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10-20-2008, 05:14 PM
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 3 inch coil spacer, do they work?
I am looking for a cheap way to make my rig look better. I stumbled upon this one ebaymotors. My first question is that if I buy a 3 inch coil spacer am I going to need a transfer case drop kit? or can I install this without it? The auction ends soon, so if anybody could get back to me on here in the next 40 minutes that would be great.
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10-20-2008, 07:56 PM
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I wouldn't do it... there is NO such thing as a cheap lift....
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10-21-2008, 05:06 AM
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They work ok, With three true inches of lift you may need a tranny drop or an engine lift, Some do some don't and there dosen't seem to be a ryme or reason//
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10-21-2008, 08:42 AM
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I think most of the 2-2.5" "good" lift kits actually come with a transfer case drop kit, so I would assume that if you went 3", you'd need to do something. Also, what about brake lines? 3" lift is quite a bit, I'd be surprised if the stock brake lines had enough travel without needing a relocation bracket or a longer line. As LEVE said, and like the old joke goes "I do 3 kinds of work -- -good, cheap, and fast. Pick any 2." Good luck, Pete
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10-21-2008, 01:11 PM
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I will take good and cheap!!!!
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10-21-2008, 04:26 PM
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I have to speak up on this one. I have a 2.5" teraflex budget boost on my 08 Rubi and it works great. I would prefer to have a nice mid to long arm kit, but my Jeep flexes fine, didn't need a tranny drop and I can fit 35's if and when I wanna (this is only true on the JK's) and after I do a gear swap. I have been more than pleased with it and wouldn't have been able to afford a lift at all if I hadn't done this and am pleased I went this direction..... Its got plenty of flex...  I know i'm lifting a tire here, but its a steep up hill climb and everyone lifted a tire, me less than others...  And wheels like a champ  Now with that being said, I don't know how comfortable I would be with a 3"....2-2.5 would be about the max I would go with a BB.
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10-21-2008, 05:10 PM
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Don't have a problem at all with 2 in, but at 3 the potential for problems is greater..
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