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Thinking about a higher Lift!!

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Old 03-07-2008, 12:39 PM
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That'll do it.

Add a BL though to save some uptravel/shorten the requirement for bumpstop extensions.


TeraFlex - How short a stack can the 4" lift coils compress to, and, are bumpstops required to prevent over compression...or just to fit 37's?


A 1" BL will only make room for 35's by itself....and there's no 2" JK BL's.

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Old 03-07-2008, 12:49 PM
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You need some portal hubs on the end of your axles.

check out portal-tek . com



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Old 03-07-2008, 01:09 PM
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That sir, is like jeep porn.

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Originally Posted by archie0010
I was think about a higher lift. Something like 4" or 4.5". currenty sitting on FT Ultimate 3" lift kit. My ? is should i go with SPACERS or with TALLER COILS for the extra lift. and if so what brand?
FT has there 4" lift that is shipping now. Your 3" ultimate can be easily upgraded to a 4" ultimate. I'm not sure of all of the parts needed, but If I remember right it is coils, and a pitman arm. I just added 4" rear coils this week.
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Old 03-07-2008, 02:00 PM
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i am going ft 6 inch long arms so my 3 inch will be up forsale soon
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Originally Posted by TEEJ
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A 1" BL will only make room for 35's by itself....and there's no 2" JK BL's.

BDS has a 2" BL kit available on their site.....



(1) 9295 07 Jeep Wrangler Jk 2" in Body Lift

I stumbled across it doing an internet search...
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I have a 2 inch bds BL works good easy install. i am wondering about that portal-tek.com. does that help your drive line angle? it seems like it should.
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Old 03-07-2008, 03:31 PM
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do the prtal hubs lift your whole jeep?
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Originally Posted by TxCop07
do the prtal hubs lift your whole jeep?
The portal hubs lift the axle 4.5". You could run 37" tire on the stock suspension with a portal axle. They also have reduction gear in the hub itself so you could have 2.75 gears in the diffs and 2.0 in the hub for a total gear reduction of 5.5. You would be limited to the flex that a stock suspension provides but if ground clearance is you top priority then they would give you gobs of it.

Volvo uses them on their military vehicles and Mercedes uses them on their Unimog.

Here's a LR D90 on Volvo portal axles, notice the ground clearance

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