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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 10:58 PM
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Do you guys mostly like your jeeps pretty leveled looking or a little bit lower in the front?

I noticed some people put spacers mostly in the front to help make the Jeep leveled. But doesn't having the front sag a little compared to the rear help with breaking, accelerating and such?
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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I prefer a little forward rake. Maybe a half inch. It looks like the rear is sagging if it is leveled out, atleast to me.
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 07:32 AM
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I don't mind the rake, for the reasons mentioned above. My Jeep's loaded quite often.
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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X3 to what Tireguy and Kalamari said. One thing's for certain: Not only does it look weird if the Jeep is reverse-raked, but it drives downright funny. If you tow, load down, carry four people, etc, you need a little rake.
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 09:18 AM
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Definitely front rake for me. I hate the launch mode look.
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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A 3/4" spacer in the front levels it out a bit and still leaves a little rake.

I think that the Rake we see in the JK is a direct result of Dodge truck design influence. Trucks are always raked to compensate for full loads in the bed.
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by cppower
A 3/4" spacer in the front levels it out a bit and still leaves a little rake.

I think that the Rake we see in the JK is a direct result of Dodge truck design influence. Trucks are always raked to compensate for full loads in the bed.
yeah i think so I think so i remember in my old truck they put a leveling kit to make it look level and when i floored it the back sunk so far back.
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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I prefer a slight rake. There's nothing worse than the local rednecks driving around in their Chebby trucks with their torsion bars torqued to the max. It looks like a baby walking around with a loaded diaper.
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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I like a level look myself but to each his own.
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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 05:58 AM
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I like a little rake , also I hear it helps with hood flap
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