03 Jeep GC~New Lift

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Yoda
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03 Jeep GC~New Lift

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Here's a pic of her with the new lift. I'm pretty happy with it. I went with a cheaper rough country 4" lift. You definitely get what you pay for. The lift is not entirely complete. It came with a trac bar drop bracket which I don't like at all and has given me some slop/slight knock in the steering. I am going to switch to a JKS adjustable tracbar when I get the money for it. Also the short arm aren't adjustable, and it doesn't come with quick-disconnects. All things that need to be added in the future. Anyway, the ride is decent and I fit some 265/70/17s under there on the stock rims with no rubbing unless stuffed. So I can finally get back into some wheeling after selling my Tacoma.

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could weld the drop bracket, worked for me
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Sweet, gotta talk Julie into a 4" for her grand.
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Yeah i thought about doing that. I would want to be able to remove it without too much trouble though. You think just a few tack welds would hold the horizontal force from the front axle through a turn?
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Yoda wrote:Yeah i thought about doing that. I would want to be able to remove it without too much trouble though. You think just a few tack welds would hold the horizontal force from the front axle through a turn?
well, still keep the bolt but welding it would keep it from shifting
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I've got the JKS bar on my XJ, I think I'd just put the money into the good trac bar. Better safe than sorry when it comes to steering.
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Being at home and just working for two weeks can make you really bored. So I decided to take a few poser shots with my new camera I got for graduation. Not too shabby for a soccer mom jeep.

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Don't hate too much on the WJ's!!! :thumby:
- 04 WJ Overland 4.7 HO, Bilstein 4600s, Tuned, 242HD Swap, 31" A/T's for cool kids
- 04 WJ Laredo 4.0, 3" OME HD Lift, Bilstein 5100s, JKS TB, IRO LCA's UCA's
- 05 LJ Rubicon 4.0, 3" OME HD Lift, Bilstein 5100's, JKS TB, Bumpers, Warn 9500ix, on 33 MTRs :cool:
- Bronco Water Pump Specialist, now leaks, fixed again and leaks for the second time
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