Best short arm kit
#81
JK Enthusiast
#82
JK Jedi
but i want my pride...forever....even if my work sucked complete ass id rather do it myself and have the pride than have someone else do it. how else will i get better and gain wisdom?
#84
JK Enthusiast
Well yea I don't know that I would throw a perfectly good joint in the trash but maybe I would after some
#85
Forum Tech Advisor
I think it depends on where you/how you wheel. a True 2.5'' lift is probably not going to be ideal if you are blasting across the desert hitting whoops (I don't mean full on trophy truck or coilover suspension so lets not get to crazy). You need the uptravel. Likewise if you are wheeling big rocks you need belly clearance or you are just going to sit there high centered. I am of course keeping the discussion to a production vehicle with off the shelf suspension. This could go all kinds of crazy. We build for the terrain we are on, or we should. I'm not saying the LCOG approach is not a great idea I'm just saying it has limitations that I have experienced and or seen.
Still, a 2.5" lift with 1.25" extended bumpstops has more uptravel than a 4" lift with 4" extended bumpstops.
I like go-fast rigs though. I race a stock class Ford Ranger at out local short course track every summer.