shims

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95ckee

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chattanooga, TN.

• Feb 14, 2007

• #1

i lowed my jeep from 7.5" to 5.5". its a rubicon express lift and yes it got a sye. the blocks where tapered so now i need some kinde shim. so can you people running the rubicon express 5.5" extreme duty lift tell me what kinda shims yall are running? what degree and pics would be nice. thanks

 

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Ricky5

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Firestone

• Feb 14, 2007

• #2

I'm not running shims, but have a t-case drop. Once I do shims I probably won't run anything past 3*.

 

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95ckee

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chattanooga, TN.

• Feb 15, 2007

• #3

ok thanks man. i cant seem to find what the RE kit comes with or if they dont come with anything

 

MrShaft696

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Blue Bell, PA

• Feb 15, 2007

• #4

What degree taper did the blocks have? do you have a angle finder?

 

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95ckee

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chattanooga, TN.

• Feb 19, 2007

• #5

no i dont have an angle finder and have no idea what the blocks had either. just wish re could tell mw what they come with in there kits but evertime i call i get different answers

 

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RickyN29

NAXJA Forum User

Location

San Jose, California

• Feb 19, 2007

• #6

Probably because you need to actually measure in order to figure out what you need. Grab an angle finder, like $5, measure, and order.

 

XJLaredo

Member# 1562

Location

Lacey, Wa.

• Feb 19, 2007

• #7

There is some good advice here for you. In all honesty you can't be told what degree shim to put on, it is different for each rig.

And RE sells all shims seperate, they do not come with the kits due to reason above.

And just for the hell of it I run a RE 4.5" and have 6 degree shims on mine.

 

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95ckee

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chattanooga, TN.

• Feb 19, 2007

• #8

ok yall thanks for all the help. this is the best cherokee site ive ever found:: :cheers:

 

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Midnight Krawler

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Fremont California S.F Bay area

• Feb 19, 2007

• #9

I have the RE 5.5 with 6 degree shims and 1.75 shackles and its just right.

 

cal

NAXJA Forum User

NAXJA Member

Location

Hammertown, USA

• Feb 19, 2007

• #10

I ran 6.5" with a 4* shim until I cut and rotated. That worked great for me.

 

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M4Madness

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Springville, Indiana

• Feb 19, 2007

• #11

Buy an angle finder, measure the angle of your driveshaft and rear pinion, and buy shims that will bring your pinion up to 2 degrees less than your driveshaft's angle since you have an SYE.