Harbinger Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 (edited) Its me again :-) Was persuing the board and found the page about using JGC springs w/longer shocks to lift the rear of your pathy. My Question is, does adjusting the torsion bars up front provide enough lift to match the 3-ish inches you get from the JGC springs? If so is the $40 ball joint spacer enough to keep my suspension from prematurely biting the bullet? How hard is it to install this spacer? Would this type of lift make my 31x10.50's look small? or is it not enough to worry about a tire upgrade? Ahhh, 4 wheeling on a budget Edited February 15, 2005 by Harbinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Would this type of lift make my 31x10.50's look small? Having feelings of insecurity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 AC ball joint spacers? AC BJ Spacers cause dmg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Oooook. The 1" spacers with cranked t-bars will wreck your sh*t. The 1/2" spacers are apparently OK, but they don't fix any angles whatsoever. They just allow you to crank up the t-bars more before they bottom out on the bumpstops. 1. It's close enough. You'll need an alignment after that, though. 2. No. 3. Not very. 4. No. 5. Don't worry about tires until you have the clearance to run bigger ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 Alright, Well what is usually done with the front suspension when lifting the back as such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepRescueService14 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 upper control arms crom calmini or some other relable source --- good work is never cheap, and cheap work is never good -- ahem.. AC's parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airrun2002 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Personally i did the jgc lift and i got just as much lift out of the t-bars as i did with the springs with travel still left maybe its just the wieght in my truck but i got dang near 3" of lift. just my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 So find some JGC springs, new shocks all the way round (with longer in the back), crank the T-bars, get it aligned, and I'm set? Just make sure the BJ's & tie rods are in good shape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwaretoad Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Sounds about right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 I'll get this yet! How do I tell if my BJs & Tie Rods are in good shape or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Jack the front of the truck up to get both front tires off of the ground. Then wiggle one tire side to side and top to bottom and look/ feel for movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcollins Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 How do I tell if my BJs & Tie Rods are in good shape or not? Am I just a pervert, Or does this sound funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 How do I tell if my BJs & Tie Rods are in good shape or not? Am I just a pervert, Or does this sound funny? Well, in that regards, No Teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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