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Old 04-23-2012, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by VTJeep
Hmmm... Possibly some articulation in your position is in order?
I wouldnt buy a 2in lift. ever. build one? yeah if I needed a little boost. I mentioned spacers and shackles.
I just assumed OP was thinking of buying one.
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Originally Posted by Atmos

I wouldnt buy a 2in lift. ever. build one? yeah if I needed a little boost. I mentioned spacers and shackles.
I just assumed OP was thinking of buying one.
Ah. So it's not that they are worthless, just you'd want to DIY... I'm tracking now.
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Building.one would be so much easier and.cost effective then buying one. Just shackles and pucks if you.do it the.simple-est way. That's what mine has and it clears 31x10.50
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Originally Posted by VTJeep
Ah. So it's not that they are worthless, just you'd want to DIY... I'm tracking now.
no shackles and spacers are still fairly worthless performance wise
the only thing it's good for is fitting larger tires, unless you build the whole suspension or go OME.
if I was going to DIY an entire suspension, I'd aim a couple inches higher than 2
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Originally Posted by Atmos
no shackles and spacers are still fairly worthless performance wise
the only thing it's good for is fitting larger tires, unless you build the whole suspension or go OME.
if I was going to DIY an entire suspension, I'd aim a couple inches higher than 2
actually longer travel lift leaf springs require a longer shackle to work properly. they allow the leaf springs to move unrestricted and give a better ride and articulation.

spacers do the same thing taller coils do. you wont be able to notice a difference in performance given they are the same spring rate.
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
actually longer travel lift leaf springs require a longer shackle to work properly. they allow the leaf springs to move unrestricted and give a better ride and articulation.

spacers do the same thing taller coils do. you wont be able to notice a difference in performance given they are the same spring rate.
I didnt say they did. I'm talking about just spacers and shackles without and angle only being good for fitting larger tires. but if you're going to BUY a suspension. might as well get one that's a little taller than 2"
unless you're really good with low cog like some people

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A BB isn't "buying a suspension kit" per say. I'm with ktm.. Besides OP wanted pics of a 2" BB..

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I'm doing either a 2 inch BB or 3 inch Rough Country w/Full leafs at some point. Honestly, I haven't found a whole lot of places I want to go that I can't get stock. When I do it it will be to a) improve towing performance (Trailer jack hits on bad angles) and b) improve the stance and fit slightly larger tires. I'm not looking for extra articulation and I don't want to go large enough to hinder the DD ability of my Jeep.

And for that, I think, a 2 inch lift is perfect.
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Originally Posted by Jmb94
improve towing performance (Trailer jack hits on bad angles)
then don't get shackles. I would reccomend full leaf packs.

extended shackles will work fine for a little while, but when towing loads often or flexing, the extended shackle will wear out the soft, supple factory leaf packs pretty quickly due to allowing much more suspension movement.
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