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Body Lift?

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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 01:54 PM
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Have 2-inch BDS Spacer with 33's on my JKU, enjoy the daily driver comfort since it uses the factory coils. Planning to go to 35's and adding 1" body lift spacers. Any unintended consequences I may encounter?
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 02:56 PM
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X2. Same setup, same question...
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 06:52 PM
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I've run 2.5" with 1" PA bodylift for over three years without issue. I like the look much better than cutting flares to run 35s. No rub at all with just 1" bumpstops front and back... Modify your bumper mounting brackets and no one will even know you have the BL.
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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A great combo!
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by scottman
I've run 2.5" with 1" PA bodylift for over three years without issue. I like the look much better than cutting flares to run 35s. No rub at all with just 1" bumpstops front and back... Modify your bumper mounting brackets and no one will even know you have the BL.
Scottman, can you explain "modify bumper mounting brackets"? Modify in what manner?
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 08:32 AM
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The Rough country comes with rear bumper relocation brackets
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 08:34 AM
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Anyone know if rugged ridge has a relocation bracket comparable for the xhd rear?
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 08:49 AM
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We run a 2" body lift on top of our 4" coil lift.Some say this is too much but we like the look.Running 37's
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 12:10 PM
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Added a 1" daystar BL to my TF 2.5 suspension lift. Love it, no problems whatsoever, and makes cleaning the undercarriage much easier. To me, a 1" gap in the rear isn't noticeable at all--but my jeep is black so maybe that is a contributing factor.
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 01:07 PM
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I installed the rough country 1.25" BL about two weeks ago. Yesterday a retorqued everything after 500 miles. The RC comes with rear bumper relocation brackets and a shifter extension for the manual. my initial impressions are good so far.
1. It makes the floor boards cooler
2. No issues with pops of clicks. The install is very easy.
3. Despite the neat shifter extension its still very finicky and needs to be carefully reassembled or it will pop out of 1st, especially in freezing weather. The trick is to make sure the inner boot is installed all the way down over the RC shifter extension.
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