I put my new leafs on and you can have mine
I wanted todo them tomorrow
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so is it the rear leaf springs you change or add to add lift for the rear on the xj's cause my zj has shocks all way around not just front
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Originally Posted by slim172010
so is it the rear leaf springs you change or add to add lift for the rear on the xj's cause my zj has shocks all way around not just front
yes, XJs have leafs in the rear
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so i am getting a 3 inch lift kit from zone, wondering if i should get a few outher things any on on to help?
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Originally Posted by slim172010

I wanted todo them tomorrow
Do you need leafs? Cause if you need a set i can come down, you can have my old ones, as long as I can get them off and put my new ones in
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Originally Posted by slim172010
so is it the rear leaf springs you change or add to add lift for the rear on the xj's cause my zj has shocks all way around not just front
you mean coils? lol
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Originally Posted by kuzican
you mean coils? lol
No, he removed his coils and installed super high spring rate shocks.
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Originally Posted by elevol92

Do you need leafs? Cause if you need a set i can come down, you can have my old ones, as long as I can get them off and put my new ones in
I'll wait for yours


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