Budget boost
01-02-2008, 11:54 AM
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Budget boost
Just a quick Question, I know it's probably been asked a 100 times but I'm going to ask anyway. I just bought an 08 x and want to put a little lift on, I'm looking at the skyjacker BB, the full traction BB and the black diamond BB. I would like some opinions from you guys out there with first hand experience on any or all of these, Its not alot of money at stake I just don't want to order one and then find out it's a POS. Thanks in advance for any replies.
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01-02-2008, 12:51 PM
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01-02-2008, 12:54 PM
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I am personally not a fan of plastic spacer BB lifts, I had one on a TJ Unlimited and absolutely hated it.. Basically what you are doing is altering the center of gravity applied to the stock spring which in my opinion causes the vehicle to behave differently on the road, I know a lot of people say that it is just characteristic of a lift, but I assure you that anyone that removes a spacer BB and installs real springs in its place of equal height will tell you the full size springs will handle and ride more or better than it did when stock.. With that said, I would opt for an Old Man Emu suspension or a similar setup where springs are used for lift and not a plastic spacer.
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01-02-2008, 01:10 PM
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I am personally not a fan of plastic spacer BB lifts, I had one on a TJ Unlimited and absolutely hated it.. Basically what you are doing is altering the center of gravity applied to the stock spring which in my opinion causes the vehicle to behave differently on the road, I know a lot of people say that it is just characteristic of a lift, but I assure you that anyone that removes a spacer BB and installs real springs in its place of equal height will tell you the full size springs will handle and ride more or better than it did when stock.. With that said, I would opt for an Old Man Emu suspension or a similar setup where springs are used for lift and not a plastic spacer.
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01-02-2008, 02:30 PM
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go with the cheapest you can find in my opinion, its just a spacer and a couple of brackets, my wife bought the cheapest one she could find and had it installed for x-mas and i love it, would never know it was there except for the little gain in height which was all i wanted, i don't like driving way up there lifted jeeps with huge tires, i just think they look cool --
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01-02-2008, 02:38 PM
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I also have the TF BB w Sock Adapters. Ive done some hard wheelin, and no problems. 10,000 km in. No problems, and very happy. Very impressed with the Shock Adapters!
01-02-2008, 02:50 PM
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I have the 2 inch Skyjacker on mine. Easy to install and no complaints.
Rides like stock. Didn't even need to re-center the steering wheel.
Gives the 33s room to move.
Rides like stock. Didn't even need to re-center the steering wheel.
Gives the 33s room to move.
01-02-2008, 03:02 PM
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I've had Skyjacker products put on every Jeep I've ever owned, and never had any problems.
81 CJ-7, 99 TJ, 07 JK Unlimited
It's low tech (BB) so don't overthink it.....
81 CJ-7, 99 TJ, 07 JK Unlimited
It's low tech (BB) so don't overthink it.....