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Suspension lift combos

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by saltus25, May 3, 2014.

  1. May 3, 2014 at 6:33 PM
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    saltus25

    saltus25 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    So im growing bored with my suspension lift. I want to go higher. I have the OME 3" with dakars in the back. Would it be a ok to add leveling kit spacers on top of the suspension and blocks in the back? I would have to do a diff drop and probably a thicker spacer for the carrier bearing and longer break lines. What else if anything would i have to do?
     
  2. May 3, 2014 at 6:52 PM
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    zacharypaul89

    zacharypaul89 Eat right, be fit, die anyway

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    Anything higher than 3" and you're venturing into the arena of new UCA's, a definite differential drop, and probably a brake line extension. I'm not too knowledgeable on 2nd gens, but as far as 1st gens go, 3" is about as high as you can go without replacing anything other than suspension. Also, from everything I've read on here, adding spacers to an existing suspension lift causes a rough ride, strain on control arms, and a few other problems.

    EDIT: after reading your OP again, I saw you're already anticipating a dif drop and brake line extension. The most important, and unfortunately most expensive necessity will be new control arms
     
  3. May 3, 2014 at 10:43 PM
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    saltus25

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    Yeah i decided against it. Im not about to screw with all that.
     
  4. May 3, 2014 at 10:46 PM
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    MGMTacolover55

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    If you want more lift than get a six inch lift!
     
  5. May 4, 2014 at 5:22 AM
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    zacharypaul89

    zacharypaul89 Eat right, be fit, die anyway

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    I thought about a 6" lift but decided against it because it's so expensive and upkeep is much more extensive

    I'm at 3" right now and have the itch to go higher, so I'm just gonna go up to 33" tires when my 31's wear out.
     

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