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suspension lift and a body lift???

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Old 09-27-2013, 09:28 AM
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I was thinking about getting the rubicon express 3.5" suspension lift for my 2010 jk and a 1" body lift. didnt know if this was a do-able thing or if it was one or the other or how it would work. It's my first jeep and I'm new to the lift kit world but ready to start modding my jeep any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
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Wow, what size tire are you trying to run? Start there and back into the lift size. Use as little lift as needed. 2.5" and flat fenders and you can easily run 37's. after 2.5" to 3", it gets expensive as you need drive shafts, etc. Someone can link you to the sticky thread about lifts and tire size.
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Yep. Here's my rig with a Rock Krawler 2.5 lift, trimmed factory fenders and 37's.


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Old 09-27-2013, 10:15 AM
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Hmmm dont kno what happened to my other pic in first post but here it is and a side view of my rig too

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Old 09-27-2013, 10:31 AM
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^ love the look but I'm bias
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Old 09-27-2013, 04:35 PM
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Welcome to the forum I'd skip the body lift to keep your COG in check.We have a 4" suspension,2" body which a lot for 37's.But there has a few times the pucker factor came into play.Planning to remove the body lift
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This is a teraflex 2" level and a rough country 1.25".....from Bob-o in fact lol, with stock 32s, 35s get here Tuesday.

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Old 09-27-2013, 07:48 PM
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4" suspension, 1.25" body lift, 35s ... Where I'm from, we don't like stuffing tires in flat fenders tho

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X2 on the no flats thread 4.5 aev on 35s for me
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I'm running a 3.5 RK susp lift w/ 1" BL, and all is well. That said...I'd get the suspension lift first--if you need more room to stuff, you can add the extra 1" BL later.


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