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Coil spacer question!!

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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:19 PM
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Okay well today I put on the front 2in coil spacer on my jeep to level it out from the extra weight from my new bumper and winch and now the front sits a inch higher than the rear. Any ideas to what I should do?? Also will be installing a rear bumper and tire carrier with a 37in tire which will sag the rear even more.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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Uninstall the spacers! That would be my course of action and I am actually about to do the same thing uninstall front spacers!
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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But the front sagged so much that it looked bad
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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Sell the 2in spacers and get 1in spacers.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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What about some 2in spacers for the back or would it look weird with the rear an inch taller than the front?
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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I believe I will have some 1 inchers up for grabs( if I ever remove them).
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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I put 1" in front and 2" in rear in my rig. Why 2" in yours? I would put 2" in back to level out.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by renpia
I put 1" in front and 2" in rear in my rig. Why 2" in yours? I would put 2" in back to level out.
Because I thought that's what I needed to level it out but I was wrong lol.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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Rather than guessing --> and being wrong ---> again!

how about just waiting until you put the rear bumper/carrier and 37's on, and actually measure ?
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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Once everything is installed, just measure. Then buy the appropriate spacer length. My front sags 1.75 inches more than my rear, but I haven't got a new rear bumper yet.... so why should I bother?
You won't know until after everything is installed. I don't know why you would just add a 2" spacer without measuring. Chances are, once you add that rear and take the front spacer out, your Jeep will be level or sag only 1/2 inch.
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