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02-02-2013, 03:46 PM
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if i do a 3" lift and 31" tires, will i need to swap out the control arms? or will i not know until i take it in for an alignment?
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You can get away without them. If you get back spaced wheels that are more than 5" youll need to trim the bottom of your fender flare though.
02-02-2013, 04:49 PM
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You can get away without them. If you get back spaced wheels that are more than 5" youll need to trim the bottom of your fender flare though.
the wheels i was looking at had 3.75" backspacing. i know i'll need to look at the possibility of trimming and also rubbing.
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02-02-2013, 04:57 PM
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This is gonna sound stupid...but by more than 5" do you mean the wheel being too far outside the fender? or the actual measure of the backspacing (ie, 5.5" would be too big w/o trimming)?
the wheels i was looking at had 3.75" backspacing. i know i'll need to look at the possibility of trimming and also rubbing.
the wheels i was looking at had 3.75" backspacing. i know i'll need to look at the possibility of trimming and also rubbing.
02-02-2013, 05:00 PM
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This is gonna sound stupid...but by more than 5" do you mean the wheel being too far outside the fender? or the actual measure of the backspacing (ie, 5.5" would be too big w/o trimming)?
the wheels i was looking at had 3.75" backspacing. i know i'll need to look at the possibility of trimming and also rubbing.
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02-02-2013, 05:03 PM
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02-03-2013, 12:46 AM
So I'm going to be a bit lazy here cause I really don't want to look through hundreds of pages of posts at midnight. So I want to put 30" tires on my xj. As of now it is stock, I the gearing part taken care of so my question is: how much of a lift so I need so I don't have to cut my fenders?
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So I'm going to be a bit lazy here cause I really don't want to look through hundreds of pages of posts at midnight. So I want to put 30" tires on my xj. As of now it is stock, I the gearing part taken care of so my question is: how much of a lift so I need so I don't have to cut my fenders?
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02-03-2013, 10:45 AM
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Hey guys right now I have the rc 4.5" xseries kit. I was planning on swapping out the coils for RE 5.5" coils and then running a lift shackle in the rear. Now I've read that RE coils actually make your rig sit higher then what they say. Is it true? Will it add only a 1" or so or is it going to be more like 2"? Any info would be great!