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Best bang for your buck Lift kit?

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Old 02-26-2007, 05:34 PM
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Default Best bang for your buck Lift kit?

I'm in the process of getting a lift kit its just hard to make up my mind, Keep in mind thats its for a 2dr and I'm looking to run 35" X 1.5" tires

Looking for sugestions or just some basic advice

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Old 02-26-2007, 05:36 PM
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Superlift or Black Diamond. The 4" is the best bang for the buck to me. Search, it has been covered many times.
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35" X 1.5" tires?! Talk about monster pizza cutters

In all seriousness, how much can you afford to spend? If you can, you really should consider getting a 3" kit that comes complete with an adjustable front track bar as well as adjustable upper front and lower control arms front and rear. This is the only way you can really dial in your ride after a lift of this height. But, if you don't have the cash, you can always get a basic economy kit to get you started and then add on the extra parts as you can afford them
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haha my bad with the tire specs... 12.5 but I'm pretty sure you got that

Right now I'm just really looking for something to get me up and rolling I'm willing to spend 500-900 on the suspension

thanks for the help guys keep it up!
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I believe Rusty's is the best bang for the buck. I asked this same questions on two other forums and they both said Rusty's.
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Originally Posted by Burton12
haha my bad with the tire specs... 12.5 but I'm pretty sure you got that

Right now I'm just really looking for something to get me up and rolling I'm willing to spend 500-900 on the suspension

thanks for the help guys keep it up!
If that's the case, I would probably recommend the Full Traction 3" Economy lift or the TeraFlex 3" Lift Kit. Both have what you need to get you up and rolling for the budget you have and both can be easily upgraded as needed.

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I'm very satisfied with my skyjacker. Ride is very close to stock. I'll let you know how it wheels after this weekend.
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So If I were to get a Full Traction 3" Economy lift or the TeraFlex 3" Lift Kit what would be the first things or thing I would want to upgrade?

I was just looking at the Full Traction Suspension 2007 Jeep JK Wrangler
3″ Economy Lift Installation Write-Up looks good and would be very helpful if I were to decide on the kit

also looking forward to hearing how the skyjacker lift works for ya igofshn.
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I got the Black Diamond 3" kit, it comes with an adjustable front track bar, which is something most of the other kits don't offer in their basic package. Including shocks, it was $579 including shipping. I am not going to use the new caster re-alignment cams they send in the kit, I plan on upgrading the front upper and lower arms in the future anyway. My kit is supposed to be here this Wed., I plan on installing it this weekend and am going to try and take pics and do a writeup on it if time permits.
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Congratz on the Kit red rock, I hope it turns out well for you and if you could keep me posted that wouls be a great help for me

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