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control arms length 6" lift

what kind of lift?
 
check the lengths. call the manufacture and see what they are compared to others. see what they give you....
 
i am wondering if any one knows the running length of there control arms with a 6" lift i picked up a good set of coils for cheap so i just sprung over my comanche and i am going to lift the front tomarrow lower control arms out of a dodge are almost the same but 3" inches longer i think they would work with a 6" coil i will buy some adjustible uppers or just biuld a pair but i have nothing to go off of.
 
there you go man, if you use the dodge arms, just prepare to have a stiff ass ride. those are made for a fullsize vehicle and not a 1/4 ton. so the will ride rough. just buy the springs and you will be happy.
 
Smittty9785 said:
there you go man, if you use the dodge arms, just prepare to have a stiff ass ride. those are made for a fullsize vehicle and not a 1/4 ton. so the will ride rough. just buy the springs and you will be happy.
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:huh:

If the arms bolt up they will not be any worse of a ride then the jeep arms.

The ride will be worse due to running short arms at such a steep angle.
 
jmop said:
:huh:

If the arms bolt up they will not be any worse of a ride then the jeep arms.

The ride will be worse due to running short arms at such a steep angle.
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i dont know what i was saying. it was like 6 or so in the morning. my brain wasnt working.
 
I think this is what you are asking...?

My Clayton Long arms were about twice the length of stock lower XJ arms.

Is that what you want to know?

~James
 
mjdavis31 said:
i am wondering if any one knows the running length of there control arms with a 6" lift i picked up a good set of coils for cheap so i just sprung over my comanche and i am going to lift the front tomarrow lower control arms out of a dodge are almost the same but 3" inches longer i think they would work with a 6" coil i will buy some adjustible uppers or just biuld a pair but i have nothing to go off of.
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3" longer than stock is way too long for stock mountings even with 6" coils. RE fixed lower control arms are about 1/2" longer than stock.

I've made my own short arms using Johnny Joints on the one side and stock rubber bushings one the other. I'm also running a 6" lift and will be adjusting them to a lenth of 430mm (approx. 17") eye to eye when they go in. This should be about 1.25" longer than stock.

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gorman...how much did it cost you to make your own control arms? I like them!

~Scott
 
Scott, I didn't really cost them, but it was basically around $40-$50 per JJ and around $12 for the Moog OE replacement bushes. I had the inside of the tubing threaded at an engineering shop and they also made me the sleeve for the bush, so basically all I did was to cut them to length, weld the sleeve on the one end and paint them. All in all I don't think they were any cheaper than if I had to buy adjustable RE control arms. I live in South Africa, so shipping of parts is quite expensive, hence my decision to make these rather than buying ready made ones.
 
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