Long arm Length

sictruck · Jul 19, 2005

I put on a rustys 8.5" long arm lift kit w/ there OTK steering and accos coil spacer, and I have noticed that my front axle seem to be pushed out to far foward. What should the length be on the lower arm of a long arm kit. I made mine as short as it will go and it seems to long.

xjoe · Jul 19, 2005

sictruck said:
I put on a rustys 8.5" long arm lift kit w/ there OTK steering and accos coil spacer, and I have noticed that my front axle seem to be pushed out to far foward. What should the length be on the lower arm of a long arm kit. I made mine as short as it will go and it seems to long.

What is your wheel base?I am running rustys L.A's and 8.5" coils too, so I might be able to help. I actually have mine adjusted out a little to have 101" wheel base. So measure your wheel base and arm lenght and we can compare #'s if you like. Xjoe

nate · Jul 19, 2005

I'd imagine it depends where you put the mount for the control arm. Mine are 36" if that helps you.

RCP Phx · Jul 19, 2005

sictruck said:
I put on a rustys 8.5" long arm lift kit w/ there OTK steering and accos coil spacer, and I have noticed that my front axle seem to be pushed out to far foward. What should the length be on the lower arm of a long arm kit. I made mine as short as it will go and it seems to long.

I set mine by how the springs sit over the tower,caster also has a big affect on how the springs sit.

sictruck · Jul 19, 2005

i think my arms are to long. today i compared my cross member w/ a ba10 tranny to another xj w/ awd tranny and found out mine is 4 inches closer to the front. so im thinking I might need to cut and reweld my rusty arms.

Rock Yacht · Jul 19, 2005

Wheelbase should be 101.5" if that helps. Measure center to center on the axle tubes.

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