Rough Country 6.5 long with 1.5 inch spacers

Monster3663

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Placitas, NM

• Oct 30, 2011

• #1

I'm putting a 6.5 Long arm kit on my 1990 xj. The instructions tell me how long to make the control arms for standard kit. Does anyone have any idea on how the coil spacers will affect that. Should I extend the control arms more than the instructions say to compensate?

 

Last edited: Oct 30, 2011

CaliXJ

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Location

Oceanside, CA

• Oct 30, 2011

• #2

Those coils alone are going to net you 7"+. Then you plan to add 1.5" on top of that? Way way to much lift IMO. I went from the 4.5 kit to 5.5 and lengthened my lowers 1/4". With that much lift, castor and pinion angle will be very tough to get dialed in. I would skip the spacers.

If your planing or using stock steering with that much lift... I would be ready to be sadly mistaken. Your drag link angle will be to steep and get no droop without wanting to tear itself apart. Just a thought.

 

Last edited: Oct 30, 2011

cnjcherokee

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Middletown, NJ

• Oct 30, 2011

• #3

What do you need 8" of lift for?

 

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scottmcneal

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not here

• Oct 30, 2011

• #4

cnjcherokee said:

What do you need 8" of lift for?

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I helped install one of these kits and we installed 35's on it.We did add about 1/4" to the numbers for it to clear the back of the front fender well.We need to bump stop now but he offroads with just a little rub.

 

Monster3663

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Location

Placitas, NM

• Oct 30, 2011

• #5

I wanted the extra lift for the bull bumper and winch I'm going to add. I do not want my jeep to look like a XXXX roach with the tail up. The steering is all upgraded the only stock part are the tie rod ends.,

 

Monster3663

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Location

Placitas, NM

• Oct 30, 2011

• #6

When you did the kit did you use spacers?

 

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scottmcneal

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not here

• Oct 30, 2011

• #7

NO.

 

Monster3663

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Location

Placitas, NM

• Oct 30, 2011

• #8

OK.,, so spacers might not be such a good idea. I will see what it looks like without first.
I have nothing but time and a huge garage on my hands. :0)

 

Monster3663

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Location

Placitas, NM

• Oct 31, 2011

• #9

Just got off line with Rough Country tech support and they say to add .5 inches and it will work.