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06-12-2012, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by alexallen86
Wow I'm really impressed minus the fact you'll have almost no flex with the way the stock control arms and suspension works
06-12-2012, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by RichW
Flex will be down the road when I can afford the suspension kit. So far almost everything has been built from scrap. My finances are way to tight right now to add a suspension kit in the project but is def in the near future. LOL.
06-12-2012, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by alexallen86
Fair enough you could make a long arm kit and pull some coils off another truck and then all you'd need is a pitman drop, track bar and a SYE
06-12-2012, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by RichW
I so wish I understood that but it is too far over my head. If I knew what exactly to get that would be awesome. Can you give me some good pointers on this?
06-12-2012, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by alexallen86
Just look up lift kits I'd stay away from rough country. I like Clayton offroad. and iron rock offroad. And the only thing making your own long arm kit does is insurance doesn't like it to much if you make them be I assume you don't care about that
06-12-2012, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RichW
Nah LOL not to concerned about the insurance thinks. LOL. I've read about truck springs and such but I'm illiterate to all that kinda stuff. LOL.
06-12-2012, 08:43 PM
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Here is my choppy toppy right now.
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06-12-2012, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Talon
If your interested sometime, I have a 4in teraflex lift for $300+shipping.
Here is my choppy toppy right now.
06-12-2012, 10:19 PM
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06-12-2012, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Talon
Well dang. I chimed in to the newest posts. Didn't see you have a wj. Sorry bro, its for a xj.
06-14-2012, 07:35 AM
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Father-n-law picked up square steel for new rockers yesterday. Time to cut out the dents and rust and replace it with good stuff.