Rough Country = NO lift
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thanks for the comments...it doesn't look bad to me, but I expected to see an increase in lift when going to the coils and adding spacers also...but I didn't and it's irritating me. The front looks slightly higher I guess, but the rear is definitely not..maybe even shorter and that's what is really bugging me.
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I see what you are saying now. I thought you were saying the 1" spacer was supposed to get 2" lift. lol. Didn't add up. I think the current height looks great. I have read that the RC 4" coils produce about 3" of lift. You could maybe use those in the front? The OME HD springs are only like 150 bones and give that amount too.
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Yeah I'm not sure what I'll do...right now I was considering throwing the 1.75" spacers back in the rear, which would make it roughly an inch higher than it is now. Not much, but I don't wanna go too high.
It's an odd situation, they say 3" is about the cut-off point for a 2-door...beyond that and you have to replace the driveshaft and control arms and such. So, if my measurements are correct and I only have about an inch of actual lift then I've still got about 2" left to play with....right? LOL, this is why I'm confused!!
It's an odd situation, they say 3" is about the cut-off point for a 2-door...beyond that and you have to replace the driveshaft and control arms and such. So, if my measurements are correct and I only have about an inch of actual lift then I've still got about 2" left to play with....right? LOL, this is why I'm confused!!
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the easiest way to measure the amount of lift you have is to measure from the center of your wheel to the bottom edge of your fender flare. then do the same on a stock JK. that should give you a more accurate measurement. it takes out the fact that you have different sized tires etc. it measures the distance the axle is from the jeep or the flare. just the way ive always done it.
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the easiest way to measure the amount of lift you have is to measure from the center of your wheel to the bottom edge of your fender flare. then do the same on a stock JK. that should give you a more accurate measurement. it takes out the fact that you have different sized tires etc. it measures the distance the axle is from the jeep or the flare. just the way ive always done it.
I didn't mention this, but when sitting side by side the Rough Country springs and the factory springs were the same exact height.....seemed odd to me.
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