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Old 01-09-2013, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Icepick11
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Weekend warrior, mud, sand, hill climbs

Would it be ok to install just springs and shocks for now and add the other parts later or are they needed with the lift now?
you'll be just fine with only the lift. I had this exact lift for a short period of time. Your lift height will be close to or under 2.5. RC coils sit @ 2.5" additional lift in front, 1.88" in the rear for a level stance. These coils settle a lot. My rear on my 2dr sagged so bad, two rings of the left coil were touching each other. Axles remained centered, lca's were not neccessary, nor were brake line exts or bump stops. From my experience this was a poor lift. old pics on 33's.
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Old 01-09-2013, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Icepick11
So as of right now check to see if I need to get extended bump stops and deff buy brake relocation brackets?
neither, you're good to go.
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Was your lift made for a 4dr?
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Originally Posted by Icepick11
Was your lift made for a 4dr?
2dr, I'd hope the four door coils are a lot stiffer than the 2dr coils with the amount of sag I had. The 2.5" amnt of lift front, 1.88" lift rear applies to both 2/4 dr.
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Ok good I only paid 150$ so I can't complain.
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Ok good I only paid 150$ so I can't complain.
yeah for that price totally worth it!
Old 01-09-2013, 08:55 PM
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Planning on upgrading to billstiens eventually and get bumper and winch too but that'll have to wait for $ to come along.
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Originally Posted by Icepick11
Planning on upgrading to billstiens eventually and get bumper and winch too but that'll have to wait for $ to come along.
When I had that RC lift, I switched the 2.2 RC shocks out for Bilstein 5100's and the ride improvement was huge! good plan
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Thanks for the input makes me feel alot better about installing



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