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JKUR - Rock Krawler 1.5" Coils for 285/75/17s

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Old Oct 21, 2014 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by auceny
Are people running the coils by themselves, as an entire kit, or pieced together setup? Just curious as I like the RK stuff.


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I am running just the coils front and rear. I already had bump stops and swaybar links. I am using rear links up front and jks adjustables on the rear. I also added rear brake line bracket extensions and removed the front brake line brackets and zip tied the brake lines to the shocks ala AEV.
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Old Oct 21, 2014 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by UNFMoose
So that is the RK 1.5" triple rate coils for the front and rear? I am thinking about going this route and was thinking it would be like the Teraflex performance leveling kit; the front coils are an inch taller than the rear.
All I ordered and installed was 4 RK 1.5"
triple-rate coils, and 4 Rancho shocks. I threw a level on my sliders, and I'm almost perfectly level (just a hair higher in the rear).
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Old Oct 21, 2014 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by goofiefoot
All I ordered and installed was 4 RK 1.5"
triple-rate coils, and 4 Rancho shocks. I threw a level on my sliders, and I'm almost perfectly level (just a hair higher in the rear).
Good to know. I was thinking I would need 2.5" coils in the front with 1.5" in the rear to make it level. That would have been interesting...Lol
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Old Oct 22, 2014 | 09:51 AM
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I completely expect a bit of sag over time, but I was pleasantly surprised how well the fronts handle the weight of the winch and bumper. I have a Tuffy Security deck in the rear, plus some tools, but nothing hugely heavy in the back. 2.5" coils in the front would probably be WAY overkill!
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Old Oct 26, 2014 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jadmt
I agree need bigger tires. mine has started sagging a bit so probably going to add 1/2-3/4" spacers to get original lift back.

what is your measurement from the level ground to the bottom of your fender flairs and from the center of the hubs to the bottom of the fender flares? thanks
Measuring across the hubs to the bottom of the fender flares:

Front 37.25"
Rear 37"

I was a bonehead and forgot to measure pre-lift, so I have no idea the exact gain, but it's certainly noticeable.
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Old Oct 26, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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From the center of the hub itself:

Front 22.5"
Rear 22"
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Old Oct 26, 2014 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by goofiefoot
From the center of the hub itself:

Front 22.5"
Rear 22"
thanks. mine is 23.25" in front and 22.75" in back running fairly light ie stock rear bumper and stock front bumper with winch, skid plate and gas skid but that is about it.
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