terryd
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- Elk Creek/Covington Va
how well does this actually flex? are there any more flexible kits? since i'm not going w/ alot of lift, i was wanting the most fles available. planning on running 32-12.50's.
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RE 4.5" SuperFlex w/ Rear Packs
- Thread starter terryd
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trailbound xj
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- southern Maine
www.imagestation.com/7303693/3927639437
driveway shot
www.imagestation.com/7303693/3927639170
adj. bumpstops after lift install on 32x10.5tsl
driveway shot
www.imagestation.com/7303693/3927639170
adj. bumpstops after lift install on 32x10.5tsl
jcr23
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- Location
- Washington, NJ
with 31x10.50s and not quite maxxed out:
terryd
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- Location
- Elk Creek/Covington Va
sweet guys. jcr23, is that on bobcat in blacksburg?? if you're around here, i'd like to go along riding w/ you sometime to see how well that kit works if you dont mind?
Lukipela
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- Location
- Fredrick MD
Hell yea Terry thats coal hill on bobcat trail :thumbup:
uncc civilengineer
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- Winston Salem, NC
The front is going to flex just fine... you'll be limited by either your shocks or control arms...
The rear is another story... The 3.5" leaf packs need to be broken in before they'll really begin to flex. The extended shackles w/ the kit will help w/ flex but you wont be amazed by the rear.. Flatter leaf springs flex better...
Also spend the money for some good shocks for the rear.. it will really help to add life to your leaf springs... If you dont and wheel it hard a few times, you'll find out what im talking about...
The rear is another story... The 3.5" leaf packs need to be broken in before they'll really begin to flex. The extended shackles w/ the kit will help w/ flex but you wont be amazed by the rear.. Flatter leaf springs flex better...
Also spend the money for some good shocks for the rear.. it will really help to add life to your leaf springs... If you dont and wheel it hard a few times, you'll find out what im talking about...
jcr23
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- Washington, NJ
yeah, that is bobcat trail as lukipela said. if you wanna see the truck in person thats doable for sure but as far as wheeling... i don't get out much these days and i don't foresee having a lot of time so i don't think i'll get out.
FitchVA
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- Roanoke, VA
mine flexes pretty well IMO. flexes enough that i have had to trim and bumpstop to clear my 32x11.50's w/out rubbing with the swaybars disco'ed:
ironically, pictures taken from the same place as jrc23's
stuffed inside fenders even with fenders trimmed:
fully drooped:
only stopped droop because the control arm hits the shock mount:
sorta crossed up:
i think if i took a sharper line into the gully, i could have flexed out the rear a bit more:
my rears flex well enough to do fender damage in the rear with the 32's (now fixed with trimming and bumpstopping)
ironically, pictures taken from the same place as jrc23's
stuffed inside fenders even with fenders trimmed:
fully drooped:
only stopped droop because the control arm hits the shock mount:
sorta crossed up:
i think if i took a sharper line into the gully, i could have flexed out the rear a bit more:
my rears flex well enough to do fender damage in the rear with the 32's (now fixed with trimming and bumpstopping)
Lukipela
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- Location
- Fredrick MD
I really need to get longer control arms so that my front will drop that much. I get close to that with the stock control arms but they twist and make horrible noises while dropping. Now that I am running 33's the control arms are the next thing to be replaced, when I get the money. Thats some nice drop for short arms and the jeep looks nice. You should ride a long with the local club if you still are in Blacksburg. I would like to see how you did your finder trimming, it looks nice.FitchVA said:mine flexes pretty well IMO. flexes enough that i have had to trim and bumpstop to clear my 32x11.50's w/out rubbing with the swaybars disco'ed:
ironically, pictures taken from the same place as jrc23's
stuffed inside fenders even with fenders trimmed:
fully drooped:
FitchVA
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- Location
- Roanoke, VA
thanks. i'm not in the burg anymore. when i graduated from tech, i got a job up here in roanoke about 30 minutes away. once i get my 8.8 installed, we'll have to get a trip together with a few others.
edit: here's a small writeup i did on the fender trimming... http://fitchva.com/jeep/?page_id=27
edit: here's a small writeup i did on the fender trimming... http://fitchva.com/jeep/?page_id=27
Begster
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- Location
- Cape Cod/Boston, Mass
Here is mine on 32X11.5s
I have had the same problems as FitchVA. My back wheel wells look like that, and my front fender got all mangled from the last picture of flex, even with the bumpstops that came with the RE kit. http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f251/begster/MP19_PIT.jpg
I have had the same problems as FitchVA. My back wheel wells look like that, and my front fender got all mangled from the last picture of flex, even with the bumpstops that came with the RE kit. http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f251/begster/MP19_PIT.jpg
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terryd
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- Elk Creek/Covington Va
jcr23 said:
aight man, i work at advance in blacksburg on the evening shift. every day but tuesday and thursday, swing by sometime if you dont mind, i'd love to check it out. i dont have much free time right now either, but would love to ride along the next time you go, just give me some notice. heck, even meet you at coal hill to just play around there for a few min sometime would be fine, i just wanna see the system in action.
oo7ravisXJ
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- San Ramon, Nor-Cal
here's a few of mine:
