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Old 03-16-2012, 05:29 AM
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Helloy everybody. I hope you can help me to find a good suspension kit!
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This is one of the hardest decisions you will make with your Jeep. You will find alot of bias opinions here but you will also find alot of good info as well.

You can go from mild to wild with suspension.

How do you use your jeep?

What price range would you like to stay in?
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Yeah we need a little more info.. like what year is your jeep, if its an auto or manual, what size tires do you plan on running, and what's your budget.
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as mentioned, you really need to tell us at least how big of a tire you're hoping to run
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Originally Posted by Tim1988
Helloy everybody. I hope you can help me to find a good suspension kit!
Asking that here is like asking what kind of girl you should nail. Some like them tall and skinny, some short and plump, top heavy, bottom heavy,... you get the point. And, everyone is an expert. So, with that said, go with something within your budget that will meet your lift wants and after a few months, you can figure out if you like it or not. But by then, you'll probably want to go larger and stick or go with another lift.

Good luck though . Post some pics of before and after when you do decide.
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Besides the basic info we need from ya; tire size you wanna run, wheeling mud or rocks, daily driver with a lot of miles, etc, why not take it on the trail first and do some basic wheeling? Obviously, stay within your limitations and see what your jeep can and can't do. I mean, don't go out thinking you can go through anything or climb a huge boulder cause most likely, you wont be able to or your gonna break/damage something. This way, you can see what the jeep can do PRIOR to your mods and go from there.... If you go through a lot of mud, you'll notice your stock tires turn into slicks....so then you can add Mud Terrains to your list...or if you scrape the undercarriage a lot, then you need a little more lift and/or maybe an oil pan skid. Don't just start going on a spending spree and don't go by what everyone says on here. Take the info given as knowledge when it comes time for you to buy what you want. Compare ALL aspects in your overview when buying. In the end, its your jeep and you are the one driving it. Who cares what Joe Blow runs....it might suit him better for how he wheels or drives it on the pavement....everyones preference varies, you just need to be happy and thats all...
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Thanks for your comments.
I got 1800$ (1500EUR)
At the most of the time i am driving onroad to work or something else but on the weekend i drive offroad (more technical offroad not hardcore like "keep it tight").
My jeep is build in 2011 (2.8crd and an automatic.
My tires: 255/ 70 R18 (the original)
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I have all terrain tires from toyo.
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And sorry for my broken english. I am from germany
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Originally Posted by Tim1988
Thanks for your comments.
I got 1800$ (1500EUR)
At the most of the time i am driving onroad to work or something else but on the weekend i drive offroad (more technical offroad not hardcore like "keep it tight").
My jeep is build in 2011 (2.8crd and an automatic.
My tires: 255/ 70 R18 (the original)

CRD.


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