nikkosean
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- portland, or
is it possible to get 5.5"of lift without upgrading the control arms and track bar? if not, how much can you get before having to upgrade?
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lift question
- Thread starter nikkosean
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mudxj92
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Hillsboro, OR
5.5 is to big if your not upgrading your control arms because when they are at that steep of an angel your front end will want to be pushed back towards the rear when trying to crawl over a rock our ledge ect.
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
track bar adjustments are needed at 3+ inches usually
JNickel101
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Alamogordo, NM
at 5.5, you'll either need long arms, or should really consider drop brackets along with adjustable control arms...
91Woody
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Manchester, NH
On my 91 you cannot even fit the 4.5 springs without upgrading control arms, the control arm does not allow enough drop in the axle to squeeze them in....that's why my 4.5" springs are sitting in my garage with the rest of the components installed:bawl: ....forgot about the LCA's. It's my first lift.
91Woody
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Manchester, NH
To the second part of the question I currently have 3" of front lift without upgrading the control arms, but your axle will be off center if you do not get the track bar and make the adjustments.
theoriginalscion
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- syracuse,ny
Just ran into this problem two days ago.
91 Woody is correct, I just put on 4.5", I lenghtend the stock arms so i could mock up the lift for axle fab, and found that you cannot rotate the axle back far enough to hook up UCA's, the lower arms hit the coil brackets... So grab some tubing bend up some arms and that worked.
Now if oyu compressed the springs ,that would make a difference.
91 Woody is correct, I just put on 4.5", I lenghtend the stock arms so i could mock up the lift for axle fab, and found that you cannot rotate the axle back far enough to hook up UCA's, the lower arms hit the coil brackets... So grab some tubing bend up some arms and that worked.
Now if oyu compressed the springs ,that would make a difference.
91Woody
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Manchester, NH
I had compressors on the spring, but it's just too far. Besides, the tires would be eating fender if you could stuff them in there anyway.
